Black Belly Of The Tarantula (1971)

pure · **Posted:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:23 pm **Post subject:**

Inspector Tellini (Giannini) investigates a series of murders in which the victims are first paralyzed while they are forced to watch their own deaths. As the murders pile up, Telllini becomes discontent and mortified to the brink of leaving the police force. Still, the case keeps pulling him back in as fresh murders are committed, moving him even closer to the killer. Though the killer is one step ahead of him, eluding Tellini to any lengths, even if means dragging and exposing Tellini’s personal life.

Now there is the usual gialli and there are the examples that set the ground work for future gialli. Paolo Cavara’s "La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero" is one of those films that fall under this category. With it’s very unique story and plot, it’s beautiful cinematography and most of all overall style. The giallo is all about style, without it, it would just be another house hold thriller. Still, "La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero" and it’s director have never really gather the same claim as the films of Argento or Bava, but believe me, this "La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero" is well worthy of this claim by all means. From it’s opening killing scene, structured much like that of a Argento giallo, with it’s steep use of imagery, camera angles and of course the usual giallo examples. There is no doubt that "La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero’s" pace is set and never lets up. Coupled with other factors such as a multi facet storyline, that intertwines setting a frantic pace, something reminiscent of Bava. Capped with a driving score provided by Ennio Morricone, one that is very gothic as well, though quite fitting of the style and substance Cavara has already visually set the tone with.

The cast of "La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero", like it’s story is with much depth. Cavara uses his wealth of actors without wasting a single one. From it’s lead of Giancarlo Giannini (The Beast, Darkness) who plays a police inspector who is investigating a series of brutal crimes that involve sex, drugs and of course black mail. The killings linked together by the killer’s method of first paralyzing his victims by inserting a acupuncture needle in the back of the neck, then killing them by slashing them stomach up. Giannini’s protrayal of Inspector Tellini who is sick to the stomach with the gruesome senseless murders is almost flawless. Wanting to quit, just to get away from the horror and live a normal life with his wife Anna (Stefania Sandrelli). Even long time Euro-cult mainstays such as Barbara Bach and Barbara Bouchet are used in very different ways, displayed as even the powerful can fall to the gloves of the killer. A familiar face in this scenario isn’t always the saving grace. Like many great examples of the giallo, "La Tarantola Dal Ventre Nero" is stacked with red herrings that are very effective in tricking you and ultimately gasping at the story’s ending twist. For what you know, isn’t always the truth.(...) (cinema nocturna)

Directed by Paolo Cavara
Writing credits Marcello Danon, Lucile Laks
Starring:
Giancarlo Giannini....Inspector Tellini
Claudine Auger.... Laura
Barbara Bouchet....Maria Zani
Rossella Falk....Franca Valentino
Silvano Tranquilli....Paolo Zani
Annabella Incontrera....Mirta Ricci
Ezio Marano....Masseur
Barbara Bach....Jenny
Stefania Sandrelli....Anna Tellini
Giancarlo Prete....Mario
Anna Saia....Maria's friend
Eugene Walter....Ginetto, the waiter

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professor keller · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 4:48 pm **Post subject:**

Thanks for this gem. ¿Any subs availables?

bicho · **Posted:** Sun May 06, 2007 11:00 pm **Post subject:**

Thanks pure!

Prof. Keller wrote:

Thanks for this gem. ¿Any subs availables?

I'll sync the previous two cd subs with this rip as soon as the the movie is downloaded.
Btw, Prof. Keller, waiting for the giallo retrospective @ allzine. :beerchug:

MCMLXXXVIII · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2007 7:33 pm **Post subject:**

bicho wrote:

I'll sync the previous two cd subs with this rip as soon as the the movie is downloaded.

Did you make some new subs?

vnorske · **Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 5:16 am **Post subject:**

Grazie

elguaxo

Subtitles for The.Black.Belly.Of.The.Tarantula.1971.UNCUT.DVDRip.XviD-PTW: English and Spanish.

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There are plenty of sources, so it's a good time to get this beauty!

edit: the 2CD rip in the first post of this thread is not Uncut!

angel_punx

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Black Belly Of The Tarantula (1971)

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