Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Directing

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen…

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La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione ★ 7.0 La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione 2025 The Dark Fantastic The Dark Fantastic 2025 Titanus 1904 Titanus 1904 2024 Dario Argento: Panico ★ 6.9 Dario Argento: Panico 2024 Deep Argento ★ 3.0 Deep Argento 2023 CVLT ★ 7.0 CVLT 2023 Dario Argento in conversation at the DFF Dario Argento in conversation at the DFF 2023 Call My Agent: Italy ★ 7.4 Call My Agent: Italy 2023 Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento ★ 3.0 Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento 2022 DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit 2022 Tripping The Dark Fantastic Tripping The Dark Fantastic 2022 Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America ★ 7.4 Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America 2022 Ennio ★ 8.3 Ennio 2022 We Are Cinema ★ 9.5 We Are Cinema 2021 Vortex ★ 7.1 Vortex 2021 Alida Valli: In Her Own Words ★ 9.2 Alida Valli: In Her Own Words 2021 Lui è peggio di me Lui è peggio di me 2021 Tales of the Uncanny ★ 7.0 Tales of the Uncanny 2020 The Last Movie Painter ★ 7.4 The Last Movie Painter 2020 The Grand Opening The Grand Opening 2019 Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta ★ 7.3 Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta 2019 Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain ★ 5.0 Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain 2019 All the Colors of Giallo ★ 6.9 All the Colors of Giallo 2019 Friedkin Uncut ★ 7.1 Friedkin Uncut 2018 BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia 2018 Cult of Terror ★ 6.8 Cult of Terror 2017 Il mistero della cattedrale ★ 8.0 Il mistero della cattedrale 2017 Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions ★ 6.0 Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions 2017 Of Flies and Maggots ★ 6.0 Of Flies and Maggots 2017 Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage 2016 Blood on Méliès' Moon ★ 5.1 Blood on Méliès' Moon 2016 Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo ★ 6.6 Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo 2016 Nessuno siamo perfetti ★ 7.0 Nessuno siamo perfetti 2015 Du sang sur la neige Du sang sur la neige 2013 Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss ★ 7.4 Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss 2012 Close Up ★ 9.5 Close Up 2012 Der Fall der vier Fliegen ★ 6.5 Der Fall der vier Fliegen 2012 Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist ★ 5.0 Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist 2011 Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena ★ 7.0 Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena 2011 L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo ★ 6.5 L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo 2010 The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat' The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat' 2010 Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria 2009 The Making of 'Mother of Tears' ★ 4.0 The Making of 'Mother of Tears' 2008 A Dark Fairy Tale A Dark Fairy Tale 2008 Linee d'ombra Linee d'ombra 2007 Director: Dario Argento Director: Dario Argento 2007 Hanging Shadows Hanging Shadows 2007 Tempus fugit Tempus fugit 2006 Out of the Shadows ★ 9.0 Out of the Shadows 2005 Ban the Sadist Videos! ★ 6.8 Ban the Sadist Videos! 2005 When There's no More Room in Hell When There's no More Room in Hell 2004 The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead ★ 8.3 The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead 2004 Mario Bava: Operazione paura ★ 6.5 Mario Bava: Operazione paura 2004 Leçon de Cinéma ★ 7.0 Leçon de Cinéma 2004 Non risponde più ★ 8.5 Non risponde più 2004 Western all'italiana ★ 4.0 Western all'italiana 2004 Two Masters' Eyes ★ 7.0 Two Masters' Eyes 2003 Italian Kings Of B ★ 6.0 Italian Kings Of B 2003 Masters of Horror ★ 7.8 Masters of Horror 2002 Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema ★ 6.4 Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema 2001 Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' ★ 6.8 Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' 2001 Suspiria 25th Anniversary ★ 7.0 Suspiria 25th Anniversary 2001 Tales Of The Cat ★ 8.0 Tales Of The Cat 2001 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror ★ 6.8 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror 2001 Dario Argento: My Cinema ★ 6.0 Dario Argento: My Cinema 1999 Homo Cinematographicus ★ 8.0 Homo Cinematographicus 1998 The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors ★ 7.5 The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors 1997 Bits & Pieces ★ 5.0 Bits & Pieces 1996 Innocent Blood ★ 6.2 Innocent Blood 1992 Fear in the Dark ★ 9.0 Fear in the Dark 1991 Dario Argento: Master of Horror ★ 7.1 Dario Argento: Master of Horror 1991 Stephen King's World of Horror ★ 8.0 Stephen King's World of Horror 1989 Opera ★ 6.7 Opera 1987 Dario Argento's World of Horror ★ 6.9 Dario Argento's World of Horror 1985 Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema ★ 9.0 Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema 1985 Tenebre ★ 6.8 Tenebre 1982 Inferno ★ 6.6 Inferno 1980 The Cinema Machine The Cinema Machine 1979 Suspiria ★ 7.5 Suspiria 1977 Domenica In Domenica In 1976