Dario Argento
Birthday: Born in 1940-09-07 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
Deathday: Alive
Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento started his career writing for various film journal magazines while still in his teens attending a Catholic high school. After graduation, instead of going to college, Argento took a job as a columnist for the Rome daily newspaper "Paese Sera". Inspired by the movies, he later found work as a screenwriter and wrote several screenplays for a number of films, but the most important were his western collaborations, which included Cimitero senza croci (1969) and the Sergio Leone masterpiece C'era una volta il West (1968). He is known in italy as Master of Horror.
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Domenica In
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La porta sul buio
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Italian anthology horror miniseries conceived by Dario Argento....
Leçon de Cinéma
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La porta sul buio
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Italian anthology horror miniseries conceived by Dario Argento....
Call My Agent - Italia
Character: Dario Argento
Welcome behind the scenes of Italian show business from the point of view of those in charge of managing the careers - and lives - of the stars: the agents. Lea, Gabriele, Vittorio and Elvira are the soul of CMA and they give their souls to it, ready for anything to make their stars shine. Managers, friends, confidants and psychologists: a good agent is all that and more. And they, each with their own style, are the best. Between hectic days and mundane nights, it's their personal lives that los...
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Innocent Blood
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Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger....
Tales of the Uncanny
Character: Self (archive footage)
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films....
Cult of Terror
Character: Self - Filmmaker
A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror....
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
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Feature documentary which profiles both the 1978 film and the career of director George A. Romero, including extensive interviews with all principle cast members and production personnel....
Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria
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A short documentary about Suspiria by Dario Argento....
Close Up
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More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine...
Dario Argento's World of Horror
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Documentary on horror/mystery filmmaker Dario Argento. Features an in-depth interview with Argento and covers his work from 1969 to 1985....
Ennio
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A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores....
Bits & Pieces
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Dive into the Eternal City – see Rome like you’ve never seen it before. Storefront robberies, bizarre murders, career dreamers, and cameos from Italy's foremost directors and actors feature in this star-studded omnibus tale about life and love....
Dario Argento: Panico
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This documentary about the great master of European horror and fantastic films offers an immersive exploration into the life and legacy of the director of Suspiria. Using the writing process of his next film as a starting point, Dario Argento Panico immerses us in the mind of the Italian genius, and offers testimonials from other filmmakers who love his work, all key names in today's world of cinema including Gaspar Noé and Guillermo Del Toro....
Linee d'ombra
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Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
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This documentary is featured on the Limited Edition DVD for Opera, released in 2001....
CVLT
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In the clip for the song "Cvlt" the rappers Salmo and Noyz Narcos go to the master's house. Things take an unexpected turn....
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
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A documentary which explores the life and the career of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the greatest Italian directors, through archival footage and interviews....
Tripping The Dark Fantastic
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Showcasing a live performance at Earth Theatre, London in 2021 and interviews with the artists he has collaborated with from over 35 years of scoring horror, fantasy and genre films, TRIPPING THE DARK FANTASTIC is a stunning record of musician Simon Boswell’s career. An exciting trip through such classics as PHENOMENA, DEMONS 2, STAGE FRIGHT, SANTA SANGRE, PERDITA DURANGO, LORD OF ILLUSIONS, SHALLOW GRAVE, HARDWARE and many others, peppered with appearances by the likes of directors Dario Argent...
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
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Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the 1920s to the Belgian lesbian vampires in the 1970s, from the black-gloved killers of Italian bloody giallo cinema to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War, and finally reveals how Europe's turbulent 20th century forged its ground-breaking horror tradition....
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
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Documentary that explores Argento's film career....
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
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To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating the Spaghetti Western genre and transforming the international cinematic panorama forever with his innovative stylistic and narrative solutions, which have now become part of the language of the movies. The film, which is enriched with precious archive footage...
Nessuno siamo perfetti
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A loving portrait of reclusive comic-book writer Tiziano Sclavi, creator of Dylan Dog...
We Are Cinema
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An Italian documentary about Italian cinema....
DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit
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Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
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Newly edited version of Luigi Cozzi's 1997 documentary "Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento" focusing on the museum-part of the "Profondo Rosso" shop....
Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain
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Deep Argento
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Dario Argento is one of the most acclaimed Italian directors in the world, revered as if he were a rock star. At the same time, however, he is a person who has always protected his private life. This documentary breaks that taboo and delves into the most intimate aspects of his life and career, uncovering personal documents and photographs that, until now, had been jealously guarded....
Blood on Méliès' Moon
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France, 1890. Inventor Louis Le Prince vanishes under mysterious circumstances right after he created a device that, five years later, the Lumière Brothers will call The Cinematographer. What if they had stolen Le Prince’s idea and wacked him afterwards? The mystery remains for more than a century, until Luigi Cozzi picks up a strange book called “The Roaming Universe” in the horror museum of his pal Dario Argento. The origin of this enigmatic book troubles him. This particular science-fiction n...
Fear in the Dark
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A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee....
Of Flies and Maggots
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Feature-length documentary including interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento, and many of the cast and crew members....
Dario Argento: Master of Horror
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A documentary about the films of Italian horror director Dario Argento. Included are clips from many of his films and interviews with friends, actors and colleagues....
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
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Documentary about Dario Argento, "Profondo Rosso" shop in Rome, and most important works throughout his career....
Stephen King's World of Horror
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This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45 minutes, was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself. Instead, This Is Horror (copyright 1989) was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments. This new special used some framing footage from the original 'World of Horror' but is primarily newer interviews and behind-the-scenes footage about what was hot in horror ...
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Character: Self - Filmmaker
The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances....
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
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Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava...
Inferno
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A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house....
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
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A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry....
Friedkin Uncut
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An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die in L.A. and Killer Joe. For the first time Friedkin opens up, guiding the audience on a fascinating journey through the themes and the stories that have influenced his life and his artistic career....
Ban the Sadist Videos!
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An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain....
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
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Documentary about the shooting of 'Suspiria' that details everything that lovers of horror genre can desire, including the inspiration of the plot, the director, the cast, the style, the music and, of course, its worldwide success. Argento, Daria Nicolodi, Jessica Harper, Udo Kier, Stafania Casini, Giuseppe Colombo, Luciano Tovoli and several members of the progressive rock band Goblin (Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Massino Marante) are interviewed to learn about their work in the film....
Masters of Horror
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Documentary showcasing the work of prominent film directors in the horror genre. Featuring interviews with the directors, behind the scenes footage and clips from popular horror films, and hosted by Bruce Campbell, star of The Evil Dead (1981)....
Du sang sur la neige
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Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
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Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime fiction, to its later influences on the modern slasher film genre. Featuring interviews with Dario Argento, Umberto Lenzi, Luigi Cozzi, Richard Stanley, and more....
Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist
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This documentary is featured on Arrow Video's 2011 DVD & Blu-ray releases for The Beyond (1981)....
All the Colors of Giallo
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'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the most intense, extreme and influential genres in movie history. In this unprecedented collection, experience the full chronological evolution of giallo with more than 100 rare and classic trailers from such masters as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi and many more. Then slip on black leather gloves and set the mood with a Bonus CD of legendary soun...
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
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A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious reasons, is in fact separated from his wife and leads a frenetic life divided between numerous lovers....
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
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Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
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The Last Movie Painter
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A fantastic journey through the world of Renato Casaro, one of the most important illustrators that the world’s film poster industry has ever known....
Suspiria
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An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders....
Deep Red
Character: Murderer's Hands (uncredited)
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his neighbor, a psychic. With the help of a tenacious young reporter he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods, and the two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence....
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
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The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimonies of collaborators, actors, directors and critics who reconstruct every aspect of his creative activity....
Opera
Character: Narrator (Italian version) (voice) (uncredited)
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself....
Tenebre
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A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel....
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
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A complete and never-before-seen portrait of the life of a young girl from Pula (Istria) who quickly became one of the most famous and beloved actresses of Italian and international cinema, told through the words of her unpublished letters and diaries, photographs, homemade films in 8 mm, and new interviews with her relatives, friends, and collaborators....
The Five Days
Character: Bandaged Man with Tranzunto (uncredited)
In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution....
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
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Italian Kings Of B
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Documentary on Italian genre cinema....
Vortex
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Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia....
Dario Argento: My Cinema
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Documentary on the films of Dario Argento from his debut "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" up until "The Phantom of the Opera"....
Titanus 1904
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When There's no More Room in Hell
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Documentary about the making of the European version of George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead"....