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Demonia

The Shudder description of Lucio Fulci’s DEMONIA (1990) hails it as his “last great film.” That’s such a questionable distinction. Although it’s miles better than tripe like SODOMA’S GHOST or ZOMBIE 3 (both 1988) and has a few distinctive scenes, it’s hardly great by any measure. Pasty-faced Liza (Meg Register) is on an archaeological dig with suave professor Brett Halsey. She’s supposed to be helping him unearth Greek antiquities in Sicily but instead becomes obsessed with an abandoned convent where a group of devil-worshipping nuns were crucified in the 15th century. I mean, who wouldn’t obsess over something like that? Before long, she’s inadvertently resurrected one of the nuns or been possessed by her — it’s never quite clear. This leads to various deaths, two of them accidental though they’re ruled murders. The best kill is a local psychic murdered by her many cats, which manage not to look like stuffed props as they’re ripping her apart, but my favorite is the hunky butcher (Lino Salemme) whose meat pounds him to death. Perhaps the haunting/possession got into the closed captions as well. At one point the archaeology students are engaged in a drunken singalong, the perfect way to unwind after a day of dusting off ancient artifacts, and the captions have them singing of sweet Molly Malone, who lived in “no-name city,” sold “cuckles and mussels” and “died of a neighbor.” Had the next line read “who wielded a sabre,” it would have fit the film perfectly.

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A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: George: Urbano Barberini Cheryl: Natasha Hovey Ken: Karl Zinny Hannah: Fiore Argento Kathy: Paola Cozzo Carmen: Fabiola Toledo Ingrid, the usherette: Nicoletta Elmi Frank: Stelio Candelli Rosemary (as Geretta Giancarlo): Geretta Geretta Tony: Bobby Rhodes Nina: Bettina Ciampolini Edith, woman in tent (Horror Film) (as Eliana Hoppe): Eliana Miglio Nancy (Horror Film): Jasmine Maimone Bob (Horror Film): Marcello Modugno Baby Pig: Peter Pitsch Ripper (as Pasqualino Salemme): Lino Salemme Man in Black / Jerry (Horror Film): Michele Soavi Jeep Driver (uncredited): Goffredo Unger Kirk (uncredited): Giovanni Frezza 1st Man Exiting Subway (uncredited): Lamberto Bava Werner: Alex Serra Liz: Sally Day Blonde Victim: Enrica Maria Scrivano Kathy’s baby demon (uncredited): Sami Habib Ahmed Tony (voice) (uncredited): Victor Beard Ripper (voice) (uncredited): Russel Case Victim (uncredited): Sergio Stivaletti June (uncredited): Emanuela Zicosky Hot Dog (as Giuseppe Cruciano): Giuseppe Mauro Cruciano Liz’s lover: Claudio Spadaro Tommy: Guido Baldi Cinemagoer (uncredited): Paolo Corazzi Cinemagoer (uncredited): Claudio Insegno Cinemagoer (uncredited): Rossana Canghiari Cinemagoer (uncredited): Arnaldo Dell’Acqua Cinemagoer (uncredited): Ottaviano Dell’Acqua Cinemagoer (uncredited): Raniero Dorascenzi Cinemagoer (uncredited): Salvatore Francofonte Cinemagoer (uncredited): Stefania Possamai Cinemagoer (uncredited): Gino Barbacane Cinemagoer (uncredited): Eros Buttaglieri Cinemagoer (uncredited): Carlo Cattaneo Cinemagoer (uncredited): Lella Cattaneo Film Crew: Screenplay: Lamberto Bava Screenplay: Franco Ferrini Director of Photography: Gianlorenzo Battaglia Producer: Dario Argento Makeup Effects: Sergio Stivaletti Makeup Effects: Rosario Prestopino Original Story: Dardano Sacchetti Assistant Director: Michele Soavi Original Music Composer: Claudio Simonetti Editor: Piero Bozza Production Designer: Davide Bassan Costume Design: Marina Malavasi Costume Design: Patrizia Massaia Movie Reviews: talisencrw: This was beautiful. It must be a strange experience, being a child of a great director, and following the very same genre. Do you go pretty much the same route, or try something vastly different? This would make a great double-bill, at an actual movie theatre, with the 50’s edition of ‘The Blob’–another film in which the cinema isn’t the safe, dark, womb-like place we take for granted it is. Gimly: It’s no _Night of the_ that’s for sure, but I enjoyed it in parts. Paricularly fond of the coke punks and the pimp. Dubbing’s a nightmare though. _Final rating:★★½ – Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._ John Chard: Metropol Mayhem! Demons (Demoni) is directed by Lamberto Bava and Bava co-writes the screenplay with Dario Argento, Dardano Sacchetti and Franco Ferrini. It stars Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey, Karl Zinny, Paola Cozzo, Fiore Argento and Geretta Giancarlo. Music is by Claudio Simonetti and cinematography by Gianlorenzo Battaglia. A wonderfully nutty spiced Spaghetti Horror, plot has a group of people trapped in a Berlin movie theatre that suddenly comes under attack by ravenous demons. It could reasonably be argued that Bava’s movie has some cheeky narrative depth underneath the gloop and schlock, this is after all purposely set in a movie theatre and features a film that basically becomes real, sort of. But really it’s a pic that’s set up for like minded horror buffs to feast upon, to jump head first into its feverish horror comic book glee. The script is as poor as the dubbing is, with a roll call of cardboard cut out characters and loose end scenarios jettisoned in readiness for the next plasmatic explosive sequence. Yet the care free abandon of the gruesome killings on show, and the rapid pace of it all, ensures it’s a fun packed ride. Even t...

