Paolo Cavara, born in Bologna in 1926, is a pivotal figure in the realm of exploitation cinema. As both director and writer of Mondo Cane (1962), he helped define the mondo film genre, blending documentary and narrative elements to explore the bizarre and the grotesque. His later work, Plot of Fear (1976), showcases his ability to weave suspense and social commentary into a gripping narrative. Cavara's films are essential viewing for those interested in the evolution of cult cinema and the provocative storytelling that characterizes the genre.
Plot of Fear
Plot of Fear tells the story of a decadent weekend party full of orgies and drugs on the outskirts of Milan. After two deaths occur Inspector Lomenzo interrogates one of the guests, a fashion model who becomes his informant, as well as his lover. Clery reveals that after a “wildlife orgy”one of the hosts tried to jokingly feed one of the prostitutes to a tiger but she got so frightened that she died of heart attack. In his attempt to find a connection between the victims, he investigates a cutting-edge security and surveillance firm whose director has secrets of his own to hide.
