To experience a film by the italian horror maestro dario argento is to immerse yourself, willingly, in a bad dream. There are mysterious parts in that book, but the only true mystery is that our very lives are governed by dead. The dario argento collection bluray disc, 2015, 3disc. The camera in this case stays quite static with only mild tracking shots, letting us take in the events that are occurring. Phenomena is a 1985 italian horror film directed by dario argento and starring jennifer connelly, daria nicolodi, and donald pleasence. Dario argento s masterpiece of horror, with its assault of garish colors, booming soundtrack and horrifically dreamlike set pieces, is the cinematic equivalent of an exceptionally scary fun house. Dario argento great director profile senses of cinema. A petty criminal, cainazzo adriano celentano and a baker, romulus enzo cerusico, are involuntarily involved in the movements of that period, the person finding the major contradictions of the time.
While this film was well shot and stylish however the story wasnt that good and at times got weird. Dario argento was born in rome in 1940, the son of influential film. I also voted for the stendhal syndrome, the last film he did that was worth watching. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his closeknit family from italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him. The film is not really a horror film but a sexually charged thriller with an attractive cast, solid acting although some of the dubbing is pretty annoying, creative camera angles typical in an argento film and lots of blood again, typical of an argento film. Dracula 3d a film by dario argento transylvania, 1893. Dario has directed his eldest daughter fiore argento several times and starting with the film deep red 1975 dario began working with his longtime lover daria nicolodi, an actress that argento seemed to delight in killing on screen repeatedly.
Today we take a look at one of argento s best and most underrated films, 1980s inferno. Locarno will screen argento s first film, the bird with the crystal plummage, as well as a series of short scary films the director had made for rai tv, which have never been shown outside of. Dario argento grew up in the italian film industry, the son of producer salvatore argento, and to this day argentos. Dario argento celebrity profile check out the latest dario argento photo gallery, biography. Love the hitchcock vibe of this film, i actually think argento does a better job of aping that style than brian depalma had. He started his directing career with the wellrenowned giallo trilogy of the bird with the crystal plumage, the cat o nine tails, and four. The sandman tells the story of nathan, a young student in the city who struggles to forget his childhood trauma at the hands of the serial killer dubbed the sandman. Illogic reigns, swollen colours and sounds swamp the screen and murder lurks round every corner. Suspiria is a 1977 italian supernatural horror film directed by dario argento, who cowrote the. Inferno is the second film of dario argento s unfinished the three mothers trilogy while suspiria is the first film.
The film stars anthony franciosa as american author peter neal, who while in rome promoting his latest murdermystery novel becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who may have been inspired to kill by his novel. Nathan killed the sandman years ago, on christmas eve, after he witnessed the murder of his mother. Adrienne barbeau, harvey keitel, ramy zada, bingo omalley. Edm super group daft punk are reportedly going to be doing the score for horror icon dario argento s new giallo film black glasses. Nathan ha assistito alla morte della madre nel giorno della vigilia di natale per.
Two horror tales based on short stories by edgar allan poe directed by two famous horror directors, george a. Macbeth 2015 directed by dario argento, marco scalfi. One night in the woods adjacent to passo borgo, at the foot of the carpazi mountains, a couple of young lovers, tania and milos, secretly meet. Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. The former movie critic got his start collaborating on screenplays like sergio leones towering once upon a time in the west be,fore launching his career in the 1970s with a string of giallo hits like the bird with the crystal plumage, the cat o nine tails and deep red, then crafting such cult horror classics as 1977s suspiria. If you were to ask any horror film fanatic worth his or her salt to name some of their alltime genre favorites, it is almost certain that the ensuing lists would contain a couple of titles from legendary italian director dario argento. Dario argento annuncia nuovo film horror 2015 video. Dario argento was born on september 7, 1940, in rome, italy, the firstborn son of famed italian producer salvatore argento and brazilian fashion model elda luxardo.
A greedy wife kills her husband, but not completely. The sandman is the spellbinding new thriller from italian horror maestro dario argento. But the most famous member of dario s filmmaking clan is without question his daughter, asia argento. Blue underground to release dario argento and lucio fulci collections posted jan 18, 2015, 1. When examining the horror genre there are few directors as iconic the italian maestro, dario argento. An italianspanishfrench coproduction, the film is argento s first 3d film. Dario argento went to george romeros home territory to film his segment in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. A piece on two recent dario argento rereleases, deep red and tenebrae. Since making his debut in 1970, the director has created a swathe of stylish horrorthrillers and effectively popularised the giallo film genre that the wonderful astron6 lauded so delightfully with adam brooks and matt kennedys the editor. His influential work in the horror genre during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo has led him to being referred to as the master of the thrill and the master of horror his films as director include the animal trilogy, consisting of the bird with. The film is one that i am sure dario argento wanted to forget.
Dracula 3d is a 2012 vampire horror film cowritten and directed by dario argento and starring thomas kretschmann, rutger hauer, marta gastini, and unax ugalde. In 1977, director dario argento captured fear and horror and stuffed it into the kaleidoscopic suspiria. Con iggy pop horror, canada, italia, germania 2015. Dario argento was born on september 7, 1940, in rome, italy, the firstborn. All dario argento movies ranked by tomatometer dario argento movies ranked by tomatometer the giallo italian films which mix horror, mystery, thriller, and slashers were big in the 70s and dario argento had plenty to do with that. When judges cant stop laughing hilarious auditions compilation duration. Over the decades, the film, with its bright colors, and hauntingly chiming score, has grown into a cult. After watching dario argento, the church i was hoping opera would be better. Five favorite films with dario argento dario argento needs little introduction to horror movie fans. All 20 dario argento movies ranked from worst to best. Dario argento s films include once upon a time in the west, suspiria, dawn of the dead, deep red. The film is set in milan in full swing during the antiaustrian revolt of 1848. It tells the story of susan harper a young, impressionable american who travels abroad in order to study at a prestigious european ballet academy.
Giuseppe verdis opera macbeth staged by dario argento, directed by marco scalfi. Argento s characters seem to know no fear when it comes to searching for the facts, and in both this film and suspiria he uses this to make the scenes seem dreamlike. Its plot focuses on a girl at a remote swiss boarding school who discovers she has psychic powers that allow her to communicate with insects and uses them to pursue a serial killer who is butchering young women at and around the school. In september 2015, guadagnino announced at the 72nd venice film festival that he would direct a new version of suspiria, with the intention of. A fascinating look at the early films of director dario argento, including phenomena, suspiria, demons, dawn of the dead, inferno and many more. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. This film is classic argento with its brilliant cinematography, abrasive yet eerie soundtrack which seems out of place in certain scenes, brutalbizarre deaths and sub par acting. Containing candid interviews and awesome behindthescenes footage, dario argento s world of horror gives us a look into the mind of italys master of horror and is an essential viewing experience for.
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