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).[2]
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| File:Dario Argento Cannes 2017.jpg Argento at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | 7 September 1940
(aged 85) |
| Other names | Sirio Bernadotte[1] |
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| 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 produce George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978).
Dario Argento Media
- Dario Argento, Adriano Celentano and Enzo Cerusico.jpg
Dario Argento, Adriano Celentano and Enzo Cerusico in a pause during the shooting of The Five Days, 1973
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- Dario Argento in 1994.jpg
Argento being interviewed by Martin Sauvageau during the Festival International du Cinéma Fantastique de Montréal in 1994
- Dario Argento at Torino Film Festival 2006.jpg
Argento discusses his film Pelts at the Torino Film Festival in 2006.
- Asia Argento et Dario Argento Cannes 1993.jpg
Argento in 1993 with his daughter Asia
References
- ↑ "Dario Argento Biography (1940-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ Lowe, Kenneth. "Triple Threat: Dario Argento's Three Mothers Trilogy Ended an Era of Giallo Movies". pastemagazine. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
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