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The 10th Victim: Italy's 1965 Pop Art Dystopia
Episode 56
Saturday, 11 April, 2026
As always there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on social media on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you would like to be a patron of the podcast you can join Patreon and for £3 or $3 a month you can get ad free version of the show. https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm Apologies in advance for my butchering of Italian pronunciation during this episode. Although we mentioned in the Planet of the Vampires episode the copycat nature of Italian cinema in the 1960s, The 10th Victim by Elio Petri does not fit that mould. The film has a definite style that may offer commentary on Italian film, comics and culture but looks to set a new mould for films coming out of Italy. Cultural change in Europe and America in the 1960s came in many different flavours and with different driving forces. My excellent guests help to unravel the cultural context of this stylish cult classic. Stephen Gundle is a Professor of Film and Television at the University of Warwick. He has a special interest in Italian cultural history. Leon Hunt is a retired Senior Lecturer of Screen Studies at Brunel University with a special interest in Italian Genre Cinema. Chapters 00:00 Introduction. 01:17 Collectively written script 04:02 Italy in the 1960s 05:19 Marcello Mastroianni Commedia all'Italiana and global fame 09:33 Echoes of La Dolce Vita 15:02 Style over substance? 17:03 Gender roles 20:38 The violence of man 23:28 The gun bra, design and pop art 26:17 Comic book culture in Italy 32:46 Religion and belief systems 36:55 Changing Italian culture: American influence, economic growth and celebrity worship 45:52 Legacy 51:07 Recommendations for the listener Recommendations: Danger Diabolik (1968) directed by Mario Bava Modesty Blaise (1966) directed by Jospeh Losey La Dolce Vita (1960) directed by Federico Fellini NEXT EPISODE! You have two weeks to find and watch Seconds (1966) by John Frankenheimer as we finally head into 1966! The film is available to rent or buy on Apple TV in the UK, and for free on Kanopy in the US. You can check the JustWatch website for details of where it's available in your region. (Waves frantically at new global listeners!)
