--- title: 'A Dog''s Life (1962)' type: 'film' director: 'Paolo Cavara' released: '1962-01-01' runtime_minutes: 108 genres: - 'Documentary' - 'Drama' countries: - 'Italy' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-dogs-life-1962' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057318/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # A Dog's Life (1962) 1962 · 108 min · Documentary, Drama · Italy Original title: Mondo cane ## Synopsis Mondo Cane is a 1962 Italian mondo documentary film directed by the trio of Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara, and Franco E. Prosperi, with narration by Stefano Sibaldi. The film consists of a series of travelogue scenes that provide glimpses into cultural practices around the world with the intention to shock or surprise Western film audiences. These scenes are presented with little continuity, as they are intended as a kaleidoscopic display of shocking content rather than presenting a structured argument. Despite its claims of genuine documentation, certain scenes are either staged or creatively manipulated to enhance this effect. ## Credits - **Director:** [Paolo Cavara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-cavara), [Gualtiero Jacopetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gualtiero-jacopetti), [Franco E. Prosperi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-e-prosperi) - **Screenplay:** [Paolo Cavara](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-cavara), [Gualtiero Jacopetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gualtiero-jacopetti) - **Editor:** [Gualtiero Jacopetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gualtiero-jacopetti) - **Original Music Composer:** [Riz Ortolani](https://cinepixo.com/people/riz-ortolani) - **Producer:** [Angelo Rizzoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-rizzoli) - **Director of Photography:** [Antonio Climati](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-climati) ## Cast - [Rossano Brazzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossano-brazzi) - [Stefano Sibaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-sibaldi) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-dogs-life-1962 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1152330); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.