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WAKE UP AND DIE
Svegliati e uccidi (Wake Up and Kill)
Synopsis
Luciano Lutring is a dangerous fugitive in Italy where he meets Candida, a nightclub singer, and they fall in love. On their back is Candida’s lover Franco Magni, a two-bit gangster. Powered by his new-found fame and reputation, Lutring increasingly becomes more and more reckless.
Synopsis
Luciano Lutring is a dangerous fugitive in Italy where he meets Candida, a nightclub singer, and they fall in love. On their back is Candida’s lover Franco Magni, a two-bit gangster. Powered by his new-found fame and reputation, Lutring increasingly becomes more and more reckless.
Our take
Based on the story of a real gangster, our first film presages the trend of Italian crime films in the 70s while judiciously riffing off the criminal romance of the New Wave. Co-starring Gian Maria Volontè, it clearly highlights the diverse genre mastery of Italian director Carlo Lizzani.