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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

Dario Argento

28.06 Palace 18:30 TICKETS

Fiction . 96' . Italy . 1970 . IT / ST : FR-EN

In Italy, American writer Sam Dalmas witnesses a murder attempt on an art-gallery owner, Monica Ranieri, a few days before he’s supposed to return home. Inspector Morosini, who is in charge of investigating the three previous murderers of the serial-killer, asks Dalmas for help and takes his passport. Dalmas decides to stay with his girlfriend Julia and to help the police in the investigation. The killer threatens Dalmas and Julia by phone and the police overhear a strange noise on the tape. Soon the serial killer stalks Julia and Damas. Who might be the killer?

🎞️ Genre : Giallo

🌿1970 : Best First Feature – Golden Globe, Italy (won)
1970 : Best New Director – Golden Goblets, Italy (won)
1971 : Best Motion Picture – Edgar Allan Poe Awards (nominee)

Curated by the Cineteca di Bologna

STARRING

Tony Musante

Suzy Kendall

Eva Renzi

Enrico Maria Salerno

Umberto Raho

WRITER

Dario Argento

Fredric Brown

DIRECTOR

Dario Argento

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Vittorio Storaro

SOUND

Luciano Anzellotti

Alberto Bartolomei

Carlo Diotavelli

Eugenio Fiori

Ken Rolls

Massimo Anzellotti

FILM EDITING

Franco Fraticelli

MUSIC

Ennio Morricone

PRODUCTION

Salvatore Argento

Artur Brauner

Dario Argento

Dario Argento was born in Rome on September 7, 1940. He began his career as a movie critic for the Rome daily newspaper Paese Sera. He joined Bernardo Bertolucci to write the screenplay for Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time In The West, which revealed his talent. He made his directing debut when he was 30 with The Bird With The Crystal Plumage. Even though the shooting was not easy, the film is considered to be the first giallo of the cinema industry. Codes were established and enabled to customise the thriller in an Italian style. Dario was one of the first directors to see the possibilities of the steady cam and the luma crane.
With his style, Dario Argento, who was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, exercised his influence on filmmakers from all around the world, including Belgian directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani.