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THE WORKS OF TINTO BRASSPunch(1974)
In 1974, when L’urlo was
finally cleared and released to critical accolades,
Brass began negotiations to collaborate with
L’urlo’s star, Gigi Proietti,
on a film called Punch, which was based on the
Punch-and-Judy shows. This never got off the ground. But in
1976 Proietti appeared in a gigantic theatre for a
one-man show called A me gli occhi, written by
Brass’s frequent collaborator Roberto
Lerici. Fortunately some producer was foresighted enough to
film the event, and a friend of mine taped it when it
played on Italian television. He sent me the tape, and
my jaw dropped toward the end of the program when I
saw Proietti put on puppet-like make-up, squeeze into
a Punch-and-Judy stage, and do a solo show as
Punch.
Here is the reference:
There’s more beginning in 1977, when Brass tried to revive this project with Malcolm McDowell in the lead. Click here to continue to Stormtroopers
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