Dario Argento Panico Explained

Director:Simone Scafidi
Producer:Giada Mazzoleni
Daniele Bolcato
Music:Alessandro Baldessari
Cinematography:Patrizio Saccò
Editing:Claudio Rossoni

Dario Argento Panico (also spelled Dario Argento: Panico) is a 2023 Italian-British documentary film co-written and directed by Simone Scafidi. It premiered out of competition at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Synopsis

The film focuses on Dario Argento's works as well as on his personal life. Interviewees include Argento's family, including his daughters Fiore and Asia and his first wife Marisa Casale, Argento's longtime collaborators such as Michele Soavi, Lamberto Bava, Luigi Cozzi, Franco Ferrini and Goblin's Claudio Simonetti, and directors who were influenced by his works, namely Guillermo del Toro, Nicolas Winding Refn and Gaspar Noé.[1] [2] [3]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in the Venice Classics sidebar.[4] It was released on Shudder on 2 February 2024.[5]

Reception

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dumas . Zoe . Dario Argento Panico Review: A Loving Portrait of a Flawed Horror Master . 13 April 2024 . . 1 February 2024 . en.
  2. News: Acerbo . Gabriele . Panico a Venezia 80 per Dario Argento. La recensione del documentario . 13 April 2024 . . 5 September 2023 . it.
  3. News: Dario Argento Panico: ecco il trailer del documentario dedicato al Maestro del brivido . 13 April 2024 . ComingSoon.it . 5 January 2024 . it.
  4. News: Leffler . Rebecca . 'Dario Argento Panico': first trailer for Venice documentary . 13 April 2024 . Screen International. 1 September 2023 . en.
  5. News: Grobar . Matt . 'Dario Argento Panico,' Documentary Retrospective On Iconic Giallo Filmmaker, Acquired By Shudder . 13 April 2024 . . 19 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Dario Argento Panico . . 7 August 2024 . en.