A documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long needl... Read allA documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long needles through his body, footage of reindeer being castrated, and more footage of lesbians and... Read allA documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long needles through his body, footage of reindeer being castrated, and more footage of lesbians and strippers.
- Narrator
- (voice)
- Bodybuilder on stage
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the Berlin scene, among the very drunk students in a pub is Eberhard Diepgen, who became mayor of Berlin in the 1980s.
- Alternate versionsThe US version was re-edited with a new commentary Bob Cresse, and with an Italian word for title, Ecco, meaning "look here." To compensate in running time for deleted scenes, this release version incorporates scenes taken from World by Night No. 2 (1961), namely: Reno (Nevada) housewives enjoying a male body-builders' stage competition with live music from an all-women music band, San Francisco (California) body-builder showgirl singing a cheesy song and ripping up a phone book, Los Angeles (California) Roller Derby's women teams, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Mardi Gras Carnival, Nyeri (Kenya) photographic safari at the Nyeri Game Reserve, Nairobi (Kenya) Samburu people perform a traditional dance, and then join with tourists dancing the twist, Okayama (Japan) young men Saidachi Festival.
- ConnectionsEdited into Final Journeys (1998)
The majority of the stories took place in France. A debutantes' ball in Paris is cleverly juxtaposed with a circus for the poor in the French Alps. A group dedicated to touching and idolizing the female rear end is profiled. While most working Americans take a coffee break during the work day, some French market laborers get a cognac break complete with a stripper- I wish the stores I worked at had that, I would insist on a full hour lunch. The mondo staple lesbian club is profiled, but the most disturbing sequence in the film belongs to a man named Yvon Yva. He shocks a group of doctors and reporters by driving long needles through his chest and throat, and a rapier through his abdomen. Grimace worthy, to say the least. In all of its widescreen glory, "Ecco" is so typical of so many other shockumentary films that it does not succeed in setting itself apart from them. Sanders is awful, never seen onscreen, and the film quickly dives into tedium with the exception of one or two segments. For the record, Sanders tells us that "ecco" means "to observe," although I am not sure in what language.
- NoDakTatum
- Nov 7, 2023
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- Also known as
- Mondo di Notte - Welt ohne Scham
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1