Reazione a catena (1971)

Note Générale:

6,8/10   

Réalisateur:

Mario Bava

Scénaristes:

Franco Barberi (story)
Mario Bava (screenplay)
(suite)

Date de sortie:

3 mai 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horreur | Mystère | Thriller

Accroche:

The second movie rated "V" for violence.

Intrigue:

An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Murder | Inheritance | Anger | Boy

Récompenses:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Few bloodbaths are ever this stylish!

Ensemble

Claudine Auger	...	Renata
Luigi Pistilli	...	Albert
Claudio Camaso	...	Simon (as Claudio Volonté)
Anna Maria Rosati	...	Laura
Chris Avram	...	Frank Ventura
Leopoldo Trieste	...	Paolo Fossati
Laura Betti	...	Anna Fossati
Brigitte Skay	...	Brunhilda
Isa Miranda	...	Countess Federica Donati
Paola Montenero	...	Denise (as Paola Rubens)
Guido Boccaccini	...	Duke
Roberto Bonanni	...	Robert
Giovanni Nuvoletti	...	Count Filippo Donati
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Renato Cestiè	...	Renata and Albert's Son (uncredited)
Nicoletta Elmi	...	Renata and Albert's Daughter (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Mario Bava

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Franco Barberi		story
Mario Bava		screenplay
Filippo Ottoni		screenplay
Dardano Sacchetti		story
Giuseppe Zaccariello		(screenplay) (as Joseph McLee)

Produit par
Giuseppe Zaccariello	....	producer

Musique originale
Stelvio Cipriani

Image
Mario Bava

Montage
Carlo Reali

Création des décors
Sergio Canevari

Direction artistique
Sergio Canevari

Création des costumes
Enrico Sabbatini

Maquillage
Adalgisa Favella	....	hair stylist
Franco Freda	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Roberto Cicutto	....	production supervisor
Fernando Franchi	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Lamberto Bava	....	assistant director

Technicien du son
Carlo Diotallevi	....	sound recordist
Gene Luotto	....	post-synchronization
Carlo Tarchi	....	sound

Effets spéciaux
Carlo Rambaldi	....	special effects (as Rambaldi)

Caméra et Département Electrique
Gianlorenzo Battaglia	....	assistant camera (as Lorenzo Battaglia)
Emilio Varriano	....	camera operator
Franco Vitale	....	still photographer

Divers
Patrizia Zulini	....	continuity
Pino Locchi	....	voice dubbing: Claudio Camaso (uncredited)

Companies de production

• Nuova Linea Cinematografica

Distributeurs

• Hallmark Releasing Corp. (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Ambassador Film Distributors (1982) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Alberto Bitelli Intl. Films (1972) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Internacional Films Distribución (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Astro Distribution (2001) (Belgium) (DVD)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Gorgon Video (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• Hokushin Audio Visual (1981) (UK) (video)
• Image Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• M.I.B. (Germany) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Raro Video/Nocturno (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Simitar Video (USA) (DVD)
• Starz Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)

Autres Companies

• Digitmovies Alternative Entertainment  soundtrack

Autre(s) titre(s):

A Bay of Blood (International: English title) (uncensored intended title) (USA)
Antefatto - Ecologia del delitto (Italy) (new title)
Bloodbath (UK)
Bloodbath Bay of Death (UK) (unauthorized video title)
Carnage
Chain Reaction (Italy) (literal English title)
E così imparano a fare i cattivi (Italy) (working title)
Ecology of a Crime (International: English title) (informal literal title)
The Antecedent (USA) (informal title)
The Last House on the Left, Part II (USA) (reissue title)
Twitch of the Death Nerve (USA) (new title)

Durée:

84 min | 76 min (cut)

Pays:

Italy

Langue:

Anglais | Italien

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Australia:R | UK:18 (re-rating: 1994) (cut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-1994) | UK:R (original rating: 1972) | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | UK:18 (uncut version, re-rating) | Norway:18 (DVD rating) (2009) (uncut) | Italy:VM14 | Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | USA:R | West Germany:(Banned) | Argentina:16 | Germany:BPjM Restreint

Lieux de tournage:

Sabaudia, Latina, Lazio, Italy

Société:

Nuova Linea Cinematografica

Anecdotes:

The films low budget resulted in Mario Bava being his own cinematographer and had to utilize a simple child's wagon for the film's many tracking shots.

Connexions:

Edité en Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987) (V)

Few bloodbaths are ever this stylish!

Mario Bava's beautifully filmed and highly bloody thriller is hailed as the grandfather of the slasher film and rightfully so.

Fueding over a piece of valuable bay-side property leads to a series of violent murders and a list of strange greedy suspects.

Reazione a catena (also known as Bay of Blood or Twitch of the Death Nerve) is a true example of the Italian technique of film making, it's style over substance. With this film we have a complex and at times difficult to understand plot, dashed with some dark humor, but the film leaves an unforgettable impression thanks to Bava's sleek direction and some of the wildest murders you will ever see on the big screen. In fact, many of said murders would later be ripped off for the Friday the 13th films. The fluid camera work is inventive and colorful. The filming locations are nicely scenic, making for a raw and atmospheric setting for the film. The locations are deceptively tranquil as they're surrounded by violent, manic chaos. The music score is haunting and beautiful too.

The cast of the film does well over all, although being dubbed into English it gets difficult to appreciate the talents of any actor.

At any rate Reazione a catena is classic Bava, some of the great directors finest work in fact, and an excellent example of the Italian horror genre for those who have yet to discover it. Definitely not for the squeamish though!

**** out of ****