Monday, February 2, 2026

Musings!


Daniela Rocca, leader of the Amazons, is angry at her fellow Amazonian warriors for infighting in COLOSSUS AND THE AMAZON QUEEN (1960)

There's something that stands-out in this shot and it's not the bountiful actresses. It's the background. What do you see? It's a massive painted mural. This is a modest budgeted comedy and the production is quite amazing. Most of the sets and stuff were not actually built for this movie but for SIEGE OF SYRACUSE (1960), directed by Pietro Francisci. Since this comedy is a TWIN PRODUCTION, the sets and settings were reused for this movie as well. It explains the movies quasi-opulent look even if this a goofy comedy. Daniela excelled in comedy. This role and her role in REVENGE OF THE BARBARIANS (1960) puts her on the top of funny female actresses in PEPLUM movies. Anyway, Daniela was a one of a kind actress who lead a tragic life. It's sad to see how things turned out for her. Side note: is it me or she looks like Lady Gaga (no disrespect to Daniela)?