Goodbye Uncle Tom
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Music by | Riz Ortolani[1] |
Production company | Euro International Films[1] |
Distributed by | Euro International Films[2] |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | Italy |
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Goodbye Uncle Tom (
Production
The film was shot primarily in
Scenes were also shot in the U.S. states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida.
Release
The film was confiscated in Italy and re-released the following year, 1972, in a cut version bearing the different title Zio Tom.[2]
In France, the film was released as Les Négriers, in Germany as Addio, Onkel Tom![2]
Alternative versions
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The directors' cut of Addio Zio Tom draws parallels between the horrors of slavery and the rise of the
Reception
The film has frequently been criticized as
The directors denied charges of racism; in the 2003 documentary Godfathers of Mondo they specifically note that one of their intentions in making Addio Zio Tom was to "make a new film that would be clearly anti-racist" in response to criticism by Ebert and others over perceived racism in their previous film Africa Addio.[7]
The film was a commercial failure.[3] Currently, it is considered a cult classic.[8]
Italian film critic Marco Giusti calls it "not bad" and remembers that the numerous scenes in the nude "made a certain effect back then".[2]
Soundtrack
The film was scored by Italian composer Riz Ortolani[2] and is notable for the theme "Oh My Love" sung by Katyna Ranieri,[2] which would later be used in the soundtrack to the film Drive (2011). Ortolani also collaborated with directors Jacopetti and Prosperi on their previous films, Mondo Cane, and Africa Addio.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Giusti 1999, p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f Giusti 1999, p. 5.
- ^ a b c Provocateur Gualtiero Jacopetti Dead at 91: Honoring the Man Behind the Mondo Movies. Richard Corliss, August 21, 2011.
- ^ Farewell Uncle Tom Roger Ebert, 1972
- ^ Siskel, Gene (14 January 1973). "The sickest of '72... to a healthier '73". Chicago Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pauline Kael, "The Current Cinema: Notes on Black Movies", New Yorker, December 2, 1972, 163.
- ^ The Godfathers of Mondo. Dir. David Gregory. Blue Underground, 2003.
- ^ Inside the Most Racially Horrifying Movie Ever Jen Yamato, "The Daily Beast", Sep. 30, 2015
Bibliography
- Giusti, Marco (1999). dizionario dei film italiani STRACULT [sic]. Cles: Sterling & Kupfer. ISBN 978-88-200-2919-7.