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Demonia (1990)

"If you try to find out more, when you think you're about to discover something, that's the moment you find a lot of nothing. These people only know one answer, the silent kind. There's something I've learned during my stay, and I hope you'll believe me: they'd kill to keep their secrets safe."

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Graveyard Disturbance

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Preview- Demonia (Limited Edition Bluray)

Preview- Demonia (Limited Edition Bluray)

NO EVIL DEED GOES UNDONE. Like many of his contemporaries, Godfather of Gore Lucio Fulci (City of the Living Dead, Don’t Torture a Duckling) found his career on a downturn at the end of the 1980s as the bottom fell out of the Italian horror movie market. While much of his latter-day output went straight to video, these low-budget productions nonetheless offer up some diamonds in the rough, among…

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Horror Movie Review: Delirium (1987)

Notable, not just for being a video nasty, Delirium (Italian: Le foto di Gioia, lit. 'Photos of Gioia') is an erotic slasher Giallo from legendary director Lamberto Bava.

Notable, not just for being a video nasty, Delirium (Italian: Le foto di Gioia, lit. ’Photos of Gioia’) is an erotic slasher Giallo from legendary director Lamberto Bava. Its cast is made up of noteworthy nasty names; the likes of George Eastman and Daria Nicolodi, Bava regulars like Karl Zinny and Lino Salemme, and several Italian sex symbols, namely Serena Grandi and Sabrina Salerno. Not only…

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Movie Review | Demonia (Fulci, 1990)

I recently watched a documentary called Fulci for Fake, which, as you can guess, is about the life and career of Lucio Fulci. While the movie is light on clips and features an ungainly framing device, it is fairly illuminating in showing how personal tragedies tied to his work. The death of his wife preceded his move into violent thrillers in the early ‘70s. An accident left his daughter paralyzed right before he made The New York Ripper, which gives what I’d initially considered an unrelentingly vicious movie a certain level of poignancy. Fulci’s career is generally considered to have gone into decline by the latter half of the ‘80s (during which time his health also suffered), with Cat in the Brain representing a sort of last hurrah. I’d perhaps been a bit condescending towards the movie when I saw it a few years ago, but I do admit to having been charmed by its reflexivity and playfulness, and it’s a movie that I think gets better in the context of his career than on its own. But even movies like Aenigma and Touch of Death, which I don’t think are especially beloved, I managed to enjoy, perhaps due to lowered expectations, but the fact was that the technical command and sense of raw terror of his best work was not entirely present in those films.

