Films Animal_Trilogy

1 films

1.1 bird crystal plumage
1.2 cat o 9 tails
1.3 4 flies on grey velvet

films
the bird crystal plumage

dario argento’s directorial debut considered landmark in italian giallo genre turned giallo major cultural phenomenon. film, bird crystal plumage, influenced blood , black lace, , introduced new level of stylish violence , suspense helped redefine genre. film box office smash , imitated. success provoked frenzy of italian films stylish, violent, , sexually provocative murder plots, (argento alone made 3 more in next 5 years) cementing genre in public consciousness. in 1996, director michele soavi wrote, there s no doubt mario bava started spaghetti thrillers [but] argento gave them great boost, turning point, new style... new clothes . mario had grown old , dario made own genre... had repercussions on genre cinema, which, dario, given new lease on life. success of bird crystal plumage provoked decade saw multiple gialli produced every year. in english-language film circles, term giallo gradually became synonymous heavy, theatrical , stylized visual element.

written argento, film uncredited adaptation of fredric brown s novel screaming mimi. stars tony musante, suzy kendall , enrico maria salerno.

it placed 272nd in empire magazine s 500 greatest movies of time list.

upon release film huge box office hit, grossing 1,650,000,000 italian lira (roughly $1 million us), twice production cost of $500,000. film success outside of italy, gaining €1,366,884 admissions in spain.

the cat o 9 tails

although middle entry in argento s animal trilogy , titular cat o 9 tails not directly refer literal cat, nor literal multi-tailed whip; rather, refers number of leads protagonists follow in attempt solve murder.

the film stars james franciscus, karl malden , catherine spaak. though successful in europe, dismissed in united states.

four flies on grey velvet

the third chapter of animal trilogy stars michael brandon, mimsy farmer , jean-pierre marielle.

allmovie gave film positive review, calling unfortunately overlooked , hard-to-find choice nugget in [argento s] oeuvre .

deep purple considered score, because of scheduling difficulties band film instead scored world famous composer ennio morricone, had worked on argento s bird crystal plumage.