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Black Journal(Movie, 1977)

Original title: "Gran bollito" (Italian/IT)
1h 55min | Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
Black JournalRating: 2.7/5 (with 66 votes)
Black Journal (Italian: Gran bollito, lit. 'Large bollito') is a 1977 Italian black comedy film 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. 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. 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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About Black Journal

A mother so insanely overprotective of her grown son decides to make a deal with death by offering alternate victims plucked from among her fellow tenants in a 1938 Italian apartment building.

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Gran Bollito (1977) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 3:36)

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Additional Information

Production country: Italy
Original language: Italian (IT)
Spoken languages: Italian (IT)
Translated into 8 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/24/1977
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Mémoires diaboliques"
"Sólo Dios sabe la verdad"
"La signora degli orrori"
Keywords: biography
Budget: 2,000,000 USD

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:192829, Added: 04/24/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024