Now the reason I bring those up is that Demonia, which from what I gather most Fulci fans have no special love for, has certain qualities that are muted in its finished form but are brought into focus when viewed in the context of his career. Perhaps feeling a bit re-energized after Cat in the Brain, Fulci invites comparisons to his two best films with the opening sequences. A flashback to the crucifixion of nuns brings to mind the brutal opening to The Beyond, while a seance recalls the almost cheeky introduction to City of the Living Dead. But where those movies start at the same place and build to an apocalyptic level of dread, Demonia kind of stays at this level all the way through. Individual acts of violence basically remain as individual acts of violence, lacking the energy in presentation or almost free-associative delivery of those earlier films to develop into any kind of atmosphere. Fulci at his best combines a sense of high and low horror in a way that compounds the power of both, but the horror here seems unfortunately literal minded, especially as a decent amount of the kills are basically accidents (two characters are lured by the sound of the nuns’ spirits and fall to their deaths in some already dangerous-looking ruins). Still, there is at least one memorably nasty kill, presented with delivery that should seem clumsy but comes across the film tripping over itself to gross you out, and another that’s endearingly goofy and brings to mind The Black Cat.

The movie was supposed to be a comeback of sorts for Fulci into the theatrical big leagues but alas was banished to direct-to-video, and the generally cheaper looking but not hackish cinematography supports this. Framing is not as razor-sharp as his best work, and the much of the film has that gauzy look that figured prominently during the '80s. Yet seeing it in a nice, restored high definition transfer, the nighttime scenes are evocatively lit and give the film a respectable level of atmosphere. The film benefits greatly from being set in a coastal town and what could very well be or at least pass quite convincingly for actual ruins, which add to the film’s ambience and compensate for other weaknesses. As a Torontonian, I can’t help but give it points for featuring characters from a real local university (not my alma mater, but I’ll forgive it) and having one character wear the beloved Canadian brand Roots. And while the lead actress wasn’t particularly good (although she does nail that squinty, curious look necessary for this kind of movie), late Fulci collaborator Brett Halsey makes his character feel convincingly lived in, and it was nice seeing Demons punk Lino Salemme, Fulci regular Al Cliver and Fulci himself make appearances. I often think of the comfort I get from Italian horror movies and their distinct feel, and despite Demonia’s shortcomings, it has those qualities I find endearing in spades.

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Demonia will be released on Blu-ray on July 14 via Severin Films. Direct orders ($25) included a limited edition slipcover for the 1990 Italian horror film, pictured below.

Lucio Fulci (The Beyond, Zombie) directs from a script he co-wrote with Piero Regnoli (Nightmare City, Burial Ground). Brett Halsey, Meg Register, Lino Salemme, Christina Englehardt, Pascal Druant, Grady Clarkson, Al Cliver, and Fulci himself star.

Demonia has been newly scanned in 4K from the original negative. Read on for the special features.

Special features:

Audio commentary by Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci author Stephen Thrower

Interview with uncredited co-writer/assistant director Antonio Tentori

Interview with camera operator Sandro Grossi

Interview with director/co-writer Lucio Fulci from the set

Original trailer

When a Canadian archeological team begins excavating the ruins of a medieval Sicilian monastery, they will unleash the vengeance of a crucified coven of satanic sisters.

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Delirium (1987) (AKA Le foto di Gioia)

Directed by Lamberto Bava

Screenplay by Gianfranco Clerici and Daniele Stroppa

Story by Luciano Martino

Music by Simon Boswell

Country: Italy

Running Time: 93 minutes

CAST

Serena Grandi as Gloria

Daria Nicolodi as Evelyn

Vanni Corbellini as Tony

David Brandon as Roberto

George Eastman as Alex

Katrine Michelsen as Kim

Karl Zinny as Mark

Lino Salemme as Inspector Corsi

Sabrina Salerno as Sabrina

Capucine as Flora

delirium /dɪˈlɪrɪəm/ noun 1) an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence, occurring in intoxication, fever, and other disorders. 2) a 1987 Italian giallo erotic horror film directed by Lamberto Bava characterized by illusions, incoherence, boobs and dismal 1980s pop “star” Sabrina being stung to death while buck nekkid except for a very poor bee mask.

(Guilt Belch: The print of Delirium I streamed was atrocious. So I have had to nick pics off IMDB. Thanks, Prime.)

