Thriller directed by mario bava, between the giallo and the supernatural. Shock all 33 di via orologio fa sempre freddo, also known as beyond the door ii 1977 codirected by lamberto bava. Shock released in america under the title beyond the door ii, shock is a euro horror favorite, now restored from the original negative materials for the first time ever. With daria nicolodi, john steiner and ivan rassimov.
Daria nicolodi gives her most convincing performance as dora, who moves back into her old house with a new husband, bruno john steiner, after spending time in a mental hospital. Transfert suspense hypnosis directed by mario bava cast. The mario bava collection volume 2 19681975 director. Horror a woman returns to live with her son and her second husband to the house where she lived with her first husband. Mario bava was an italian director, screenwriter, special effects artist, and cinematographer from the golden age of italian horror films. Its plot focuses on a woman who moves into the home she shared with her deceased former husband, where she finds herself tormented by supernatural occurrences. While the camerawork is unmistakably the work of mario bava, the story itself is atypical bava material. After nearly 40 years in the business and with 22 officially credited features as a director, mario bava made his final feature film with 1977s shock, also known to u. He felt it was time for lamberto to start directing on his own and thus gave his son an extra push.
Bay of blood may be gorier, black sunday may be more influential, and blood and black lace may be more beautiful, but mario bava never made a more purely frightening film than shock. What will his gift reveal about the sinister truth behind his fathers death, and what price will the boys mother and her new husband pay. He directed his final theatrical movie, shock, just 17 years later. Comments a kind of precursor to the first friday th slasher lakeside community being knocked off in gory, ridiculous fashion, the music for mario bava s bodycount film is completely atypical for the genre. His work kickstarted the giallo film genre and the modern slasher film. An interview with bava s assistant director lamberto bava the elder bava s son, included on anchor bay entertainments dvd release of shock, reveals why shock is different. The giant of marathon jacques tourneur, mario bava, 1959. He could easily be talking about most of bavas films, five of which have been compiled in the box set the mario bava collection, volume 1. Mario bava great director profile senses of cinema.
This effective occult horror film was the final feature directed by the legendary mario bava. Shock the 1977 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Mario bava s final fulllength film as director shock aka beyond the door ii is like the amityville horror 1979, repulsion 1965, and the shining 1980 combined into a progressiverock tinged hauntedhouse italian horrormystery thriller that does manage to be scary. Beyond the door 2 1977, the baldini family bruno john steiner, dora daria nicolodi, and brunos stepson. The film gets dragged down with pseudoscientific dialogue and generally talking when they could show.
Daria nicolodi deep red, phenomena and john steiner tenebre star in this euro horror favorite, now restored from the original negative materials for the first time. All the colors of the dark by tim lucas since it was published in 2007, and this year i was lucky enough to get a copy from my wife as a birthday present. The house of exorcism alfredo leone, mario bava, 1975. If youre a bava fan or have a soft spot for italian horror, shock is a title worth looking up, although i would rent before you buy in this case. The master of italian horror, mario bava, needs no introduction here, as anchor bay delivers the mario bava collection volume 2.
Shock was therefore released in 1977, while the italian horror cinema was at its peak, led to international success by dario argento with deep. Mario bava was already 46 years old when he directed black sunday, therefore his career as a director was relatively short. Mario bava starz home entertainmentanchor bay entertainment. Daria nicolodi deep red, phenomena and john steiner tenebre. Suspense dirigido por mario bava, dividido entre o giallo e o sobrenatural. His son lamberto bava later went on to become a noted horror film director in his own right. Possessionshock by starz anchor bay by mario bava andrzej zulawski. Maestro of macabre 2000, a chronicle of bava s illustrious career. The hallucination scenes certainly have his personal trademark on them. Its about how a parents mental state can negatively affect their. Bava s major innovation was favoring thrilling visuals and european eroticism still. Bava basically invented the giallo subgenre of italian film with his blood and black lace in 1964.
Francesco barbieri, lamberto bava, paolo brigenti et dardano sacchetti distribution. Planet of the vampires looks like the painted pulp covers of classic scifi novels come to life. All 24 mario bava movies ranked from worst to best page. Also known under the erroneous title schock, this lp is the soundtrack of mario bavas eponymous film, also his last one before his death, which sadly occurred three years later in 1980. Mario bava 31 july 1914 27 april 1980 was an italian cinematographer, screenwriter and director known primarily for his horror films, although he also directed movies in other genres including crime thrillers, scifi and even westerns.
