Freaks Out (2021)
May 9, 2023 9:02 PM - Subscribe
[TRAILER] Four circus freaks with superpowers find themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied Rome after their owner and father figure goes missing in the aftermath of the 1943 surrender of Italy to the Allies.
Directed, co-produced, and co-written by Gabriele Mainetti. An Italian language film.
71% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Available streaming in Hoopla and for digital rental in the US (finally!) often under the title Freaks vsm The Reich. JustWatch listing.
Directed, co-produced, and co-written by Gabriele Mainetti. An Italian language film.
71% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Available streaming in Hoopla and for digital rental in the US (finally!) often under the title Freaks vsm The Reich. JustWatch listing.
I'm only half way through this film but it's fantastic! So sad it didn't get theatrical release in the US because I would LOOOOOOOOOVE to see this on the big screen!
posted by miss-lapin at 4:10 PM on May 10, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by miss-lapin at 4:10 PM on May 10, 2023 [1 favorite]
I'll be honest: I wanted to see it so badly I bootlegged it the first chance I got. But it was so fantastic, I felt compelled to pay full retail purchase price as soon as it was legally available.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 4:35 PM on May 10, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 4:35 PM on May 10, 2023 [1 favorite]
OK so I finally I finished it. Oh man I would like to gush about all of the things. I think my one hang up was the masturbation gags were ick. Did not need that. But other than that any film where character utters "I am the cassandra of the third reich" or has a nazi getting sprayed with tiger piss has my heart forever.
posted by miss-lapin at 6:00 PM on May 10, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by miss-lapin at 6:00 PM on May 10, 2023 [1 favorite]
I now have that cover of sweet child of mine stuck in my head.
posted by miss-lapin at 9:56 AM on May 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by miss-lapin at 9:56 AM on May 12, 2023 [1 favorite]
Too funny that he even played the idol show version of 'Creep'.
I liked the Nazi salute subversions: the bug guys initial willingness to do it, versus his two-handed version at the end; the bad guy mistaking it in his vision, and then it being mocked with waving when he's lying there with his fried hand.
I don't know if it all comes together. I like that there's seemingly no explanation for the visions the bad guy has, or how targeted they are, or the mysterious face that appears. Is that supposed to be like the face of Oz? One of the charcoal drawings in the credits seemed to be of him too..
posted by fleacircus at 5:43 PM on December 10, 2023
I liked the Nazi salute subversions: the bug guys initial willingness to do it, versus his two-handed version at the end; the bad guy mistaking it in his vision, and then it being mocked with waving when he's lying there with his fried hand.
I don't know if it all comes together. I like that there's seemingly no explanation for the visions the bad guy has, or how targeted they are, or the mysterious face that appears. Is that supposed to be like the face of Oz? One of the charcoal drawings in the credits seemed to be of him too..
posted by fleacircus at 5:43 PM on December 10, 2023
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posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:03 PM on May 9, 2023 [1 favorite]