Note on the incident - on the influence of Visconti on the occurrence of giallo Visconti did not specialize in the short meter. Meanwhile, after the movie "The Most Beautiful," he shoots a 5-minute short.
Modest cinema, inspired by official news develops the themes that Lukino touched on in “The Most Beautiful”: adults should pay attention to children, protect their feelings and freedom, respect them.
The plot of the film revolves around one fact - a 12-year-old girl was raped and killed in one of the suburbs. Visconti shows us the cityscape, the girl, with interest considering the construction and soon we hear rustle. Then an incomprehensible figure will appear on an empty road.
Of course, we are talking about neorealism, but at the same time it is clear that Visconti experimented. He was not in the success of the new project, but some thoughts nevertheless outlined in a short film.
I was reminded of the giallo style that would become fashionable in Italy in the late 60s. I am sure that if you tried your hand at Visconti in genre cinema: noir, western, giallo or eroticism, then the film and the corresponding genre would expect significant changes.
The professionalism with which the short film was made leaves no doubt - Visconti seriously considered sexual abuse of children and very much condemned him. He wanted to bring this issue to the attention of society. A full-length film was planned.
By the way, in the movie "Innocent" and (partially) in "Death in Venice" Lukino will be cautious about this topic.
8 out of 10