Delirium is a terrible but worryingly enjoyable (very) late entry in the Italian giallo cycle. It is also a frighteningly prophetic movie. While it retains enough of the hallmarks of its Italian genre forbears to remain identifiably a giallo, Delirium also clearly points to the forthcoming cultural nightmare of the American cable TV style “erotic thrillers” of the 1990s, which in retrospect were neither erotic nor thrilling. These dismal American exercises in coy peekaboo tedium all starred Shannon Tweed and were about as erotic as sorting the recycling in the rain. They possessed plots so featureless they might in fact all have been the same movie, just edited differently and given a different title (Animal Longings, Nocturnal Emissions, Nocturnal Longings, Animal Emissions, Nocturnal Animals, oh wait…).  I don’t know much about them beyond that because I was busy playing Quake and they were, well, dull; Delirium is anything but dull. Delirium is ridiculous, misogynistic, stupid, and on at least two occasions astoundingly Guinness Book of Records level nuts, but it is rarely ever dull. Delirium is either better than you think or worse than you think, or both. Whatever, it’s definitely something.

Gloria (Serena Grandi; chesty) is an ex-“glamour” model who has used the money from her husband’s recent death to empower herself by moving into publishing. In a strikingly feminist move Gloria has chosen to publish the same kind of glossy booberama she used to appear in; it’s called Pussycat, because classy never goes out of fashion. Her next door neighbour is Mark (Karl Zinny; overwrought), a young man confined to a wheelchair after a car accident in which his fiancé died. He peeps on the Pussycat photoshoots Gloria stages poolside, and frequently rings Gloria up to tell her how hard she makes him and how much he wants to “invade her flower”, because contrary to reports romance isn’t dead. Kim (Katrine Michelsen; expendable), Gloria’s friend is, however, very dead; stabbed by a pitchfork in front of Mark’s creepy peepers. Gloria thinks Mark’s having her on since no body is found, but then photos arrive showing Kim’s corpse posed in front of a blown up photo of Gloria’s chest, and when Kim herself turns up in a skip Inspector Corsi (Lino Salemme; macho) is called in to look virile and get everything wrong.

Delirium being a giallo first and a cinematic spank mag second, the dead bodies accumulate faster than the glimpses of skin, and almost as fast as the red herrings. Basically, the race is on to unmask the killer before everybody in the movie is dead. Mark saw the killer had long blonde hair so is the killer Gloria’s blonde haired assistant Evelyn (Daria Nicolodi; too good for this)? But Kim was posed in front of an old photoshoot only Roberto (David Brandon; again, too good for this) has access to, so it must be him right? Yet Roberto claims the negatives were stolen, so maybe it’s Flora (Capucine; think an evil Sybil Danning) who is trying to wrest the magazine from Gloria, who Flora feels owes her one since she saved Gloria and her brother from “the street”. Or maybe it’s Gloria’s brother Tony (Vanni Corbellini) who can’t get it up for ‘80s pop footnote Sabrina? Gloria bumps into an old flame, Alex (George Eastman; rugged), who can get it up, as we see in a scene where he humps Gloria’s thigh in the bath while she shakes about a bit, but Alex proves elusive after his comeback hump so maybe it’s him? There are so many suspects I even forgot to mention Mark, but then he can’t walk, so it can’t be him. Or can he, so can it? Or something?

Delirium’s mystery is enjoyably daft, and despite the flat lighting, terrible music and capable but unadventurous direction you will find yourself trying to guess who the killer is, as though you are watching something that actually might make sense. This is the fundamental magic of giallo; it tramples the boundaries of sanity so enchantingly that to not go along with it would leave you feeling like a sour faced party pooper. Delirium is trash, yes; but it’s magnificently, unapologetically trashy. Now, you can either take my word on that and watch the movie and have your mind blown harder than a sailor on shore leave, or you can read on where there be SPOILERS for the twin trash highpoints of Delirium.

