Door into Darkness
Door into Darkness (Italian: La porta sul buio) is an Italian television series conceived by Dario Argento. It consists of four one-hour episodes broadcast in 1973.[4]
| Door into Darkness | |
|---|---|
| Italian | La porta sul buio[1] |
| Composer | Giorgio Gaslini[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Dario Argento |
| Cinematography | Elio Polacchi[1] |
| Editors | Amedeo Giomini, Alberto Moro[1] |
| Production company | RAI[2][3] |
| Release | |
| Original release | 1973 |
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Neighbor (Italian: Il vicino di casa)" | Luigi Cozzi | Luigi Cozzi | |
| A couple move into an apartment with their newborn. Unbeknownst to the couple, the neighbor upstairs has a terrible secret | ||||
| 2 | "The Tram (Italian: Il tram)" | Dario Argento | Dario Argento | |
| A mystery begins with the discovery of a dead woman's body in the titular location and a detective's thought process on how she got there | ||||
| 3 | "The Doll (Italian: La bambola)" | Mario Foglietti | Marcella Elsberger and Mario Foglietti | |
| After a patient of an insane asylum escapes and goes on a killing spree, the police and psychiatrists attempt to work together to apprehend the killer. | ||||
| 4 | "Eyewitness (Italian: Testimone oculare)" | Dario Argento | Dario Argento and Luigi Cozzi | |
| Roberta drives home and nearly hits a woman with her car. When checking the woman, she finds a bullet wound in her chest and sees a man approaching her with a gun. | ||||
Reception
In a retrospective review, Troy Howarth in his book on gialli stated that "The Neighbor" was a "pleasant diversion" and "The Tram" was the series highlight.[5] Howarth declared "The Doll" as "sluggish and predictable" while "Eyewitness" a "marked improvement" from "The Doll".[5][6]
References
- Howarth 2015, p. 222.
- Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (1 December 2015). "Suspiria". Columbia University Press – via Google Books.
- Gracey, James (21 October 2010). "Dario Argento". Oldcastle Books – via Google Books.
- Cooper 2012, p. 24.
- Howarth 2015, p. 223.
- Howarth 2015, p. 224.
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