num_pages: 192
description: Mondo Cane in 1962 was the blueprint for a shocking, controversial and influential documentary film cycle. Known collectively as "mondo films" or "shockumentaries," this enduring series of films is a precursor of the reality TV show. A box-office draw for three decades and now a staple of the video rental market, these explosive exposs would often pass fabricated scenes as fact in order to give the public a sensationalist, highly emotive view of the world. Sweet &amp; Savage is the first-ever English-language book devoted exclusively to the mondo documentary film. A study of mondo as a global film phenomenon, it includes a detailed examination of the key films and includes exclusive interviews with the godfathers of this cult genre.
language: English
title: Sweet & Savage: The World Through The Shockumentary Film Lens
titlecomplete: Sweet & Savage: The World Through The Shockumentary Film Lens
genres: Film, Horror
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Critical Vision