For connoisseurs of the bizarre there are two great reasons to watch Delirium, and no, that’s not a set up for a very poor joke about the physical talents of the well upholstered star Serena Grandi. At one point Kim, smoking by a swimming pool, without any whiff of warning, inexplicably and suddenly has a face like a giant eyeball in a wig. The fact she is promptly pitchforked to death is just the icing on the, uh, eyeball. (Eventually you figure out that this eyeball faced lady is what the killer sees in the grip of their…(ta dah!) delirium, but I’m pretty sure the movie never explicitly explains it. Which is either lazy or brave; you decide.) This scene alone is all kinds of amazing, so much so that I feared Delirium had peaked early (like Tony; Boom! Boom!), but luckily even the pitchfork murder of an eyeball faced woman is not ridiculous enough for Delirium. No, Delirium also has a scene where 1980s pop warbler Sabrina is stung to death by bees in her own apartment while wearing only an unconvincing bee mask. This latter scene goes on at eye glazing length. It’s sobering to realise how quickly the human mind can become bored by the sight of a 1980s pop shouter being stung to death while wearing only a very poor bee mask. Unless of course you have a fetish for 1980s pop nonentities being stung to death while wearing only a very poor bee mask, in which case you might want to marry this movie. I’m certainly not judging you; it’s a big world. And Delirium is big, guilty fun.

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1986

Demoni 2 – L'incubo ritorna

Also Known As (AKA)

(original title) Demoni 2 - L'incubo ritorna

Australia Demons 2

Brazil Demons 2 - Eles Voltaram

Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) Демони 2

Colombia Demonios 2: El terror continúa

France Démons 2

Greece (DVD title) Daimones 2

Greece Δαίμονες 2

Hungary Démonok 2.

Italy (video title) Dèmoni 2

Mexico La profecía satánica

Portugal Os Demónios 2 - Um Novo Pesadelo

Serbia Dèmoni 2

Soviet Union (Russian title) Де��оны 2

Spain Demons II

Spain Demons 2

UK (video title) Demons 2: The Nightmare Continues

UK (video title) Demons 2: The Nightmare Returns

USA (video title) Demons 2: The Nightmare Returns

USA Demons 2

USA Demons 2: The Nightmare Is Back

West Germany Dämonen

West Germany Dance of the Demons 2

Dates

Italy 9 October 1986

USA 13 February 1987

France 25 March 1987

West Germany 9 July 1987

Colombia 13 August 1987

UK 18 September 1987

Netherlands 14 April 1988

Spain 17 April 1989

USA 24 July 2010 (New York Museum of Arts and Design)

Germany 20 November 2015 (Blu Ray)

Spain 4 November 2017 (Barcelona) (re-release)

Directed by Lamberto Bava

Writing Credits

Dario Argento - authorized page... (written by)

Lamberto Bava... (written by)

Franco Ferrini ... (written by)

Dardano Sacchetti... (written by)

Filming Dates

26 May 1986 - 22 June 1986

Filming Locations

Hamburg, Germany

Rome, Lazio, Italy

technical specifications

Runtime 1 hr 28 min (88 min) (Canada)

1 hr 28 min (88 min) (R-rated) (USA)

1 hr 32 min (92 min) (Unrated Edition)

1 hr 18 min (78 min) (cut) (Germany)

Cast

David Edwin Knight... George

Nancy Brilli ... Hannah

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni ... Sally Day (as Coralina Cataldi Tassoni)

Bobby Rhodes... Hank

Asia Argento ... Ingrid Haller

Lorenzo Flaherty ... Partygoer

Virginia Bryant ... Mary the Prostitute

Anita Bartolucci ... Woman with Dog

Antonio Cantafora... Ingrid's Father

Luisa Passega .. Helga Haller

Davide Marotta ... Demon Tommy

Marco Vivio ... Tommy

Dario Casalini ... Danny - Ulla's boyfriend

Michele Mirabella... Hooker's Client

Lorenzo Gioielli ... Jake

Maria Chiara Sasso ... Ulla, partygoer with camera

Lino Salemme ... Security Guard

Andrea Garinei ... Partygoer waiting for Jacob

Luca De Nardo ... Partygoer

Angela Frondaroli ... Susan, bodybuilder

Caroline Christina Lund ... Jennifer, bodybuilder

Karen Gennaro ... Bodybuilder

Marina Loi ... Kate

Silvia Rosa ... Partygoer / Demon

Monica Umena ... Partygoer

Fabio Poggiali ... Muller, Bodybuilder

Andrea Spera ... Partygoer

Pascal Persiano ... Joe (TV Show)

Robert Chilcott ... Bob (TV Show)

Eliana Miglio ... Pam, girl with camera (TV Show) (as Eliana Hoppe)

