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Imago Mortis
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Wikipedia article
'Imago Mortis' is a 2009 Italian-Spanish film directed by Stefano Bessoni. The supernatural thriller stars Geraldine Chaplin and is the first major screen appearance of her daughter, Oona. Richard Stanley, one of the film's scriptwriters described the film as a "Sort of a neo-'giallo' taking off from Dario Argento's 'Four Flies on Grey Velvet' by way of Umberto Lenzi's 'Spasmo' and 'DaVinci Code'."[http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=397 Italian Horror Suffers Ocular Trauma in Mortis] Shock Till You Drop. 2 June 2007 Speaking about his hopes for the film, Bessoni said; My film aspires to del revive fantasy cinema, as is happening in Spain. It was released in Italy on 16 January 2009.
Plot
Bruno (Amarilla), a student at the rundown FW Murnau Film School comes across the thanatoscope, an ancient instrument of death. The instrument, created by scientist Girolamo Fumagalli immortalises on a plate the last image seen by the victims retina. The school's teachers, led by Countess Orsini (Geraldine Chaplin) are involved in a secretive plot concerning the instrument.
Cast
*Geraldine Chaplin as Countess Orsini
*Oona Chaplin as Arianna
*Alberto Amarilla as Bruno
*Leticia Dolera as Leilou
*lex Angulo as Caligari
*Jun Ichikawa as Aki
*Silvia De Santis as Elena
Reception
The film debuted at no. 5 in Spain, grossing $309,175 in its first week.'International Box Office'. Variety. 39 August 2009 The film took nearly 460,000 on its opening weekend in Italy.[http://www.thewildeye.co.uk/blog/latest-news/new-italian-cinema/imago-mortis/ Imago Mortis] The Wild Eye. 20 January 2009
Zacaras M. de la Riva was nominated by the International Film Music Critics Association for 'Best Original Score for a Horror/Thriller film'.Stone, Sasha. 'International Film Music Nominees'. AwardsDaily. 29 January 2010
References
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