| Director: | Manlio Gomarasca, Massimiliano Zanin |
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| Production: | Wave Cinema (Federico Lami), Fairway Film Trullove
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| Running Time: | 70’ |
| Language: | Italian, English, French |
| Country: | Italy |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Main Cast: | Aristide Massaccesi, Eli Roth, Michele Soavi, Claudio Fragasso, Ruggero Deodato, Jess Franco, Tinto Brass, Lamberto Bava, Jean-François Rauger, Luigi Montefiori, Franco Gaudenzi, Roberto Di Girolamo, Franco Lo Cascio, Giuliana Gamba, Manlio Cersosimo, Barbara Cupisti, Alberto De Martino, Daniele Stroppa, Francesca Massaccesi, Fabrizio Laurenti, Gianlorenzo Battaglia |
| Screenplay: | Manlio Gomarasca, Massimiliano Zanin |
| Cinematographer: | Carlo Rinaldi, Gemma Doll Grossman |
| Editor: | Alessandro Calevro |
| Music: | Beat Records |
| Sound: | Gianluca Costamagna |
Cinema
Inferno rosso. Joe D’Amato sulla via dell’eccesso
Special Screenings
Synopsis
Who was Aristide Massaccesi, aka Joe D’Amato? In America a genius of the horror movie, in France a master of eroticism, in Italy the king of porn. A man with a thousand pseudonyms who was able to make over two hundred films, covering simultaneously the roles of producer, director, writer, cinematographer and even cameraman. An artisan of the cinema, as he liked to describe himself, capable of moving freely between all the cinematic genres. From spaghetti western to post-apocalyptic, from decamerotic to glossy softcore, from porn blockbuster to gory horror. Guided by the aesthetic of extremes and sustained by an undeniable technical ability, Aristide Massaccesi pushed himself and the viewer beyond any limit, following, with dedication, three strict dictates that became his stylistic code: Surprise, Shock, Scandalise. One, none and a hundred genres comprised in a single author. And this film tells the story of a courageous, madcap and reckless life, devoted to just one irrepressible and catastrophic obsession: the movie set.
Directors’ Statement
Telling Joe D’Amato’s story signifies telling the story of Italian genre film, from the spaghetti western to horror and even porn, as well as the extraordinary life of a man who sacrificed everything to his great obsession: the cinema! Recounting the tale of this incredible adventure has been made possible by the contributions of cult directors like Lamberto Bava, Ruggero Deodato, Alberto De Martino, Jess Franco and Eli Roth, and above all the commitment and passion of a great author like Nicolas Winding Refn.
“Originality comes in many colors. And like it or not, Joe D’Amato is a SUPERNOVA!” (Nicolas Winding Refn)
producers/distributors
PRODUCTION 1: Federico Lami – Wave Cinema S.r.l.
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 18
00186 – Roma, Italia
Tel. +39 066781755
Mob. +39 3482445095
federico@wavecinema.it
massimiliano@wavecinema.it
http://www.wavecinema.it
https://www.facebook.com/wavecinema
PRODUCTION 2: Massimiliano Zanin – Fairway Film S.r.l.
Via Alberico II, 11
00193 – Roma, Italia
Tel. +39 3396356135
massimilianozanin@yahoo.it
PRODUCTION 3: Micaela di Nardo, Andrea di Nardo – Trullove S.r.l.
Via Ostiense 6/E
00154 – Roma, Italia
Tel. +39 3388706291
micaela.dinardo@laserfilm.it
WORLD SALES: Nathalie Jeung – Le Pacte
5, rue Darcet
75017 – Paris, France
Tel. +33 6 60588533
n.jeung@le-pacte.com
http://www.le-pacte.com
PRESS OFFICE: Gloria Zerbinati
Tel. +33 0786800282
gloria.zerbinati@gmail.com
