Cinema Looks at Itself: Both Sides of the Screen, Every Movie Tagged In The Daily Horror Hunt. 'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the most intense, extreme and influential genres in movie history. When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the... "Miss World 1970: The launch of a revolution", "If it chooses you, nothing can save you. Even though the quality of interviews technically is great, the filmmakers should have looked at the documentary - Eurocrime! Giallo’s, as was emphasised multiple times throughout the documentary, are beautiful to watch. Then slip on black leather gloves and set the mood with a Bonus CD of legendary soundtrack music from composers that include Ennio Morricone, Riz Ortolani, Bruno Nicolai, Stelvio Cipriani and others, along with all-new featurettes that thrust even deeper into the genre. This is always an issue with these specialized examinations of genres, but I don’t think it is a problem, as it is more important to welcome fresh audiences than catering to established fans. Some might find it a bit dull but it will be very interesting for total film geeks like myself. This is especially true in the wake of films like Not Quite Hollywood, which provide similar road maps, but in a much more kinetic, vibrant fashion. All the Colors of Giallo. Also: Umberto Lenzi appears with what looks like spaghetti sauce stains around his lips. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the most intense, extreme and influential genres in movie history. The ultimate giallo documentary has yet to be made. Each week they…, Just a convenient place to group together all the films I’ve seen of the creepy persuasion. Experience the evolution of the Italian horror genre with over 100 trailers from filmmakers including Mario Bava, Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci. Disc one contains the documentary All the Colors of Giallo by Federico Caddeo, which features interviews with writers like Dardano Sacchetti and Ernesto Gastaldi as well as George Hilton, Daria Nicolodi, Barbara Bouchet, Nieves Navarro and the still lovely Ms. Fenech, plus Argento, Umberto Lenzi, Lamberto Bava, Sergio Martino and even audio from the past from Lucio Fulci! Report this film. ", "Everyone ends up in the same damned place. Sure, you could filter…. Rather informative if you're not familiar with the history of giallo, but my God these guys go on and on about each other's careers and rarely does it cut away to any supplemental footage except occasionally to trailers for the films they are talking about. All the Colors of Giallo. View all posts by Marc Fusion. And to that point, All the Colors of Giallo still has value even if you’re an expert on giallo, as the interviews with the artists involved are a pleasure to watch. 70. Al bij al een documentaire die je Giallo-kennis op pijl houdt en je een idee geeft wat voor impact het heeft gehad voor de Italiaanse filmgeschiedenis en filmgeschiedenis in het algemeen :). Ends in a comically abrupt fashion right after a worthless anecdote is shared. But the information is great, so while the presentation isn’t memorable, it covers the basic needs of the material. The clips used could have been more engaging - I don’t know how many times I saw credits of films. Essentially just a series of interviews by talking heads, but they are the best talking heads imaginable: George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Dario Argento, Sergio Martini, Lucio Fulci (archival), Umberto Lenzi, Daria Nicolodi, Lamberto Bava, etc. "But be warned," says Gizmodo.com, "Once you start going down the blood- slicked giallo rabbit hole, you may become dangerously obsessed.". Documentaries on film and the people who make them. Change ), 90 Day Fiance – Before the 90 Days: Season 4 (2020). The disc also includes an interview with John Martin, who edits The Giallo Pages. TMDb Mobile site. Solid. © Letterboxd Limited. He's definitely a smart dude, but, I hate to admit, he becomes a tad boring because we see so much of him. But if you really love the subgenre like I do, you know you need to see it just for those couple of nuggets you haven’t heard before. De curieuze neus gaat hier kaas van eten maar de die-hard Giallomaan (?) Film data from TMDb. There aren't any surprises, and it often feels like a bunch of featurettes edited together, but it's nice to see folks like Argento, Lenzi, and Martino all together in one documentary. But sadly it's let down by incredibly bad editing. ☠️ Are You Morbid? Al de talking heads zijn Italiaans wat de docu een authentieke en aimabele dimensie geeft; zeer praatgrage spaghettivreters voor de lens! Then slip on black leather gloves and set the mood with a Bonus CD of legendary soundtrack music from composers that include Ennio Morricone, Riz Ortolani, Bruno Nicolai, Stelvio Cipriani and others, along with all-new featurettes that thrust even deeper into the genre. Ótimo apanhado geral com entrevistas com os grandes nomes do giallo, mas o que me impressionou mesmo foi a ainda esplendorosa beleza de Edwige Fenech. In depth documentary on the "Giallo" that is pretty damn enjoyable but get your noggin ready for a hefty 90 minute info-dump. It’s very haphazard and poorly organized. All this does is make me love the genre even more. This was jammed full with interesting information, much of it delivered by some of the major artists involved in the seminal giallo films. I don’t feel like many of these aesthetically pleasing clips were shown. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. All The Colors Of Giallo. There’s also a nice vintage audio interview with Lucio Fulci that I believe was done for the book Spaghetti Nightmares. twitter.com/marcfusion Plot: All the Colors of Giallo is a feature length look at one of the most stylish horror genres, the seductive and violent world of giallo cinema. This piece provides a broad overview of giallo and begins at the origins of the genre, the yellow tinted books that inspired the movement. Enter Federico Caddeo’s All the Colors of Giallo (2019), a great overview for newbies and vets alike, overflowing with three discs of crimson wonder by Severin Films. The director should have hired someone to do it instead of doing it himself. More details at Games. Starting off by acknowledging the debt these films owe to the German Krimi films, it shows us how Mario Bava pretty much invented the genre (not to mention the Slasher with A Bay of Blood) in 1963 with The Girl Who Knew Too Much, and how Dario Argento then reinvented it in 1970 with The Bird With the Crystal Plummage, which really kicked off the craze. I’ve seen nearly every film referenced here and most of the filmmaker and actor interviews have been excerpted on the various blu-ray releases of those films, yet watching the trailers and the wrapped interview/overview was terrific. Plot: All the Colors of Giallo is a feature length look at one of the most stylish horror genres, the seductive and violent world of giallo cinema. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Other than some interesting asides from the likes of Argento it's mostly this one guy just absolutely barreling through film after film after film. In this unprecedented collection, experience the full chronological evolution of giallo with more than 100 rare and classic trailers from such masters as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio …