Hell is Already in Us
2017-10-11 · 20 min · ★ 8.0
A video essay about 1972 Giallo "Don't Torture a Duckling", focusing on accusations of misogyny against director Lucio Fulci.
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- Michael Mackenzie
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- Arrow Film & Video
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- United Kingdom
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- Released
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