| The House of the Blue Shadows | |
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| Directed by | Beppe Cino |
| Screenplay by | Beppe Cino [1] |
| Story by | Beppe Cino [1] |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Amanda Sandrelli |
| Cinematography | Antonio Minutolo [1] |
| Edited by | Emanuele Foglietti [1] |
| Music by | Carlo Siliotto [1] |
Production company | Moviemachine S.r.l.
[1] |
| Distributed by | C.R.C./Real Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes [1] |
| Country | Italy [1] |
| Language | Italian |
La Casa del Buon Ritorno ( transl. The House of Good Returns) is a 1986 Italian giallo written and directed by Beppe Cino. It is also known as The House of the Blue Shadows. [2] The film was theatrically released in Germany as Das Haus der Blauen Schatten (The House With Blue Shutters). [3]
A little girl is pushed off a balcony to her death, and her murderer is never found. Fifteen years later, a young man named Luca and his fiancée Margit return to the house for a visit. Memories start returning slowly to Luca, and he begins to unravel the mystery of who killed the little girl. A strange woman named Ayesha turns up and unnerves Luca. Then murders begin to occur.
- Amanda Sandrelli as Margit
- Stefano Gabrini as Luca
- Lola Ledda as Lola
- Fiammetta Carena as Ayesha
- Francesco Costa as Bruno
- Eleonora Salvadori as Luca's mother
- Stanis Ledda (as Luca as a boy)
- Elvira Castellano
La Casa del Buron Ritorno was budgeted at 300 million Italian lire and was shot in 12 days on 16mm film in and around Rome. [1] [4] Actress Amanda Sandrelli commented that the film was shot quickly, "like pulling a tooth". [4]
La Casa del Buon Ritorno was first exhibited at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 1986. [1] [5] It was distributed theatrically in Italy by C.R.C./Real Film on 13 February 1987. [1] The film was never dubbed into English and did not receive any theatrical release in the United States or United Kingdom. [5]
The film received negative reviews on its initial premiere. [5] Lietta Tornabuoni in La Stampa stated that the film was "below an acceptable professional level" and that Stefano Gabrini could not act. [5] [6] [7] Maurizio Porro of Corriere della Sera stated that the film was not clear whether the film wanted to be a "thriller, a horror, a love story. ... or an analysis session: however, the unpleasant thing is that it seems like something already seen, and it wishes to remain deliberately obscure." [5] [6] [8]
Robert Firsching of AllMovie later described the film as an "atmospheric giallo" that "plays with the theme a bit more cleverly than most." [9] The review noted it recycled elements from older films such as Deep Red, Formula for a Murder and Onibaba but that the film was a "clever combination of rip-off and synthesis which has always been a hallmark of the national cinema, creates a unique, seemingly original story." [9]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Curti 2019, p. 136.
- ^ "The House of the Blue Shadows (1986)".
- ^ Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 18.
- ^ a b Curti 2019, p. 137.
- ^ a b c d e Curti 2019, p. 138.
- ^ a b Curti 2019, p. 139.
- ^ Tornabuoni, Lietta (September 2, 1986). "Una sola vita non basta, meglio due o tre". La Stampa (in Italian).
- ^ Porro, Maurizio (September 2, 1986). "Una "casa"-trappola per Amanda". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ a b Firsching, Robert. "La Casa Del Buon Ritorno (1986)". AllMovie. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
| The House of the Blue Shadows | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Directed by | Beppe Cino |
| Screenplay by | Beppe Cino [1] |
| Story by | Beppe Cino [1] |
| Produced by |
|
| Starring | Amanda Sandrelli |
| Cinematography | Antonio Minutolo [1] |
| Edited by | Emanuele Foglietti [1] |
| Music by | Carlo Siliotto [1] |
Production company | Moviemachine S.r.l.
[1] |
| Distributed by | C.R.C./Real Film |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 91 minutes [1] |
| Country | Italy [1] |
| Language | Italian |
La Casa del Buon Ritorno ( transl. The House of Good Returns) is a 1986 Italian giallo written and directed by Beppe Cino. It is also known as The House of the Blue Shadows. [2] The film was theatrically released in Germany as Das Haus der Blauen Schatten (The House With Blue Shutters). [3]
A little girl is pushed off a balcony to her death, and her murderer is never found. Fifteen years later, a young man named Luca and his fiancée Margit return to the house for a visit. Memories start returning slowly to Luca, and he begins to unravel the mystery of who killed the little girl. A strange woman named Ayesha turns up and unnerves Luca. Then murders begin to occur.
- Amanda Sandrelli as Margit
- Stefano Gabrini as Luca
- Lola Ledda as Lola
- Fiammetta Carena as Ayesha
- Francesco Costa as Bruno
- Eleonora Salvadori as Luca's mother
- Stanis Ledda (as Luca as a boy)
- Elvira Castellano
La Casa del Buron Ritorno was budgeted at 300 million Italian lire and was shot in 12 days on 16mm film in and around Rome. [1] [4] Actress Amanda Sandrelli commented that the film was shot quickly, "like pulling a tooth". [4]
La Casa del Buon Ritorno was first exhibited at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 1986. [1] [5] It was distributed theatrically in Italy by C.R.C./Real Film on 13 February 1987. [1] The film was never dubbed into English and did not receive any theatrical release in the United States or United Kingdom. [5]
The film received negative reviews on its initial premiere. [5] Lietta Tornabuoni in La Stampa stated that the film was "below an acceptable professional level" and that Stefano Gabrini could not act. [5] [6] [7] Maurizio Porro of Corriere della Sera stated that the film was not clear whether the film wanted to be a "thriller, a horror, a love story. ... or an analysis session: however, the unpleasant thing is that it seems like something already seen, and it wishes to remain deliberately obscure." [5] [6] [8]
Robert Firsching of AllMovie later described the film as an "atmospheric giallo" that "plays with the theme a bit more cleverly than most." [9] The review noted it recycled elements from older films such as Deep Red, Formula for a Murder and Onibaba but that the film was a "clever combination of rip-off and synthesis which has always been a hallmark of the national cinema, creates a unique, seemingly original story." [9]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Curti 2019, p. 136.
- ^ "The House of the Blue Shadows (1986)".
- ^ Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 18.
- ^ a b Curti 2019, p. 137.
- ^ a b c d e Curti 2019, p. 138.
- ^ a b Curti 2019, p. 139.
- ^ Tornabuoni, Lietta (September 2, 1986). "Una sola vita non basta, meglio due o tre". La Stampa (in Italian).
- ^ Porro, Maurizio (September 2, 1986). "Una "casa"-trappola per Amanda". Corriere della Sera.
- ^ a b Firsching, Robert. "La Casa Del Buon Ritorno (1986)". AllMovie. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.