tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post7854558153102633327..comments2024-01-28T19:45:11.660-08:00Comments on At the Mansion of Madness: Dario Argento's Inferno (1980)Giovanni Susinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-45048739180943256572017-06-01T04:34:20.229-07:002017-06-01T04:34:20.229-07:00This is a highly underrated film. It had a two-day...This is a highly underrated film. It had a two-day theatrical run in New York City, but with a 16mm print. I would love to have seen this on the big screen in 35mm. I find the film more beautiful each time I watch it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-56466894063476324992011-11-13T11:20:08.138-08:002011-11-13T11:20:08.138-08:00Oh yes, this film is a true Argento film. Indeed, ...Oh yes, this film is a true Argento film. Indeed, I must confess that I have understood him not really. Anyway he is very good, uncanny and exciting. The music is absolutely magnificent! Darios cut technology and camera journeys are natural, as usual, with his films: fantastically! I have the film still on VHS and one one leaves Dario Argento: his films are pure horror and thriller pleasure!<br />The Italians have it in the matter of horror film absolutely on it and can compete very well against the Americans. The Italian horror film has to my opinion one more advantage American towards: he is unmistakeable... has an unmistakeable style and does not swim thank God on the wave of the mainstream with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750384332347562905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-18066040811282424752011-10-29T16:51:20.344-07:002011-10-29T16:51:20.344-07:00WOW! I am TRULY honored. Your site is one of the g...WOW! I am TRULY honored. Your site is one of the greats, so coming from you, that is extra awesome to hear! Thank you so much for linking to my site and thank you for joining, as well!Horror Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105182969012274833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-62069952599378751832011-10-29T02:12:43.734-07:002011-10-29T02:12:43.734-07:00Thanks for joining! Just spent some time at your ...Thanks for joining! Just spent some time at your blog FUN WITH HORROR and enjoyed it very much. Totally agree with your opinion of Lucky McKee’s THE WOODS. From what I’ve seen, I’d say you definitely deserve a place on the link list.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-86641691365457779752011-10-28T19:16:01.404-07:002011-10-28T19:16:01.404-07:00I loved Inferno. The bright colors and surreal set...I loved Inferno. The bright colors and surreal settings were such a delight. I looked for a contact link on your site but couldnt locate it. I am curious if you would be willing to post a link to my page www.funwithhorror.com I have added one to your site! Cheers.Horror Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105182969012274833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-10824682918598329712011-08-29T12:44:24.993-07:002011-08-29T12:44:24.993-07:00what on earth? this movie looks crazywhat on earth? this movie looks crazyj. littlejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509193666669169003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-25623923656364061082011-08-19T15:59:19.800-07:002011-08-19T15:59:19.800-07:00Thanks everyone for your comments, I really apprec...Thanks everyone for your comments, I really appreciate it. Going to be very busy with my phD qualifier and so I will not be posting anything new for a while. I hope the blog is able to ferment on its own in the meantime. Nonetheless, it won’t be that long and be sure to expect my return in October. I have loved writing for this blog so far and I have no intentions of quitting.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-11982697093209609842011-08-19T13:11:44.303-07:002011-08-19T13:11:44.303-07:00I agree with you, I felt lost with the characters!...I agree with you, I felt lost with the characters! Maybe I should give it another shot but I couldn't focus in on how they were feeling. I did enjoy the movie and the cinematography was beautiful.<br /><br />Great review, Gio. :) I think I might watch this again, it's been awhile!Real Queen of Horrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06786342064401390635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-24029530601009076482011-08-17T10:19:23.831-07:002011-08-17T10:19:23.831-07:00I like your theory about the characters purposely ...I like your theory about the characters purposely being childlike very much.Wednesday's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526727704699462233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-50280848696408028672011-08-16T00:22:48.642-07:002011-08-16T00:22:48.642-07:00I certainly recognize that my view of INFERNO'...I certainly recognize that my view of INFERNO's merits vs. those of SUSPIRIA is a minority one, and outright heresy to many. I probably wouldn't even argue the case, in fact--it's like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD vs. DAWN OF THE DEAD. You identify one of the top reasons SUSPIRIA is given an edge--its more coherent narrative--but also identify the reason why this is mostly a phony edge. Its narrative, like that of INFERNO, is really just an excuse to string together a lot of great audio/visual set-pieces. INFERNO makes less of a narrative pretense, and, as I see it, becomes something even more like a dream in doing so. Which is as it should be.