7/10
The legend of Kaspar Hauser is a well-known one, thanks in large part to Werner Herzog's interpretation of the story in the 70's. Davide Manuli's film takes a few liberties with the subject matter - Kaspar Hauser is a woman, who washes up on the shore of a near-deserted Italian island, replete with Adidas tracksuits and headphones. The Sheriff (Vincent Gallo) takes her in and rehabilitates her, teaching her how to DJ amongst other things. The Duchess, meanwhile, doesn't believe Kaspar is the real returning king, and dispatches the Sheriff's brother, the Pusher (Vincent Gallo again) to take care of things.
This little summary makes it seem like the movie has much more of a plot than it actually does. Filmed in black and white with a great house (hause?) soundtrack, it's completely ridiculous but plays things straight-faced, much in the vein of Alejandro Jodorowsky. Gallo hams it up and seems to be having a good time, and the movie is funny and absurd enough to hold interest if you have the patience for this sort of obvious goofing off (at one point a boom mic drops plainly into frame). If the trailer on Youtube makes you laugh, you might enjoy it too.
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