#Erico Menczer

[thebutcher-5]

Il gatto a nove code

Benvenuti o bentornati sul nostro blog. Nello scorso articolo abbiamo continuato a parlare dei film animati della DreamWorks, arrivando non solo al loro settimo lungometraggio ma anche al loro ultimo film con tecnica tradizionale ossia Sinbad – La leggenda dei sette mari. La storia parla di Sinbad, un pirata che dopo essere caduto in mare viene salvato da Eris, dea della discordia, che gli…

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Filmmaker-A-Month: Dario Argento- Day 2

The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971) Il gatto a nove code

Director: Dario Argento Writers: Dario Argento, Luigi Cozzi, Dardano Sacchetti Cinematographer: Erico Menczer Starring: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak Seen before: No

[theersatzcowboy]

The Cat o' Nine Tails / Il gatto a nove code (1971)

This early giallo classic from the man who defined the genre is so confident and self-assured, you’d never assume it was just Argento’s sophomore feature as a filmmaker.

Director: Dario Argento

Cinematographer: Erico Menczer

Starring Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak

[theghostofcarloskeith]

On Matteo JWHJ0715

There's a reason everyone associates Goncharov with Scorsese even though (according to De Niro and one of the film's screenwriters, Franco Solinas) his involvement was minimal: JWHJ0715 isn't that great of a director. He's a good one, don't me wrong. Hell, he's a head above Giuliano Montaldo and that whole crew, but all it takes to contextualize his work on Goncharov is a look at the films he made before and after it. Take the movie he made immediately before, Shut Your Eyes, Caroline! shot by Erico Menczer and written by Massimo Dallamano with punch up by Matteo himself. It's typical of the era: a straight kidnapping picture with cheap gore, a few striking images, and some clever (if didactic) political overtones. The mise en scene is defined by what I like to call "scotch tape" in these types of movies, meaning that JWHJ0715 stitches together his scenes with impressive wide angle shots or montages in negative, a cheap means of simulating his lead's POV.

(Speaking of which, anyone looking at Katya and deciding to brand JWHJ0715 a progressive need only watch a couple scenes from Shut Your Eyes, Caroline! to see how much of that credit belongs to Solinas and Shepherd.)

This is all to say, the smoky, elegiac images of Goncharov are not some master stroke by its director, but the trademark of the film's virtuoso cinematographer, Istvan Andras. The direction is simple. Not so much camera movement to be fascinating, not so little that it feels like a choice. Frequently, JWHJ0715 will hold on a medium of Pacino or De Niro, a competent show of trust in his actors, only to cut away before their expressions have time to transform into something of real substance. In other words, he's competent, almost too much so. The only real departure from his previous work in Goncharov is a move from the trappings of pulp to the veneer of respectability. Why should we praise a termite artist for becoming a white elephant?

[genevieveetguy]

Would you like something to drink? I have some milk.

The Cat o' Nine Tails (Il gatto a nove code), Dario Argento (1971)

[solomonscane]

Holocaust 2000 (aka Rain of Fire) (1977) - Dir. Alberto De Martino, Cine. Erico Menczer

[saturdaynightmatinee]

CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 4 / 10

Título Original: Holocaust 2000 AKA The Chosen

Año: 1977

Duración: 106 min.

País: Italia

Director: Alberto De Martino

Guion: Sergio Donati, Alberto De Martino, Michael Robson

M��sica: Ennio Morricone

Fotografía: Erico Menczer

Reparto: Kirk Douglas, Simon Ward, Agostina Belli, Anthony Quayle, Virginia McKenna,Romolo Valli

Productora: Coproducción Italia-Reino Unido; Aston Film / Embassy Films

Género: Horror

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077332/

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUV9WTxJmBg

[visionsoflight]

The Cat o’ Nine Tails

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Director: Dario Argento

Director of Photography: Erico Menczer

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sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (it, bellocchio 72)

[saturdaynightmatinee]

CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6 / 10

Título Original: Il gatto a nove code

Año: 1971

Duración: 114 min.

País: Italia

Director: Dario Argento

Guion: Dario Argento, Luigi Collo, Dardano Sacchetti

Música: Ennio Morricone

Fotografía: Erico Menczer

Reparto: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak, Pier Paolo Capponi, Horst Frank,Rada Rassimov, Aldo Reggiani, Carlo Alighiero, Ugo Fangareggi, Jacques Stany

Productora: Coproducción Italia-Francia-Alemania; Seda Spettacoli / Terra-Filmkunst / Labrador Films

Género: Horror , Mystery , Thriller

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065761/

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGn3NxWqZuQ

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Kidnap Syndicate

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Director: Fernando Di Leo

Director of Photography: Erico Menczer

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Machine Gun McCain

Director: Giuliano Montaldo

Director of Photography: Erico Menczer