In one striking camera trick, it appears that we're seeing a shot of the Earth and the moon in outer space then the camera moves, and we see that it's just a shot of the moon, with an model of the Earth in the foreground. Soavi uses odd, unsettling angles, and there's a greenish cast to many scenes. From director Michele Soavi's first frames, it's clear that "Cemetery Man" takes place in a skewed universe. The tone is sly and comic, but with a despairing edge. Not a good move.īased on "Dellamorte Dellamore," one of a series of adult comic books published in Italian, "Cemetery Man" features violent accidents, shootings and bizarre supernatural phenomena - to which Dellamorte and the rest of the characters react with relaxed detachment. Next thing, they're making love on her late husband's grave. In her first appearance, she is a mysterious young widow who discovers an erotic impulse toward Dellamorte when he takes her through the catacombs. Sex here takes the form of beautiful Anna Falchi, an Italian model-turned-actress who plays three women, all of whom look alike naked. The ruminating doesn't get very deep, but you do come away with a strong sense that although sex is good, death is not so hot. "Cemetery Man" is a rumination on sex and death. The newly dead keep springing back to life in this jumping burial ground, and the only thing that makes them stop it is the keeper splitting their brains open. It aims high and misses, but it does hold interest with visual flash, wry humor and a couple of sex scenes that can make steam come out of your ears.Īn Italian film done in English, it stars British actor Rupert Everett ("Another Country," "Dance With a Stranger") as Francesco Dellamorte, the keeper of a lively cemetery. Yet there are things to enjoy in the film. In the end, "Cemetery Man" seems to be a pointless exercise. Some patches are dull, others are irritating and puerile. It's as if the film makers were following random impulses, tossing anything on screen and then repenting by flailing in all directions for a meaning to it all. The worst thing that can be said for "Cemetery Man," which opens today in the Bay Area, is that it's out of control.
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