Ep. 86 Dario Argento

“Bad luck isn't brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds.”
This is it: our mammoth exploration of the work of Italian aesthete
Dario Argento. Hosts Christopher Funderburg and John Cribbs are
joined by filmmaker and illustrator Patrick Horvath to explore the
career of one of horror cinema's most notorious and beloved
artists. They cover it all, from the brilliant beginnings of the
"animal trilogy" of The Bird with Crystal Plumage, Cat O' Nine
Tails and Four Flies on Grey Velvet to the some of the highest
points in the history of horror cinema with Suspiria and Deep Red
all the way through to the bitter end. They pair each of the films
from Argento's golden era with a film from the more dispiriting
later portion of the filmmaker's career in order to explore the
continuity of his themes and artistic ideas. They look in-depth at
the classics like Opera and Inferno while keeping their eyes open
for silver linings such as his two Masters of Horror entries and
his "Max von Sydow teams up with a parrot to solve mysteries"
late-giallo Sleepless. It's here, the most comprehensive podcast
study of one of the artists who defined the genre. Support our
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twitter.com/TheLastMachine Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"