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DARIO ARGENTO PANICO (2023) Movie Trailer: Simone Scafidi’s Documentary Chronicles The Giallo Master’s Career

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Simone Scafidi‘s Dario Argento Panico (2023) movie trailer has been released by Shudder.

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“Produced by Daniele Bolcato and Giada Mazzoleni.”

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Plot Synopsis

Dario Argento Panico (2023)’s plot synopsis: “Within hotel rooms, sheltered from the outside world, Dario Argento created his most acclaimed films. Today, in a hotel room in Rome’s countryside, he is writing his last. This time, however, he is not alone.

Today, in agreement with his agent, he decides to return to a hotel to conclude his new script and to be interviewed, filmed, followed by a crew that is shooting a film about him.

Inside this structure, Argento does not initially feel at ease, struggling to find tranquility both to finish the writing of his film, and to confide in who is interviewing him. But the demon of cinema, who never abandoned him, followed him up there and will push him, once again, to give himself totally.”

More on the documentary:

“In the upcoming retrospective documentary “Dario Argento Panico,” set to release next month on Shudder, the iconic Italian horror maestro finally receives the recognition he deserves. Esteemed filmmakers like Guillermo del Toro, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Gaspar Noe participate as they express their deep admiration for the director and his body of work.

Argento is perhaps best known for his 1977 supernatural horror masterpiece, “Suspiria,” which saw a remake in 2018 under the direction of Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. However, Argento’s filmography is quite extensive, including such Giallo classics as “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” “The Cat o’ Nine Tails,” “Deep Red,” “Tenebre,” and “The Stendhal Syndrome.” Frequently likened to Alfred Hitchcock, Argento is celebrated for his visually captivating and tension-filled films, which have left a lasting impact on the younger generation of filmmakers.

This documentary promises to be a comprehensive exploration of Argento’s contributions to the world of cinema and the Giallo genre, providing an in-depth look at Argento’s film career and offering insights into his creative journey and his significant impact on the horror genre.”

On Movie Trailers

“A trailer (also known as a preview or attraction video) is a commercial advertisement, originally for a feature film that is going to be exhibited in the future at a movie theater/cinema. It is a product of creative and technical work…Trailers consist of a series of selected shots from the film being advertised.

Since the purpose of [this advertisement] is to attract an audience to the film, these excerpts are usually drawn from the most exciting, funny, or otherwise noteworthy parts of the film but in abbreviated form and usually without producing spoilers.

For this purpose the scenes are not necessarily in the order in which they appear in the film. [This type of ad] has to achieve that in less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the maximum length allowed by the MPA. Each studio or distributor is allowed to exceed this time limit once a year, if they feel it is necessary for a particular film.

In the United States there are dozens of companies, many of which are in Los Angeles and New York City, that specialize in the creation of film trailers. The trailer may be created at agencies (such as The Cimarron Group, MOJO, The Ant Farm, Ben Cain, Aspect Ratio, Flyer Entertainment, Trailer Park, Buddha Jones) while the film itself is being cut together at the studio.

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Since the edited film does not exist at this point, the trailer editors work from rushes or dailies. Thus, the trailer may contain footage that is not in the final movie, or the trailer editor and the film editor may use different takes of a particular shot. Another common technique is including music on the trailer which does not appear on the movie’s soundtrack.

This is nearly always a requirement, as trailers and teasers are created long before the composer has even been hired for the film score—sometimes as much as a year ahead of the movie’s release date—while composers are usually the last creative people to work on the film

Trailers tell the story of a film in a highly condensed fashion to have maximum appeal. In the decades since film marketing has become a large industry, trailers have become highly polished pieces of advertising, able to present even poor movies in an attractive light.

The key ambition in trailer-making is to impart an intriguing story that gets film audiences emotionally involved.

Most trailers have a three-act structure similar to a feature-length film. They start with a beginning (act 1) that lays out the premise of the story. The middle (act 2) drives the story further and usually ends with a dramatic climax.

Act 3 usually features a strong piece of “signature music” (either a recognizable song or a powerful, sweeping orchestral piece). This last act often consists of a visual montage of powerful and emotional moments of the film and may also contain a cast run if there are noteworthy stars that could help sell the movie.”

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Dario Argento Panico will debut on Shudder on February 2, 2024 and will stream on AMC Plus. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Google News, Feedly, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest, Reddit, Telegram, Mastodon, Flipboard, and Threads.

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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