Tenebrae | MIFF 2023 | IIC Melbourne
TenebraeDir. Dario Argento, ItalyInspired by the director’s own brush with an obsessive fan, this stylish slasher offers metacommentary on sexism and screen violence. American crime writer Peter Neal is greeted in Rome not only by a cavalcade of attentive journalists but by two detectives investigating a homicide. A woman’s throat has been slit, mimicking a […]
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The Black Cat | MIFF 2023 | IIC Melbourne
The Black CatDir. Dario Argento Italy, USAHarvey Keitel stars in this adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s tale of obsession and violence, nowsplendidly restored by Cinecittà. Rod Usher (Keitel) is no stranger to the dark and gruesome; he’s frequently called on by local police to documenthorrific crime scenes. But when his girlfriend Annabel, a violinist, brings […]
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Four Flies on Grey Velvet | MIFF 2023 | IIC Melbourne
Four Flies on Grey VelvetDir. Dario Argento Italy, FranceA quirky and lesser-known piece of the Italian giallo maestro’s tapestry, and a lesson in cinematic innovation. Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, is being watched by a mysterious man. He follows the shady figure into a theatre, where a struggle ensues; Roberto accidentally stabs the […]
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The Bird With the Crystal Plumage | MIFF 2023 | IIC Melbourne
The Bird With the Crystal PlumageDir. Dario Argento Italy, West GermanyIn Dario Argento’s assured and tense debut, an American expat in Rome is entangled in a serial killer’s web. Sam Dalmas is a struggling writer living abroad with his girlfriend Julia (Suzy Kendall, To Sir, With Love); he makes ends meet by writing manuals about […]
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The Cat o’ Nine Tails | MIFF 2023 | IIC Melbourne
The Cat o’ Nine TailsDir. Dario Argento Italy, France, West GermanyDo murderous thoughts lurk in our very DNA? Dario Argento interrogates nature vs nurture inhis suspenseful second film. When a mysterious break-in occurs at the Terzi Institute for genetic research, the only thing amiss is the glaring lack of stolen goods. But these apparently low […]
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Do You Like Hitchcock? | MIFF 2023 | IIC Melbourne
Do You Like Hitchcock?Dir. Dario Argento Italy, SpainIf you like Hitchcock, you’ll love Dario Argento’s exhilarating 2005 homage to the Master ofSuspense. Giulio is a Rome film student obsessed with the work of Alfred Hitchcock. He spends his time watching movies and spying on his attractive neighbour, Sasha, who he discovers frequents the same video […]
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Deep Red | MIFF 2023 | IIC Melbourne
Deep RedDir. Dario Argento ItalyHailed as one of the greatest giallo works ever made, this oneiric fever dream about an amateur sleuth attracted praise from Alfred Hitchcock himself. When a psychic is brutally murdered in her apartment, English jazz pianist Marcus – a resident of the same building – teams up with Gianna, an Italian […]
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Suspiria | MIFF 2023 | IIC Melbourne
SuspiriaDir. Dario Argento, ItalyWith a title derived from the Latin phrase ‘sighs from the depths’, Dario Argento’s most famous film is an undeniable masterwork of skin-crawling terror. Argento’s beloved classic fuses the refined and graceful movements of ballet with the bloody horror and melodrama of Italian giallo. Suzy is an American dance student who arrives at […]
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DIRECTOR IN FOCUS: ARGENTO RESTORED | MIFF 2023 | IIC MELBOURNE
DIRECTOR IN FOCUS: ARGENTO RESTORED Presented by Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne, Director in Focus: Argento Restored will see horror lovers rejoice in a huge film project of twelve brand new 4k restorations by the master of Italian horror. Restored by Cinecittà and overseen by the director himself, all restorations will screen at Melbourne International […]
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INCROCI – Maurizio Zaccaria
Maurizio Zaccaria, piano > Maurizio Zaccaria in concert on the IIC Melbourne Vimeo channel: click here Programme Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Selection of five Sonatas for keyboard instrumentFrom the Six pieces for piano Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) From the six pieces for piano: Valse caressante Night “I had the great joy, tonight, of having […]
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