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| Black Journal | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Italian | Gran bollito |
| Directed by | Mauro Bolognini |
| Screenplay by | Nicola Badalucco |
| Story by |
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| Produced by | Sandra Riccardi Infascelli |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
| Music by | Enzo Jannacci |
| Distributed by | Produzioni Atlas Consorziate |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Languages | Italian English |
| Budget | L.1.9 billion[1] ($2 million)[1] |
| Box office | L.480 million[2] |
Black Journal (Italian: Gran bollito, lit. 'Large bollito') is a 1977 Italian black comedy film[1][3] directed by Mauro Bolognini. It is loosely based on real-life serial killer Leonarda Cianciulli, who killed three women between 1939 and 1940, and turned their bodies into soap and teacakes.[4] It stars Shelley Winters, Max von Sydow, Renato Pozzetto and Alberto Lionello, with the latter three in a dual role as both the victims of the killer, in drag, and those who apprehend her.[4][5]
In the film, a middle-aged mother is convinced that she can keep her only son safe and in her custody by offering human sacrifices to Death. After having already killed three victims, she plans further sacrifices to protect her son from the perceived threat of military service.
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winterswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jelardi, Andrea, ed. (2009). In scena en travesti: il travestitismo nello spettacolo italiano (in Italian). Rome: Libreria Croce. p. 145. ISBN 978-8864020099.