Interrabang
Interpoint
1969 · Italy · 93 min
- Director
- Giuliano Biagetti
- Screenplay
- Luciano Lucignani
- Music
- Berto Pisano
- Cinematography
- Anton Giulio Borghesi
Cast
What it is about
One summer day, fashion photographer Fabrizio sails to a small Mediterranean island for a photoshoot, accompanied by his wife Anna, his business partner, Israeli model Maregalit, and Anna's sister Valeria. A radio bulletin reports that an escaped convict has killed a policeman, and the group soon finds that their boat has run out of fuel. Fabrizio leaves on a passing speedboat to fetch petrol, and the three women are left to explore the island, where they meet Marco, a mysterious man who claims to be a writer.
How it was made
Directed by Giuliano Biagetti from a screenplay by Luciano Lucignani, the film belongs to the Italian giallo tradition. Berto Pisano composed the music and Anton Giulio Borghesi shot the film. Haydée Politoff, Beba Lončar and Umberto Orsini lead the cast, alongside Corrado Pani. The title refers to the interrobang (‽), a punctuation mark combining a question mark and an exclamation mark, which Valeria wears on a necklace throughout the film.
Reception and legacy
The available sources say little about its critical reception, awards or influence, so its place in film history is hard to assess with precision. It was released on Region 2 DVD in Italy in 2012 without English subtitles, and its soundtrack came out on CD in Italy in 2005.
Stills
Trivia
An unusual punctuation mark
The title comes from the interrobang, a punctuation mark that combines a question mark and an exclamation mark. Valeria wears it on a necklace throughout the film.
A soundtrack released late
Berto Pisano's score was released on CD in Italy in 2005, almost four decades after the film's premiere.
Original Cinematopedia text based on Wikipedia (en) and Wikidata.