Italian Gothic Horror Films (1980-1989)
๐ Fiction
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2019
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Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989
โ Scribed by Roberto Curti
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 233
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
The Italian Gothic horror genre underwent many changes in the 1980s, with masters such as Mario Bava and Riccardo Freda dying or retiring and young filmmakers such as Lamberto Bava (Macabro, Demons) and Michele Soavi (The Church) surfacing.
Horror films proved commercially successful in the first half of the decade thanks to Dario Argento (both as director and producer) and Lucio Fulci, but the rise of made-for-TV products has resulted in the gradual disappearance of genre products from the big screen.
This book examines all the Italian Gothic films of the 1980s. It includes previously unpublished trivia and production data taken from official archive papers, original scripts and interviews with filmmakers, actors and scriptwriters. The entries include a complete cast and crew list, plot summary, production history and analysis. Two appendices list direct-to-video releases and made-for-TV films.
โฆ Table of Contents
Cover
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Introduction
A Note on the Entries
Abbreviations
Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980โ1989
1981
1982
1983
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Appendix 1: Direct-to-Video Releases
Appendix 2: Made-for-TV Films
Bibliography
Index
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