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Il Bosco 1
Many years ago, an
amateur video maker told me how one of his films won a competition. For
some technical reason while pouring the material from the camera onto a
VHS he made a mistake that caused black holes in the film. Those same
black holes were taken by the judges as some intimate reflection of the
or the protagonist (I don't remember). And he won.
I am sure the same argument can be made for Andrea Marfori's 'Bosco 1'.
The classic there-is-or-there, which makes one wonder whether, in fact,
all the pressapochism and improvisation one sees is actually the dreamy
psychoanalytic deepening of characters in the service of a great
independent, experimental horror film.
But also that it is simply a shit film. The worst Italian horror film of all time. Made with few means and few ideas.
Watching it, it is almost objective to notice the lack of ability of
all those involved, the boredom and little craft. Not to mention a plot
that 'pays homage' to, shall we say, Raimi's 'The Evil Dead' and
dubbing with an Italian-American accent that kills the character of the
protagonist played by Coralina Cataldi Tassoni. Yes, her. Argento,
Bava, Avati. Marfori.
"Il bosco 1" (the number Marfori said was to mock the sequels of the
films) has entered the collective imagination and many things have been
written about it, without ever reaching a common point: is it a great
film or does it suck?
Of course, I won't be the one to give away the secret, simply because I
don't have the truth in my pocket. And I will simply say that for me,
the film is definitely bad and badly made, but amidst all this rubbish
Marfori tries and sometimes shows interesting glimpses, like the
sequences with the steadycam. I don't know, I think he had good
intentions, but they were brought down by non-existent means and an
inordinate passion for Raimi's film. So bad, it's good.
Quite rightly it became a 'scult' or 'cult trash' if you prefer and
years later it is still being talked about and a sequel (which was in
production in 2013) is expected.
Cindy and Tony are taking a trip through lush woods (we are in Giazza,
province of Verona). They come across a girl who calls for help and
says she is being chased by someone or something who wants to kill her.
And, indeed, those woods have something malevolent and ancestral that
wants its toll in blood.
The film was distributed internationally by Troma. And this only adds to the doubt: rubbish or interesting film?