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Printable version From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1982 Italian giallo
film by Dario Argento For other uses, see Tenebrae (disambiguation) . Tenebrae
Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro Italian Tenebre Directed by
Dario Argento Written by Dario Argento Produced by Claudio Argento Starring
Anthony Franciosa John Saxon Daria Nicolodi Giuliano Gemma Carola Stagnaro
John Steiner Veronica Lario Mirella D'Angelo Cinematography Luciano Tovoli
Edited by Franco Fraticelli Music by Claudio Simonetti Fabio Pignatelli
Massimo Morante Production company Sigma Cinematografica Distributed by
Titanus [1] Release date 27 October 1982 ( 1982-10-27 ) Running time 101
minutes Country Italy Tenebrae ( lit. '"darkness"', also known as Tenebre ) is
a 1982 Italian giallo [2] [3] [4] [5] film written and directed by Dario
Argento . The film stars Anthony Franciosa as American author Peter Neal, who
– while in Rome promoting his latest murder-mystery novel – becomes embroiled
in the search for a serial killer who may have been inspired to kill by his
novel. John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi co-star as Neal's agent and assistant
respectively, while Giuliano Gemma and Carola Stagnaro appear as detectives
investigating the murders. John Steiner , Veronica Lario , and Mirella
D'Angelo also feature in minor roles. The film has been described as exploring
themes of dualism and sexual aberration, and has strong metafictional
elements; some commentators consider Tenebrae to be a direct reaction by
Argento to criticism of his previous work, most especially his depictions of
murders of women. After Argento had experimented with pure supernatural horror
with 1977's Suspiria and 1980's Inferno , Tenebrae represented the filmmaker's
return to the giallo subgenre, which he had helped popularize in the 1970s.
Argento was inspired by a series of incidents which saw an obsessed fan
telephone the director to criticize him for the damaging psychological effects
of his previous work. The telephone calls culminated in death threats towards
Argento, who channelled the experience into the writing of Tenebrae . The
director also wanted to explore the senselessness of killings he had seen and
heard about while staying in Los Angeles in 1980, and his feeling at the time
that true horror came from those who wanted "to kill for nothing". [6] Shot on
location in Rome and at Elios Studios, Tenebrae utilized mostly modern-looking
locations and sets, allowing Argento to realize his vision that the film
reflects a near-future with a diminished population; the director filmed none
of the historical landmarks that usually featured in films set in Rome.
Employing director of photography Luciano Tovoli , Argento also intended that
the film simulate the stark, realistic lighting featured in television police
shows at the time; production designer Giuseppe Bassan created supporting
environments that were cold and austere, with sharp angles and modernistic
spaces. Several former members of Italian rock band Goblin provided Tenebrae '
s music, a synth-heavy score inspired by rock and disco music. Tenebrae was a
modest success in Italy; it reached theatres with little controversy after
Argento made cuts to one of the most violent scenes. However, in the United
Kingdom, it was added to the infamous list of " video nasties " and banned
from sale until 1999. The film's theatrical distribution in the United States
was delayed until 1984 when it was released in a heavily censored version
under the title Unsane , which received a mostly negative critical reception.
The original version later became widely available for reappraisal, and has
come to be considered one of Argento's best films by many fans and critics.