Italian horror film directors / Louis Paul ; with forewords by Jess Franco and Antonella Fulchi ; cover art by Mark Durr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paul, Louis, author.

Franco, Jesus, author of introduction, etc.

Fulchi, Antonella, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Durr, Mark, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--Italy--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Motion picture producers and directors--Italy.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is no cinema with such effect as that of the hallucinatory Italian horror film. From Riccardo Freda's I Vampiri in 1956 to Il Cartaio in 2004, this work recounts the origins of the genre, celebrates at length ten of its auteurs, and discusses the noteworthy films of many others associated with the genre. The directors discussed in detail are Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava, Mario Bava, Ruggero Deodato, Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Antonio Margheriti, Aristide Massaccesi, Bruno Mattei, and Michele Soavi. Each chapter includes a biography, a detailed career account, discussion of influences bo

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; The Leading Horror Film Directors; Foreword by Jess Franco; Foreword by Antonella Fulci; Preface; Introduction: The Evolution of the Italian Horror Film; Dario Argento; Lamberto Bava; Mario Bava; Ruggero Deodato; Lucio Fulci; Umberto Lenzi; Antonio Margheriti; Aristide Massaccesi; Bruno Mattei; Michele Soavi; Other Significant Horror Film Directors; Marcello Avallone; Pupi Avati; Mariano Baino; Francesco Barilli; Sergio Bergonzelli; Giulio Berruti; Andrea Bianchi; Mario Bianchi (Montero); Antonio Bido; Antonio Boccaci; Giuliano Carnimeo; Mario Colucci; Luigi Cozzi

Armando CrispinoMassimo Dallamano; Damiano Damiani; Fabrizio De Angelis; Alberto De Martino; Rino Di Silvestro; Giorgio Ferroni; Al Festa; Riccardo Freda; Mario Gariazzo; Gianfranco Giagni; Enzo Girolami; Marino Girolami; Aldo Lado; Mario Landi; Sergio Martino; Stelvio Massi; Camillo Mastrocinque; Emilio Miraglia; Sergio Pastore; Renato Polselli; Massimo Pupillo; Giulio Questi; Piero Regnoli; Mario Siciliano; Paolo Solvay; Epilogue: The Future of Italian Horror Films; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 26, 2015).

ISBN:

0-7864-8749-6