Dario Argento
Dario Argento (Italian: [ˈdaːrjo arˈdʒɛnto]; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian movie director, producer, critic and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the horror movies during the 1970s and 1980s. He was known for his "The Three Mothers" trilogy: Suspiria (1977), Inferno (1980) and The Mother of Tears (2007).
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 Argento at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 7 September 1940 |
| Other names | Sirio Bernadotte[1] |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Marisa Casale (1968–1972; divorced) |
| Partner(s) | Daria Nicolodi (1974–1985) |
| Children | 2 (including Asia Argento) |
| Relatives | Claudio Argento (brother) |
His first movie, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), was a major hit in Italy. He helped produced George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978).
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Dario Argento, Adriano Celentano and Enzo Cerusico in a pause during the shooting of The Five Days, 1973
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Argento interviewed by Martin Sauvageau during the Festival International du Cinéma Fantastique de Montréal in 1994
Argento discusses his film Pelts at the Torino Film Festival in 2006.
Argento in 1993 with his daughter Asia
References
- ↑ "Dario Argento Biography (1940-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
Other websites
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