Dellamorte Dellamore

Dellamorte Dellamore is an Italian film carried out by Michele Soavi, left in 1994.

Synopsis

Francesco Dellamorte, young man solitary and depressive, is the guard of a quite special cemetery: at the end of 7 days, the corpses awake and leave their tomb in quète flesh fraiche. Accompanied by faithful Gnaghi, a simpleton expressing himself only by the word " gna" , Francesco is given the responsability to give them out of ground…

Data sheet

Title: Dellamorte Dellamore
English Title: Cemetery Man
Realization: Michele Soavi, assistant-realizer: Julie Gavras
Scenario: Gianni Romoli, according to a novel of Tiziano Sclavi
Production: Conchita Airoldi, Heinz Bibo, Tilde Corsi, Dino Di Dionisio, Gianni Romoli and Michele Soavi
Budget: 4 million dollars (3 million euros)
Music: Riccardo Biseo and Manual De Sica
Photography: Mauro Marchetti
Assembly: Free Fraticelli
Decorations: Massimo Antonello Geleng and Roberto Caruso
Costumes: Alfonsina Lettieri and Maurizio Millenotti
Country of origin: Italy, France, Germany
Format: Colors - 1,66:1 - Dolby - 35 mm
Kind: Comedy, horror
Lasted: 105 minutes
Comings out date: September 9th 1994 (festival of Toronto), May 10th 1995 (France), April 26th 1996 (the United States)

Distribution

Rupert Everett : Francesco Dellamorte
François Hadji-Lazaro: Gnaghi
Anna Falchi: It
Mickey Knox: Marshall Straniero
Fabiana Formica: Valentina Scanarotti
Cleaves Rich: Doctor Verseci
Katja Anton : Claudio' S Girlfriend
Barbara Cupisti: Magda
Anton Alexander : Free

Around film

the role of Gnaghi is held by François Hadji-Lazaro, former leader of the French rock group the Butcher's assistants.
It was initially expected that the music is composed by the group Tangerine Dream.
the song Hellraiser is interpreted by Ozzy Osbourne.
an American studio had proposed to finance and distribute film, in the condition which the role of Francesco is entrusted to Matt Dillon.
When Francesco and " Elle" embrace themselves in the crypt with a shroud on their heads, the scene thus created is a reproduction of table The Lovers II , of the Belgian painter Rene Magritte.

Distinctions

Silver Scream Award with the Festival of science fiction film of Amsterdam.
International Fantasy Film Award with Fantasporto, better actor for Rupert Everett.
Special price of the jury with Fantastic' Arts.

External bonds

Dellamorte Dellamore on Internet Movie Database
Critical DevilDead

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