Tiko and the Shark
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| Directed by | Folco Quilici |
| Based on | Ti-Coyo and His Shark by Clement Richer |
| Produced by | Goffredo Lombardo |
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| Cinematography | Pier Ludovico Pavoni |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Francesco De Masi |
| Distributed by | Titanus (Italy) |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
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Tiko and the Shark (Italian: Ti-Koyo e il suo pescecane) is a 1962 film directed by Folco Quilici and based on a novel Ti-Coyo and His Shark by Clement Richer.[1] An international co-production of France and Italy,[2][3] the film's plot follows the friendship between a fisherman and a shark that begins in their youth. Filming took place on location in French Polynesia.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Al Kauwe as Ti-Koyo
- Dennis Pouira as Ti-Koyo as a child
- Marlene Among as Diana
- Diane Samsoi as Diana as a child
Reception
[edit]Leo Pestelli, writing for La Stampa, criticized the film for its perceived focus on the relationship between Ti-Koyo and his human love interest as opposed to his relationship with the shark.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Daniel Blum's Screen World. Vol. 16. 1965. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Ti-Koyo e il suo Pescecane (1962)". British Film Institute (BFI). Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Dimmitt, Richard Bertrand (1967). An Actor Guide to the Talkies: A Comprehensive Listing of 8,000 Feature-length Films from January 1949 Until December 1964. Vol. 1. Scarecrow Press. p. 1033.
- ^ "Children's Film Festival". TV Guide. 1976. pp. 16, 39. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Pestelli, Leo [in Italian] (November 1962). "Sullo schermo " Ti-Koyo e il suo pescecane " : la straordinaria amicizia tra un indigeno e uno squalo". La Stampa. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
Col suo fondo di favola, il film ha spesso un'ariosità inebriante, una pungente gentilezza; ma poteva e doveva saturarsi della sola amicizia col pescecane, quale simbolo d'una fuga dal tempo. Invece regala al protagonista la seconda compagnia d'una bella cinesina d'America, che per amore del bel ragazzo abbraccia anche lei la vita selvaggia. Questo è un colpo alla Tarzan; Quilici ha caricato troppo la dose spettacolare del suo film proponendovi un consorzio uomo - donna - squalo, davvero utopico per chi conosca il ca¬ rattere femminile.