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Join Adrian Smith and Rod Barnett as they explore a wide range of Italian genres, one filone at a time. Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/wild_wild_podcast A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk

  1. Pumaman (Alberto De Martino, 1980)

    6D AGO

    Pumaman (Alberto De Martino, 1980)

    When the gods delivered a golden mask to the Aztec people on a mountain plateau thousands of years ago, little did they know that one day a man in black leather would steal it, and it would be up to an unsuspecting American paleontologist working at the Natural History Museum in London to stop him, calling upon his inate super powers to do so. Becuase he is the PUMAMAN! He can fly! He can teleport! He can rip cars open with his bare hands! He can stop bullets! Oh wat, he can't do that - if he gets shot he will die. Seems a bit of an oversight when they were figuring out what powers to give him. So with the help of an Aztec High Priest and the daughter of the Dutch Ambassador, he will have to push himself to his very limits to stop the evil Donald Pleasence. Will he succeeed? Will Pumaman be such a box office smash that it will launch a whole series of Pumaman films? Tune in to find out. It's a new season, dedicated to that great quiet man of British cinema, Donald Pleasence, who spent a great deal of time in the 1980s in Italy. Clearly making Pumaman didn't put him off entirely. So join Rod and Adrian as they begin to explore some of these films, both the good and the bad. We would love to hear from you about your favourite Donald Pleasence films from this period, or if you have ever been thrown out of a high window by a tall Mexican. You can get in touch with us, follow us on social media, buy our merch, and all that stuff, through our Linktree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 27m
  2. The Year of the Cannibals (I cannibali, Liliana Cavani, 1969)

    11/18/2025

    The Year of the Cannibals (I cannibali, Liliana Cavani, 1969)

    In a dystopian Milan, a failed revolution has left the Fascists in charge and the streets littered with dead rebels. Antigone (Britt Ekland) seems to be the only sane person left, determined to defy the authorities and her parents to retreive the body of her brother and give him a proper burial. When she meets a mysterious man who has great hair but speaks an unknown language (played by Pierre Clementi), their destinies in this strange tyrannical world become entwined. Oh, and also her boyfriend is Tomas Milian. In this episode we are exploring the early work of the important and often controversial director Liliana Cavani, and although we have not started a cannibal film mini-season (as has been frequently requested by some listeners), this is still a fascinating and important piece of work which was neglected at the time but is hopefully becoming reappraised, at least by us. Join us for some serious discussion about the impact Cavani's early television documentary work had on her subsequent cinema career, the often unsung but heroic work of background extras, and whether or not that really is Britt Ekland running naked through the streets of Milan. We would love to hear from you about your favourite Italian female filmmakers, or your recommendations for other late 1960s revolutionary films. You can get in touch with us, follow us on social media, buy our merch, and all that stuff, through our Linktree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 20m
4.9
out of 5
16 Ratings

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Join Adrian Smith and Rod Barnett as they explore a wide range of Italian genres, one filone at a time. Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/wild_wild_podcast A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk

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