Dario Argento
Dario Argento
Dario Argentois an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo, and for his influence on modern horror movies...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth7 September 1940
CityRome, Italy
CountryItaly
change movies natural shooting time
Shooting movies has changed, and me too - I have changed. And then, every film I do, something in my mind, my soul, changes. My natural change, I change at the same time as the films, I think.
ability contrast create epic italian-director movies
This is in contrast with some of my other movies where I used Ennio Morricone for his ability to create an epic feel through his music.
audience change good needs original remake respect title
No, it's interesting to remake a film for the contemporary audience today. I think it's a good idea; it needs to respect the original idea. Don't just take the title and change everything else.
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'Deep Red' (1975) is my favorite movie. The character David Hemmings plays is very much based on my own personality. It was a very strong film, very brutal, and of course the censors were upset. It was cut by almost an hour in some countries.
freud gone italian-director opened
I've never gone into analysis. But Freud opened a door, I know.
problem recognize
I am young. I didn't know that. But I don't recognize myself. That's my problem with the mirror. I see only the ugliness.
italian-director
So I haven't thought about the critics for a long time.
along exactly says telling
I make a film - and once I've made it, everyone comes along and says 'Ah! This is a film that's political, or social', or whatever. But I'm not telling the story that they see. I made a film, told a story, but I wasn't thinking about exactly what it all meant.
cutting sad time
For a long time, censors have been cutting my works. This makes me so sad, because many times they will tell me, 'Television won't like, so we have to cut, cut, cut!'
united
I'm appreciated more abroad. In America, Japan... and in the United Kingdom.
bought couple italian-director next original paris shown time version
But now we have bought the film back and it will be shown in Paris in the original version for the first time in the next couple of months.
copies former good italian-director
Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies.
began family follow phantom rains stories vacation
I was very young, and I was on vacation with my family, and there was a retrospective of old films, and one of them was 'The Phantom of the Opera' with Claude Rains that was in color. It was something very important for my career because I began to follow these stories that were morbid.
I don't like landscapes. I like cities. Lots of cities. I like buildings. I like streets.