The Venice Film Festival is offering a little thrilling action ahead of its official programme, showcasing the soft-hearted Italian thriller Killer sweet In a pre-opening slot before this year’s event.
The 1967 film, produced by thriller veteran Tinto Brass, stars French star Jean-Louis Trintignant and Swedish Ewa Ohlin in a crime conspiracy set in London. With lots of sex.
Killer sweet It was first shown in an out-of-competition slot in Venice in 1967. A new 4K digital version will be shown on the Lido on September 1, before the official opening night of the festival and will be included in the Venice Classics programme. Venice usually selects a newly restored film to screen before the premiere. Last year, it premiered a 4K remake of Erich von Stroheim’s 1929 silent masterpiece Queen Kelly.
Brass is best known for his 1979 feature film Caligulaa thrilling epic about the infamous Roman Emperor, adapted from a screenplay by Gore Vidal and starring Malcolm McDowell, Helen Mirren, Peter O’Toole, and John Gielgud. The film was notorious at the time, not only because of its graphic scenes but because of the internal battle between the film team and the film’s financier. Daughter-in-law Founder Bob Guccione. Guccione took control of the final cut of the film, and made major changes to the original version, including adding non-simulated sex scenes. Bras and Vidal filed a lawsuit to remove their names from the photo. restored version, Caligula: Final Cutreleased in 2023 and shown at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 84th Venice Film Festival will be held from September 2 to 12. The festival will reveal the official lineup on July 23.
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