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Spirits of Death
Directed by Romano Scavolini
Screenplay by
Story byGiuseppe Mangione [1]
Produced byFranca Luciani [1]
Starring
CinematographyRomano Scavolini [1]
Edited by Francesco Bertuccioli [1]
Music by Fiorenzo Carpi [1]
Production
company
KMG Cinema [1]
Distributed byRegional
Release date
  • 30 November 1972 (1972-11-30) (Italy)
Running time
92 minutes [1]
CountryItaly [1]
Box office 65.564 million

Spirits of Death ( Italian: Un bianco vestito per Marialé/ translation: A White Dress for Mariale) is a 1972 Italian film directed by Romano Scavolini and starring Ida Galli, Ivan Rassimov and Luigi Pistilli. [2] The film was also released as Exorcisme Tragique (Tragic Exorcism). [3]

Plot

As a child, Mariale witnesses the murder of her mother at her father's hands. She later becomes a recluse, living by herself in a dark, gloomy castle. Mariale decides to invite some friends over for the weekend and stages a decadent orgiastic party. Then a series of grisly murders begin to occur.

Cast

Style

Although the film is often described as a giallo, film historian Roberto Curti stated it only becomes a violent murder mystery about an hour into the film. [4] Curti described the giallo trademarks of violent murders and a twist ending are marginal when compared to other films of the genre at the time. [4] Curti opined the film was one like a perverse kammerspiel which borrowed from both gothic and avant-garde theatre. [4]

Production

Following his return from Vietnam where he was a freelance photographer, director Romano Scavolini returned to his native Italy where he started his film career again as a genre filmmaker. [4]

Release

Spirits of Death was released in Italy on 30 November 1972. [1] The film grossed 65.564 million Italian lire in Italy on its release. [1] When the film was released in France, it was titled Exorcisme tragique to try and bank on the popular success of The Exorcist. [5]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Curti stated that Scavolini's direction and Fiorenzo Carpi's score "cannot overcome the script's many shortcoming–namely, sketchily developed characters, pretentious dialogue, heavy-handed symbolism." [6] Scavolini later referred to the film as a film "which only deserves to be forgotten" [7]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2017, p. 57.
  2. ^ Chiti, Poppi & Lancia 1991, p. 70-79.
  3. ^ Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN  1476629609
  4. ^ a b c d Curti 2017, p. 58.
  5. ^ Curti 2017, p. 60.
  6. ^ Curti 2017, p. 59.
  7. ^ Palmerini & Mistretta 1996, p. 127.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN  978-1476629605.
  • Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film (in Italian). Gremese. ISBN  8876059695.
  • Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). Spaghetti Nightmares (in Italian). M&P edizioni.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spirits of Death
Directed by Romano Scavolini
Screenplay by
Story byGiuseppe Mangione [1]
Produced byFranca Luciani [1]
Starring
CinematographyRomano Scavolini [1]
Edited by Francesco Bertuccioli [1]
Music by Fiorenzo Carpi [1]
Production
company
KMG Cinema [1]
Distributed byRegional
Release date
  • 30 November 1972 (1972-11-30) (Italy)
Running time
92 minutes [1]
CountryItaly [1]
Box office 65.564 million

Spirits of Death ( Italian: Un bianco vestito per Marialé/ translation: A White Dress for Mariale) is a 1972 Italian film directed by Romano Scavolini and starring Ida Galli, Ivan Rassimov and Luigi Pistilli. [2] The film was also released as Exorcisme Tragique (Tragic Exorcism). [3]

Plot

As a child, Mariale witnesses the murder of her mother at her father's hands. She later becomes a recluse, living by herself in a dark, gloomy castle. Mariale decides to invite some friends over for the weekend and stages a decadent orgiastic party. Then a series of grisly murders begin to occur.

Cast

Style

Although the film is often described as a giallo, film historian Roberto Curti stated it only becomes a violent murder mystery about an hour into the film. [4] Curti described the giallo trademarks of violent murders and a twist ending are marginal when compared to other films of the genre at the time. [4] Curti opined the film was one like a perverse kammerspiel which borrowed from both gothic and avant-garde theatre. [4]

Production

Following his return from Vietnam where he was a freelance photographer, director Romano Scavolini returned to his native Italy where he started his film career again as a genre filmmaker. [4]

Release

Spirits of Death was released in Italy on 30 November 1972. [1] The film grossed 65.564 million Italian lire in Italy on its release. [1] When the film was released in France, it was titled Exorcisme tragique to try and bank on the popular success of The Exorcist. [5]

Reception

In a retrospective review, Curti stated that Scavolini's direction and Fiorenzo Carpi's score "cannot overcome the script's many shortcoming–namely, sketchily developed characters, pretentious dialogue, heavy-handed symbolism." [6] Scavolini later referred to the film as a film "which only deserves to be forgotten" [7]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2017, p. 57.
  2. ^ Chiti, Poppi & Lancia 1991, p. 70-79.
  3. ^ Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN  1476629609
  4. ^ a b c d Curti 2017, p. 58.
  5. ^ Curti 2017, p. 60.
  6. ^ Curti 2017, p. 59.
  7. ^ Palmerini & Mistretta 1996, p. 127.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN  978-1476629605.
  • Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film (in Italian). Gremese. ISBN  8876059695.
  • Palmerini, Luca M.; Mistretta, Gaetano (1996). Spaghetti Nightmares (in Italian). M&P edizioni.

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