Shock is the final feature film directed by legendary horror maestro mario bava black sunday, twitch of the death nerve. Beyond the door 2 1977, the baldini family bruno john steiner, dora daria nicolodi, and brunos stepson marco david colin jr. An interview with bava s assistant director lamberto bava the elder bava s son, included on anchor bay entertainments dvd release of shock, reveals why shockis different. Shock 1977 mario bava japanese poster, film posters. Rent mario bava movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Mario bava s take on akira kurosawas masterpiece rashomon is an embarrassing erotic comedy with very little to offer sex and nudity included, starting from the terrible performances from the whole cast involved to one of the worlds worst endings, in which the psychologist sums up the three versions we have just seen and offers. Director mario bava seems to have made a movie that neither shocks, nor surprises. Mario bavas black sunday aka the mask of satan by christopher j. The direction of mario bava is capable to make a great lowbudget film with a simple storyline. Horror director mario bavas five best films bleader. Mario bava s kill baby, kill 1966 topics erika blanc, giacomo rossistuart, mario bava, horror movie, ghost story, gothic mystery. A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the womans former husband who possesses her young son. Actually, the sharp noise the film makes when the title hits the screen made me jump in shock.
Bava found ways to invest even the most seemingly benign elementsa ringing telephone, romes piazza di spagnawith a sense of mortal peril. All 24 mario bava movies ranked from worst to best taste. Planet of the vampires 1965 directed by mario bava. Topics mario bava, erika blanc, giacomo rossistuart, horror, gothic, mystery, movie trailer. Nov 29, 20 las tres caras del miedo black sabbath mario bava, italia, 1963 trailer. Mario bava s first ambition was to become a painter.
A claustrophobic gut punch that drags the viewer straight down into the mind of a woman going mad, the film features a few bloody concessions to the 70s horror market but also remains a beautifully crafted. Mario bava biography, pictures, credits,quotes and more. It is like a situation whereby a cuckolded man is found to have a son that is not his. Daniel ruth of the tampa tribune wrote of the film. Bava turned over the direction of many sequences to his son. Before he became a pioneer in italian horror, bava started his film career assisting his father eugenio at the special effects department at benito mussolinis film factory, the istituto luce, before becoming a cinematographer himself. Mario bava was born in san remo, liguria on 31 july 1914.
Schock is a scary and creepy story of possession and haunted house. Over the course of more than two dozen features, mario bava s distinctive style developed from baroque manipulation of chiaroscuro into spectacular use of color, with his reach extending into spy films, westerns, sex comedies, and a series of benchmark horror films that laid the groundwork for the giallo and the modern slasher movie. Released in america under the title beyond the door ii, shock is the final feature film directed by legendary horror maestro mario bava black sunday, twitch of the death nerve. Strange things start happening, mostly involving her young son marco david colin, jr. It is more psychological along the lines of repulsion or rosemarys baby, where you arent sure if what is happening is real or imagined by the heroine. Mario bava celebrity profile check out the latest mario bava photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. A vengeful witch returns to possess her descendant in mario bava s most famous film, which remains beloved by critics, horror historians, and directors like tim burton and francis ford coppola sleepy hollow and bram stokers dracula both feature homages. Released in america as beyond the door ii, italian frightmaster mario bava s final feature follows a family whose young son seems to be able to talk to the dead. Later, hatchet for the honeymoon 1969 established the template for the stalk n slash genre, this signature collection also contains his final film shock 1977, in addition to the documentary mario bava. As a result, shock, while attributed to mario bava, is a really a joint creation, directed by both mario and lamberto, from a script cowritten by lamberto bava to avoid confusion between the bavas, well refer to mario bava as bava and lamberto bava as lamberto from this point forward. Bava s last proper film as a director was the 1977 supernatural thriller shock released in the u.
Retitled as beyond the door ii for its original us release, anchor bays new dvd features a widescreen print of the film under its original title. Shudder is the diaoblical new streaming service devoted exclusively to things that go bump in the night. The house of exorcism 1975 is not my film, even though it bears my name. Shock by blue underground, directed by mario bava twitch. Daria nicolodi has a convincing performance in the role of a traumatized woman that is haunted by the ghost of her former husband and discovers the motive in the end. Rent mario bava movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray dvd. When a family moves into a home with a shocking secret, their lives become a nightmare of homicidal hallucinations as their young son begins to communicate with the spirits of the dead. Shock isnt one of mario bava s best films, but its an interesting one if you can get past the slow build up. Find films and movies featuring mario bava on allmovie. Its bittersweet for dora, since she suffered through a tragic event, involving marcos father, in the same house some eight years prior. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Aside from the visuals, bava incorporates his usual horror tension to build a thick atmosphere.
Between black sunday and shock, bava created one of the finest bodies. This film was directed by mario bava, who is widely held as a pillar of the italian horror legacy. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. He was the son of eugenio bava 18861966, a sculptor who also worked as a special effects photographer and cameraman in the italian silent movie industry. Just three years after its release, bava died of a heart attack.
Remodeled in madness and painted with blood, they soon discover that domestic bliss can be murder. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Also known under the erroneous title schock, this lp is the soundtrack of mario bava s eponymous film, also his last one before his death, which sadly occurred three years later in 1980. Shock original soundtrack light in the attic records. A look at mario bavas last film, shock forces of geek.
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