| Director: | Steve Della Casa |
|---|---|
| Production: | Produzione Straordinaria (Pierfrancesco Fiorenza) |
| Running Time: | 75’ |
| Language: | Italian, French |
| Country: | Italy |
| Main Cast: | Dario Argento, Jean-François Rauger, Frédéric Bonnaud, Pupi Avati, Jean Gili, Carlo Cotti, Bertrand Tavernier |
| Cinematographer: | Giulio Bottini |
| Editor: | Graziano Falzone |
| Sound: | Gianfranco Sforzin, Carlo Fanfoni, Mauro Zuccari, Tonino Mastropietro, Anthony Mignogni |
Cinema
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
Venice Classics Documentary Films
Synopsis
In the 1960’s, horror screenplays were extremely successful worldwide. For the first time, a number of small films that enjoyed great success worldwide were also produced in Italy and together they formed a sort of Italian approach to the genre. With contributions from several maestros (Dario Argento, Pupi Avati) and important French critics, the characteristics and strong points of an original idea of horror are reconstructed, in which pop aesthetics and transgressive contents play an important role, making this a unique Italian production in that period.
Director’s Statement
Popular Italian cinema is a universe full of fantasy and one that is rarely explored. Describing Italian horror films of the Sixties means analysing a productive path in which the restrictions of financial means was not seen as a limitation, but as a possibility to experiment with great innovation, both aesthetically and regarding contents.
Producers/Distributors
PRODUCTION: Pierfrancesco Fiorenza - Produzione Straordinaria
via di Vannina, 60
00156 – Rome, Italy
Tel. + 39 06 955801
Fax + 39 06 41217559
Mob. + 39 335 5933162
produzionestraordinaria@gmail.com
http://www.pstraordinaria.it
WORLD SALES: Nicole Libassi – Compass Film Srl
Via Padre G.A. Filippini, 119
00144 – Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 06 5293383
Mob. +39 335 650 7551
compassfilm@hotmail.it
nicolelibassi@gmail.com
ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Lorena Libassi - Compass Film Srl
Via Padre G.A. Filippini, 119
00144 – Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 06 5293383
Mob. +39 335 354911
compassfilm@hotmail.it
ITALIAN PRESS OFFICE: Federika Ponnetti – Zoom srls
Via dei Castani 136
00172 – Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 3355933162
federika.ponnetti@z-o-o-m.it
PRESS OFFICE: Federika Ponnetti – Zoom srls
Via dei Castani 136
00172 – Rome, Italy
Tel. +39 3355933162
federika.ponnetti@z-o-o-m.it