<br /><br />Now, I'm off to watch some kick-ass Lon Chaney movies on Turner Classic Movies.cinemarchaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-15067513408615347602011-08-15T11:42:10.909-07:002011-08-15T11:42:10.909-07:00Hi Shah! Thanks for considering my blog as a part...Hi Shah! Thanks for considering my blog as a participant for Jake Bannerman’s blog tour. Unfortunately I am going to be very busy in the next couple months with work and a phD qualifier for school and I just cannot squeeze in anymore projects. I do cherish and appreciate your friendship as a fellow blogger, and again, thanks for considering me and I wish you and Mr. Bannerman all the luck and success.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-11449503110528081852011-08-15T02:50:20.065-07:002011-08-15T02:50:20.065-07:00Hello
Sorry - I've looked everywhere for your...Hello<br /><br />Sorry - I've looked everywhere for your email address to no avail. Forgive me using this platform to communicate an idea.<br /><br />Recently I had the good fortune to get some samples of Jake Bannerman’s writing. If you’re a horror fan, then you may have heard of him. If not yet, then you will soon when he releases his book of shorts stories and his novel.<br /><br />He asked me to get in touch with selected bloggers who might like to participate in his blog tour to take place prior to publication. Would you be interested in featuring him on your blog, either as a guest post, an interview or a feature on him and his work, sometime soon?<br /><br />His links are to familiarise yourself with Jake and his work. The first link is a recent interview with Dark Media City. The second is an interview with FearDex Books.<br /><br />Note: Jake is a 19+ author of extreme horror.<br /><br />LINKS:<br />Dark Media: http://darkmediacity.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/proust-confessions-with-author-jake-bannerman/<br />FearDexBooks: http://feardex.com/books/interview-with-author-jake-bannerman/<br />Website<br />http://familyofdog.blogspot.com/<br />Email<br />jake@familyofdog.com<br />Facebook<br />http://facebook.com/J.S.Bannerman<br /> <br />Please respond soon, either positively (with availability and feature preferences ) or negatively so that I can begin scheduling.<br /><br />Many thanks,<br /><br />Shah. (wordsinsync - shahwharton@gmail.com)Shah Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04997125261145672115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-63760708538250784882011-08-14T02:47:48.737-07:002011-08-14T02:47:48.737-07:00Death in the film was a low production indeed, but...Death in the film was a low production indeed, but the effect of Mater Tenebrarum crashing through the mirror and showing up as death was pleasing and sort of makes up for the “man in a Halloween costume” feel. Though a bit cheesy, I still loved the fiery scream at the end before the credits role.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-38348120765715293372011-08-14T00:37:57.799-07:002011-08-14T00:37:57.799-07:00Very nice to look at but almost spoiled by a fake ...Very nice to look at but almost spoiled by a fake looking "Death" - finale aside, great stuff.Nigel Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928346913206094978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-44607849133432043612011-08-12T02:03:37.894-07:002011-08-12T02:03:37.894-07:00@Cinemarchaeologist: I love SUSPIRIA too, and I’m ...@Cinemarchaeologist: I love SUSPIRIA too, and I’m not so sure if many would agree that INFERNO beats it. It may not have been necessary for me to avoid making comparisons between the 2 films, but INFERNO is widely considered to be inferior to SUSPIRIA even though it is an expansion of SUSPIRIA in concept and style. I was thinking that maybe SUSPIRIA was just too hard to top and this caused viewers to overlook what INFERNO has to offer. It might also be that SUSPIRIA is probably more accessible than INFERNO too since it had a more coherent narrative, but it’s not like SUSPIRIA’s story was top writing. <br /><br />HAHA!! Look at me doing what I said I wouldn’t do. I guess you pulled it out of me. I wonder if the Taxi driver from both films was a lacky for the Mothers. I mean what are the odds he’d be in Germany driving Suzy to the ballet school and also in Rome driving Sara to a similar situation? <br /><br />@Wes: Your welcome and thanks for reading! I wasn’t sure what to make of the water-rippling after Mark fainted, I considered writing something about it, but it just ended up being a mystery to me. I think the strange echoing scene in THE BEYOND was Fulci attempting to illustrate Liza sensing what it was that Emily was running from. But the way it was done was pretty odd too and could possibly be viewed as being inspired by Argento.