Most gialli are focused on the aesthetic, making sure all the black boxes are checked - black gloves, black hat, black, black, black – and that the tropes are trotted out in a fairly predictable (yet entertaining) fashion. Stemming from procedurals, it makes sense for a strong structure to support the weight of red herrings and redder victims. And then there’s The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972), a giallo that loves the form so much it can’t help but be affectionate towards it, resulting in something closer to comedy than horror. The result is surprising and wholly entertaining.
Released in Italy in August, The Case of the Bloody Iris (Original Italian title: Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer? Aka What Are Those Strange Drops of Blood Doing on Jennifer's Body? – a very giallo title if there ever was one) was met with positive reviews, especially...
Released in Italy in August, The Case of the Bloody Iris (Original Italian title: Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer? Aka What Are Those Strange Drops of Blood Doing on Jennifer's Body? – a very giallo title if there ever was one) was met with positive reviews, especially...
- 10/24/2020
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Woody Allen channels the spirit of Fellini with four engaging tales of sex, celebrity and married life
After his unhappy experiences filming in London and what I considered an indifferent visit to Spain in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen was approaching peak form last year exploring the subject of nostalgia and cultural tourism in Midnight in Paris. He's now moved on to a country in which a man called Oreste Lionello became nationally famous for dubbing Allen into Italian. But his presence in Rome is not to do with money alone, though that's an important incentive. It's the city most closely associated with his southern European idol Federico Fellini, to whom he has often paid homage in the past (most notably with Stardust Memories and Radio Days), and indeed the cinematic idea of "the Eternal City", as the place is referred to with half-mocking reverence, is central to his latest film.
After his unhappy experiences filming in London and what I considered an indifferent visit to Spain in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen was approaching peak form last year exploring the subject of nostalgia and cultural tourism in Midnight in Paris. He's now moved on to a country in which a man called Oreste Lionello became nationally famous for dubbing Allen into Italian. But his presence in Rome is not to do with money alone, though that's an important incentive. It's the city most closely associated with his southern European idol Federico Fellini, to whom he has often paid homage in the past (most notably with Stardust Memories and Radio Days), and indeed the cinematic idea of "the Eternal City", as the place is referred to with half-mocking reverence, is central to his latest film.
- 9/15/2012
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Allen's Voice Dubber Dies
An Italian actor who dubbed the voices of Woody Allen and Charlie Chaplin in movies has died, aged 81.
Oreste Lionello passed away in Rome, Italy on Thursday after a long illness, according to his friend director Pier Francesco Pingitore
Lionello was Italy's 'voice' of actors Allen and Chaplin, as well as Jerry Lewis, Gene Wilder and other comic stars.
He started out working in theatre as a comic actor and in cabaret, where he was noted for his imitations of veteran Italian politician Giulio Andreotti.
Lionello also worked successfully as an entertainer on Italian TV in the 1970s and 1980s.
The city of Rome plan to hold a wake for Lionello in City Hall, on Thursday night, with his funeral slated for Saturday.
Oreste Lionello passed away in Rome, Italy on Thursday after a long illness, according to his friend director Pier Francesco Pingitore
Lionello was Italy's 'voice' of actors Allen and Chaplin, as well as Jerry Lewis, Gene Wilder and other comic stars.
He started out working in theatre as a comic actor and in cabaret, where he was noted for his imitations of veteran Italian politician Giulio Andreotti.
Lionello also worked successfully as an entertainer on Italian TV in the 1970s and 1980s.
The city of Rome plan to hold a wake for Lionello in City Hall, on Thursday night, with his funeral slated for Saturday.
- 2/19/2009
- WENN
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