Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore
Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore

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Ku Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore

1973
Movie
91 min
Italian

The Sicilian Franco is a sort of imitation of Bruce Lee that Don Vito, a Chinese expelled from his country because he smuggled rice from Palermo to Beijing, tries to train in the art of kung-fu with disastrous results.

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IMDb5.7/10
Director: Nando CiceroGenres: Comedy

Plot Summary

A young Sicilian man, forced by his family to work in a local cannery, dreams of escaping his provincial life and becoming a martial arts master. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a beautiful woman and gets involved in a series of comedic misadventures that blend martial arts with local traditions and aspirations.

Critical Reception

This film is a lesser-known Italian exploitation comedy, typical of its era, often characterized by its blend of low-brow humor and attempts at action sequences. It is generally viewed as a campy and somewhat dated piece of cinema, appealing more to niche cult followings than mainstream audiences.

What Reviewers Say

  • Exploitative and campy, relying heavily on its 'sex and violence' premise.

  • A product of its time, offering a blend of Italian humor and martial arts.

  • Lacks significant critical acclaim, primarily viewed as a cult curiosity.

Google audience: Audience reviews are scarce for this film, but it is generally considered a peculiar and dated comedy that might appeal to fans of obscure Italian cinema or exploitation films from the 1970s.

Fun Fact

The film is notable for featuring Edwige Fenech, a prominent actress in Italian erotic-comedies and genre films of the 1970s, in one of her many roles from that prolific period.

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