Yvonne Fraschetti ... Jacob's Girl

Bruno Bilotta ... Jacob

Furio Bilotta ... Man in back of Jacob's car

Giovanna Pini ... Girl in back of Jacob's car / Woman in Garage

Stefano Molinari ... Demon on TV

Pasquele Valente ... Tommy's Father

Kim Rhone ... Tommy's Mother

Annalie Harrison ... Sally's Mother

Lamberto bava ... Sally's Father (uncredited

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Blu-ray Review - Demons 1 & 2 Limited Edition Set

Blu-ray Review – Demons 1 & 2 Limited Edition Set

Demons 1 & 2 Limited Edition set Directed by Lamberto Bava.Starring Bobby Rhodes, Geretta Geretta, Urbano Barberini, Karl Zinny, Natasha Hovey, Michele Soavi, Asia Argento, David Knight, Nicoletta Elmi, Lino Salemme, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni. SYNOPSIS: Lamberto Bava’s Bonsoir heavy metal classic splat-fests get a 4K re-issue from Arrow Video in what is possibly the greatest home entertainment…

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Locorotondo, l’affascinante borgo in provincia di Bari

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Locorotondo, l’affascinante borgo in provincia di Bari

Locorotondo è un borgo situato in Puglia e più precisamente in provincia di Bari.

Esso appartiene alla Valle D’Itria, una zona ricca di natura, paesaggi mozzafiato e trulli (le classiche abitazioni rustiche tipiche della regione).

Questa località ha cambiato denominazione nel corso del tempo. Infatti, un tempo si chiamava Casale San Giorgio, poi Luogorotondo ed infine Locorotondo, nel corso del ‘800.

Tuttavia, le origini del borgo risalgono all’epoca medievale. In termini di geo localizzazione invece, Locorotondo è situata nei pressi di Alberobello, Martina Franca, Cisternino e Fasano.

Ciò che rende particolare Locorotondo è certamente il suo centro storico, costituito dalle tipiche case a costruite con le pietre a secco e il tetto a spioventi, note comunemente come Cummerse.

Ogni anno, migliaia di visitatori provenienti da ogni parte del mondo, scelgono Locorotondo e altre località pugliesi per trascorrere le proprie vacanze estive.

Questo perché si ha la sensazione di immergersi in un’oasi di pace e tranquillità.

Locorotondo cosa visitare

Oltre alla visita del magnifico centro storico, a Locorotondo, è possibile fare un salto alle chiese storiche, come ad esempio:

La Chiesa Madre Parrocchia di San Giorgio Martire. Essa risale al XVIII secolo e fu costruita più precisamente tra il 1790 e il 1825 ma consacrata il 13 luglio 1828. Entrando all’interno della struttura religiosa, è possibile ammirare una serie di bassorilievi in pietra secolari e una cripta, dove sono presenti alcune statue e avvengono gli incontri di catechesi.

La Chiesa Rettoria della Madonna della Greca, la quale sembrerebbe risalire intorno al 1500, anche se secondo alcune testimonianze è probabile che risalga a qualche secolo prima, subendo una serie di restaurazioni nel corso del tempo.

La Chiesa Rettoria di San Rocco. In questo luogo religioso si celebra la venerazione del santo patrono di Locorotondo, ossia San Rocco. A livello temporale, la chiesa fu consacrata il 28 dicembre del 1668.

Locorotondo luoghi d’interesse

La Torre dell’Orologio, risalente al 1819

La Villa Comunale e il sottovilla.

Il Parco Giochi Comunale.

L’Ecomuseo della Valle d’Itria.

La Cappella della Beata Vergine Maria del Soccorso, consacrata nel 1642.

Il Parco IISS Giovanni Basile Caramia.

Il Palazzo DeBernardis.

Il Cinema Auditorium Comunale.

La Sala “Don Lino Palmisano” in Villa Mitolo

E poi:

La Chiesa Rettoria di Maria Addolorata, consacrata nel 1858 e nota ai cittadini anche come chiesa di San Gaetano.

La Chiesetta di Santa Maria Annunziata, consacrata nel 1813 e conosciuta anche come chiesa di Santa Lucia.

Il Santuario dei Santi Cosma e Damiano e della Madonna della Catena, consacrato nel 1866.

La Chiesetta dello Spirito Santo, consacrata nel 1697.