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-22341980684930274832011-08-11T23:30:57.597-07:002011-08-11T23:30:57.597-07:00Many thanks for the kind word Giovanni. When you m...Many thanks for the kind word Giovanni. When you mentioned Argento's ability to make the normal and mundane seem interesting and otherworldly, I was reminded of that wonderful quick shot of the water-rippling during Mark's fainting fit. It's a curiously odd moment and I wonder had Lucio Fulci that in mind when he designed that weird <i>echoing</i> shot of Emily running on the top of the stairs in <b><i>The Beyond</i></b>Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-63527448734225539632011-08-11T18:35:00.012-07:002011-08-11T18:35:00.012-07:00Good write-up, but there's no need to avoid th...Good write-up, but there's no need to avoid the comparisons to SUSPIRIA. I think the earlier film is just as good as its biggest fans say (me being one of them), but I think INFERNO beats it. Argento is playing to his strengths in both movies, but, with this one, he goes a lot further in cutting the chord of standard narrative and letting his remarkable visual sense take over. His very best moments as a filmmaker happen in INFERNO, one incredible sequence after another (and, admittedly, some that don't work as well as the others).<br /><br />I've never heard of it being intended as anything other than a follow-up to the earlier movie. It references SUSPIRIA repeatedly, not just in that opening sequence. One of the images of Sara you use above is such a reference. The cab ride from the earlier film is repeated--even uses the same cabbie. The characters were supposed to be childlike in both films.cinemarchaeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507603255666191405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-80663807996507880762011-08-11T12:02:27.054-07:002011-08-11T12:02:27.054-07:00Thanks Wes! I just enjoyed reading your write ups...Thanks Wes! I just enjoyed reading your write ups for THE HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK and THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY at your blog PLUTONIUM SHORES (I seriously did, that wasn’t a plug). That crescendo you speak of is marvelous and easily puts me in the mood to watch INFERNO in its entirety every time, and yes Miracle does have lovely hands and is just wonderful company while she is on screen. Too bad she wasn’t the main lead.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-17668772130790308942011-08-11T00:24:17.879-07:002011-08-11T00:24:17.879-07:00Excellent, comprehensive review Giovanni. It's...Excellent, comprehensive review Giovanni. It's funny you should mention Argento's hands, because I get a weird frisson from the opening scene with Irene Miracle leafing thru the <i>Three Mothers</i> book - her hands are so beautiful. It's probably some subconscious fetish I have, but that scene and the moment where Keith Emerson's music overwhelms the voiceover plugs me straight into <b><i>Inferno's</i></b> upside down world...Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-56167611393575061542011-08-10T18:54:15.152-07:002011-08-10T18:54:15.152-07:00@ Amanda: Glad you liked it. I think many segment...@ Amanda: Glad you liked it. I think many segments of this movie were left open for interpretation, so it’s definitely not uncommon to feel lost while watching this one. As for the rat scene, I’d say Kazanian got what he deserved.<br /><br />@Gekko P.: Your welcome and thanks for the compliment. I hope you like this film if you get around to seeing it. I’d say that this is probably Argento at his most excessive; containing a hefty amount of the eccentricities that people either love or hate him for.<br /><br />@Rich: Your words ring true. I think that the combination of everything you mentioned makes INFERNO quite a treat. Even though it’s a pretty bad movie, I still found myself entertained by 2007’s THE MOTHER OF TEARS, but it’s a shame that it will never be as recognized as SUSPIRIA or INFERNO.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-5889127941935411972011-08-10T02:54:49.385-07:002011-08-10T02:54:49.385-07:00Over the top, operatic performances, lurid subject...Over the top, operatic performances, lurid subject matter, muddled plot, but still great. It's just a shame that the Mothers trilogy ended on such a low note.Rich Flannaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155636100765113518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-67579254885707019872011-08-10T00:35:23.029-07:002011-08-10T00:35:23.029-07:00This is the third time in less than two weeks that...This is the third time in less than two weeks that this film sort of "calls" me. Never seen it before, I'm not a huge fan of Argento's to be honest. But I believe in coincidences. Great review, and thanks for the remainder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-56982957353376817342011-08-10T00:27:17.812-07:002011-08-10T00:27:17.812-07:00I totally agree that this was a truly artistic exa...I totally agree that this was a truly artistic example of cinematography, despite the fact that I often found myself just as lost as mark. I loved the room under water, and the man-eating rat seen had me cheering the rats on! And please let us not forget the attack of cats! :)amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01858780268134404571noreply@blogger.com