So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films

So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films

Beginning with the release of Mario Bava's THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH in 1963, Italian filmmakers developed and perfected their own peculiar brand of mystery-thriller known as the giallo. Named after the yellow (giallo in Italian) covers of the murder mysteries published by Mondadori, the giallo is awash in fetishistic imagery. For many fans, these filmsâ€”popularized in the works by writer-director Dario Argento, whose name is synonymous with the genre, thanks to such films as THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and DEEP REDâ€”focus on stylized images of violent death: killers dressed in black stalking glamorous-looking victims through baroque architecture, literally painting the walls red with their blood. This is only one aspect of the giallo, however. With their groovy soundtracks by legendary composers like Ennio Morricone and Stelvio Cipriani and glamorous damsels-in-distress like Edwige Fenech, Rosalba Neri and Asia Argento, these films offer a heady mixture of sex, horror and suspense; at their best, they took excess to a hypnotic level. Troy Howarth, the author of THE HAUNTED WORLD OF MARIO BAVA and the co-author of the up-coming THE TOME OF TERROR series, examines the genre from its inception through its inevitable decline. Covering everything from popular fan favorites by the likes of Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento to lesser-known gems by Cesare Canevari, Massimo Dallamano and Paolo Cavara as well as the worst of the worst by the least inspired of hacks, SO DEADLY, SO PERVERSE provides an in-depth examination of a genre that has too often been marginalized in other studies of the horror film and the thriller. In addition to reviews of every giallo made between 1963 and 2013, this two-part study of the gialloâ€”with volume two (covering 1974 onwards) coming later in the yearâ€”is also lavishly illustrated with rare and colorful stills and poster art.
Country USA
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Country	USA
Brand	Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.
Manufacturer	Midnight Marquee Press, Inc.
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
IsAdultProduct	1
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781936168507
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films

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