Deep Red
by Dario Argento
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Actor: Daria Nicolodi, David HemmingsDirector: Dario Argento
Brand: RYK
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Published), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Italian (Published), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 126 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 709
Studio: Blue Underground
Product features:
- Dario Argento s Masterpiece In It s Full-Length Director s Cut! An English jazz pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal hatchet murder of a renowned psychic and is quickly drawn into the savage crime. With the help of a tenacious female reporter, the pair track a twisted trail of deranged clues and relentless violence towards a shocking climax that has ripped screams from the throats of aud
Movie Reviews of Deep Red
Movie Review: What Horror Films Should Be
Summary: 5 Stars
"Deep Red," if nothing else, serves a reminder that horror films were once considered art and were made by people who actually knew what they were doing. The film is directed by Dario Argento, a celebrated director of Italian horror films. I'm no aficionado on Argento and this film serves as my introduction to his material. What we have here is not only a horror film that will inspire lovers of that genre, but a horror film that can be appreciated by those who enjoys the art of movies as well. Argento knows how to direct and he has a distinct visual flourish that makes this film the sort of pseudo-horror equivalent to the film "2001: A Space Odyssey," certainly in the sense that it's style influenced many later horror films in the way "2001" did with science-fiction. Released in 1975, this film has been largely influential with both its style and technique; and many shots in the film seem like mirror images of later films in the genre.
Before the opening credits finish rolling, there is a brilliant shot of two shadows appearing to be in a violent scuffle before a bloody knife falls to the floor. This scene sets up the visual tone of the rest of the film and instantly grabs your attention.
The film's plot is relatively familiar, with a protagonist that does everything the police should be doing and does it better than if the police were doing it. The protagonist of this story is Marc Daly, an English jazz pianist living in Italy. One night, from the street below, he witnesses the murder of his neighbor Helga Ulman, a clairvoyant. Due to a mysterious painting he know he saw in the woman's apartment that disappears moments later, Marc is drawn to investigate the murder with the help of persistent reporter Gianna (Daria Nicolodi, who plays the role in a way so that we're never really sure about her).
Of course, along the way, Marc risks his life tracking the killer while more bodies pile up. You've all seen a horror film.
The film's script (by Argento and Bernardo Zapponi) in the hands of a lesser director could've been a tedious bore. This script in the hands of most horror-film directors would've been a tedious bore. Argento is smarter than that though. He knows that it's atmosphere and suspense that make a great horror film, not just gratuitous violence and nudity. "Deep red" has plenty of violence, blood, and gore...But it also has style.
One of the most brilliant examples of great horror filmmaking is a scene in which a woman is drowned in a bathtub filled with boiling hot water. This scene is horrifying despite little gore and blood. Argento relies on editing, music, and cinematography to build suspense that leads to a horrifying payoff.
The musical score of the film, composed by Giorgio Gaslini and the band Goblin, is unusual for the genre but fits the material perfectly and punctuates every scene with the exact tone needed. Although, parts of the score are reminiscent of the original "Halloween" film (released three years later).
Creative editing techniques and wonderful cinematography are also what contribute to this film's greatness. Much like Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now," it's a horror-film that has many of the ingredients of most panned horror films but is photographed and edited by people who know what they're doing...And visually, "Deep Red" is fascinating and quite possibly the high point of this film. It's cinematography that is so memorable and so noticeably good that people who don't know anything about cinematography will say "this film has great cinematography." The key ingredient that the average horror film of today is missing is talented filmmakers which Argento, cinematographer Luigi Kuveiller, and editor Franco Fraticelli are. The juxtaposition of the inspired directing, memorable cinematography, creative editing, and unique musical score all contribute to the film's greatest appeal. Unlike many films of this genre that age overnight (remember this year's remake of "Friday the 13th" that dropped from #1 at the Box office to not even in the top ten two weeks later), these things give "Deep Red" a timeless quality.
If more horror films were made this way, horror could actually gain some respectability...Unfortunately in the thirty-four years since this film was released, this genre has turned into an outlet for untalented filmmakers to produce their unoriginal, predictable drivel.
Now for the ending...The ending of this film is neither predictable nor entirely surprising. It works however, because it's these last five minutes of "Deep Red" where Argento concludes his film with a summary of why it's so great...The juxtaposition of an inventive death, terrific photography, and the recurring children's song theme that makes an ending that could've been nothing special wonderful.
Grade: A
Summary of Deep Red
Synopsis:Item Type: Unknown Type
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 02/27/07
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
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