Ombre (transl. Shadows) is a 1980 Italian horror film directed and written by Giorgio Cavedon.

Ombre
Directed byGiorgio Cavedon
Screenplay byGiorgio Cavedon[2]
Story byGiorgio Cavedon[2]
Starring
CinematographyErico Menczer[2]
Edited byMaria Grazia Dell'Ara[2]
Music byMaurizio Sangineto[2]
Production
company
CTP Cineteleproduzioni[2]
Distributed byEurocopfilms
Release date
  • 26 June 1980 (1980-06-26) (Italy)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

Production

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Although 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

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Ombre 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

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In 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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Curti 2019, p. 40.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Curti 2019, p. 39.
  3. ^ a b Curti 2019, p. 41.
  4. ^ a b Curti 2019, p. 42.
  5. ^ Autera, Leonard (June 29, 1980). "Mansarda popolata di ombre". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).

Sources

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  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
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