Ombre (transl. Shadows) is a 1980 Italian horror film directed and written by Giorgio Cavedon.
| Ombre | |
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| Directed by | Giorgio Cavedon |
| Screenplay by | Giorgio Cavedon[2] |
| Story by | Giorgio Cavedon[2] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Erico Menczer[2] |
| Edited by | Maria Grazia Dell'Ara[2] |
| Music by | Maurizio Sangineto[2] |
Production company | CTP Cineteleproduzioni[2] |
| Distributed by | Eurocopfilms |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
Production
editAlthough best known for his erotic fumetto comic series Isabella, director and screenwriter Giorgio Cavedon had worked in the film industry making a documentary in 1953 and having some credits in the early 1960s films including directing part of the Italian comedy anthology film I soldi.[1]
Cavedon began work on Ombre on July 9, 1979.[1] It was filmed on location in Milan and at Icet-De Paolis Studios in Milan.[1] It was originally developed under the working titles Autoritratto (transl. Self-Portrait) and Ritratto di fantasma (transl. Portrait of a Ghost).[1] Some sources have stated that Mario Caiano was a co-director on the film.[1] Caiano has never mentioned working on the film and actor Lou Castel stated that Cavedon was the film's only director.[3]
Release
editOmbre was distributed theatrically in Italy by Eurocopfilms on 26 June 1980.[1] The film reportedly only sold 565 tickets in Italy and closed within a week.[3][4] The film grossed a total of 1,695,000 Italian lire domestically.[1]
Reception
editIn a contemporary review, Leonard Autera of Corriere della Sera stated that "Cavedon's direction [...] moves among the stories twists and certain inconsistencies in the script with mixed results." and also negatively commented on the story's slow pace.[4][5]
References
editFootnotes
editSources
edit- Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.