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Dario Argento
Director 85 years old

Dario Argento

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his... Read full bio →

Filmography

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13 titles
Vortex

Vortex

Gaspar Noé 2021 2h 22m

Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

Ennio

Ennio

Giuseppe Tornatore 2021 2h 36m 8.0

A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.

Tales of the Uncanny

Tales of the Uncanny

David Gregory 2020 1h 44m 6.0

David Gregory and Kier-La Janisse take a detailed look at the history of horror anthology films with the help of more than sixty writers, genre specialists, and members of the film industry.

L'ultimo uomo che dipinse il cinema

L'ultimo uomo che dipinse il cinema

Walter Bencini 2020 1h 30m

A fantastic journey through the world of Renato Casaro, one of the most important illustrators that the world’s film poster industry has ever known.

Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

Francesco Zippel 2018 1h 47m

In this documentary, the hotshot director of The Exorcist (1973) and The French Connection (1971), now 83 years old, is interviewed about his career, and a number of his colleagues and admirers weigh in with reminiscences and tributes.

Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

John Landis 1992 1h 52m 6.3

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger.

Opera

Opera

Dario Argento 1987 1h 47m 6.6

A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

Tenebre

Tenebre

Dario Argento 1982 1h 41m 7.2

A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.

Inferno

Inferno

Dario Argento 1980 1h 47m 8.2

Semi-sequal to 'Suspiria' has a American college student in Rome, and his sister in New York investigating a series of killings in both locations where their resident addresses are the domain of two covens of witches.

Suspiria

Suspiria

Dario Argento 1977 1h 39m 8.1

A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the staff of the school are actually a coven of witches bent on chaos and destruction.

Profondo rosso

Profondo rosso

Dario Argento 1975 2h 7m 8.1

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

Le cinque giornate

Le cinque giornate

Dario Argento 1973 2h 2m 3.0

In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.

Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?

Scusi, lei è favorevole o contrario?

Alberto Sordi 1966 2h 9m

A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious reasons, is in fact separated from his wife and leads a frenetic life divided between numerous lovers.

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