L’uomo, la donna e la bestia – Spell (Dolce mattatoio) (1977)

"L'uomo, la donna e la bestia - Spell (Dolce mattatoio)" (1977), directed by Alberto Cavallone, is known for its explicit content within an avant-garde, surreal narrative. The film is set in a small Italian Catholic village where the residents prepare for a religious festival while engaging in various morally ambiguous activities. It includes scenes of explicit sexual content, which are integral to its exploration of themes like hypocrisy, sexuality, and surrealism. Specific Scenes: One particularly notorious scene involves a woman inserting a cow's eyeball into her vagina, which is often cited in reviews for its shock value. This scene is symbolic, drawing from the works of Georges Bataille, where elements like eyes, eggs, or testicles are interchangeable in symbolic contexts. There's also a scene where a butcher is shown masturbating among meat carcasses in his shop's freezer, which is both visually and thematically disturbing, reflecting on human desires and perversions. Another scene features a teenage girl who becomes pregnant by her father, highlighting themes of incest and moral decay behind the veneer of religiosity and community life.