After the feast of the Madonna della Salute (St. Mary of Health), we b-movies lovers can’t help recalling the memorable final scene of The Designated Victim by Maurizio Lucidi (formerly assistant director of Pasolini’s The Gospel According to St. Matthew). Partly inspired by Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, The Designated Victim is a decently made thriller set in a misty and deserted Venice – far short of current standards … – in which the bridges near St. Mark are not occupied by Bengali selfie-sticks sellers, but by Italian hippies selling necklaces.
The final scene gives us a rare view from the top of the magnificient Salute’s Church, which becomes a firing point for a sniper …