La Cantina Sociale del vino “Locorotondo DOC”.

La Contrada Serafino

La Chiesetta di San Nicola di Bari, consacrata nel 1582

Infine (e non per ordine di importanza) bisogna assolutamente fare una passeggiata in Via Nardelli, la quale si affaccia sul belvedere della Valle D’Itria ed è comunemente conosciuta come il lungomare di Locorotondo.

Locorotondo cucina

Chi decide di trascorrere una vacanza a Locorotondo, avrà modo di degustare una serie di prelibatezze tipiche locali.

I locali e i ristoranti qui non mancano affatto (specialmente nel centro storico) e i turisti potranno scegliere di assaggiare le seguenti pietanze:

La carne al fornello (bombette, salsicce, fegatini ecc) che si serve cotta proprio in alcune macellerie

Le orecchiette con cime di rapa ma anche al sugo

Gli Gnummeridd Suffuchet (sempre carne)

Le fave con la verdura (solitamente cicoria)

La cotoletta con mozzarella e funghi

Le friselle e i taralli

Il galletto castrato al forno

Il calzone di carne e cipolla

La ricotta e le mozzarelle

E tante altre specialità tipiche pugliesi (ad esempio la famosa patate, riso e cozze)

Locorotondo curiosità

Per chi non lo sapesse, Locorotondo è nota anche per una serie di riprese cinematografiche, come ad esempio:

Casanova ’70, di Mario Monicelli del 1965

Polvere di stelle di Alberto Sordi con A.Sordi e Monica Vitti nel 1973

Così è la vita di e con Aldo, Giovanni e Giacomo nel 1998

Mio cognato con Sergio Rubini nel 2002

Le bande nel 2005

Baciami piccina con Vincenzo Salemme nel 2006

E alcune fiction pugliesi come ad esempio la Very Strong Family e Catene.

Locorotondo festività

Come vi abbiamo già detto in precedenza, Locorotondo è molto gettonata nel periodo estivo, anche perché essendo situata un po’ più in altura, consente di godere di un clima favorevole.

Tuttavia, anche nel periodo natalizio, è possibile ammirare il centro storico ricco di luci e decorazioni e vi sembrerà di essere immersi in un villaggio magico, come se il tempo si fosse fermato.

Per quanto riguarda le festività di Locorotondo, bisogna assolutamente citare la festa patronale di San Rocco, la quale si svolge per un lasso di tempo abbastanza ampio. Infatti, comincia il 6 agosto e termina giorno 17.

Nel periodo sopra citato, il borgo si riempie di celebrazioni (spesso religiose), bancarelle e musica.

Il momento più suggestivo invece, avviene proprio la notte tra il 16 e il 17 agosto, grazie allo spettacolo pirotecnico, che affascina i turisti ed è una tradizione portata avanti da più di sessant’anni.

Locorotondo dialetto

Il dialetto di Locorotondo è molto simile a quello barese.

Sono tanti i proverbi tipici della zona, come ad esempio:

Accome spinne, mange! – come spendi, mangi.

Addò arrive, chiande u zippe! – al limite delle tue possibilità, fermati.

La cère se strusce e la progessiòne non gamìne! – Stiamo perdendo tempo e denaro!

L’adenàme che la checchiàre e le scettàme che la cariòle! Facciamo tanto per risparmiare e poi sperperiamo.

Ce sparte iàve la megghìa parte! Chi divide, ha la parte migliore!

A ffà la varve au ciucce se perde l’acque u timbe e u sapone! – è inutile perdere tempo con i ciucci ignoranti.

Oppure:

Alla morte non si acchiìe la drètte! – solo alla morte non c’è rimedio.

La cère se strusce e la progessiòne non gamìne! – Stiamo perdendo tempo e denaro!

L’adenàme che la checchiàre e le scettàme che la cariòle! Facciamo tanto per risparmiare e poi sperperiamo.

A mangià vène u guste, a pagà vène la suste! – per mangiare non hai problemi, per pagare ti scoccia.

Ammìne iasse, o ammin baston, sembe tu uè rasciòne! – Tu vuoi sempre avere ragione!

Insomma, Locorotondo è un borgo ricco di storia, tradizione e buona cucina che bisogna visitare almeno una volta nella vita!

[may8chan]

Demons 1985