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Dario Argento is the disputed master of giallo. He has a prolific list of writing, directing, producing and acting credits. His films are often gruesome, almost always controversial and either critically acclaimed or reviled. Heres an introduction to the man with a focus on many of his most famous works such as Deep Red, Sighs (Suspiria) and Phantom of the Opera.

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Dario became a full-fledged director with the debut of L Uccello dalle piume di cristallo (Bird with the Glass Feathers) in 1970. Of course, he also helped write the screenplay as he would continue to do for many other films. This is a hallmark because it is Dario"s first giallo film. Giallo is a term used to describe certain Italian horror films in which the violence is extreme and almost frenzied, the plot is not the primary point but rather the style, the vision, if you will, is what"s most important. Dario is often called the master of giallo.

In this film, which is the first part of what many critics and fans call his "Animals trilogy", a writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder by a mysterious man in raincoat and black leather gloves. He is a suspected serial killer. The writer becomes almost obsessed with hunting the killer and the leads bring him to a very chilling conclusion. 1971"s Il Gatto a nove code (Cat O" Nine Tails) and 4 mosche di velluto grigio (Four Flies on Gray Velvet), also in 1971, are the remainder of the trilogy.

After this successful foray into giallo and a great partnership with the gifted Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who helped set the haunting tone of these films with his musical scores, Dario decided that he didn"t want to get pigeon-holed as a horror film director and did some comedy and television work for the next few years. Dario, who"d been married to Marisa Casale, previously and had a daughter Fiore, had also begun his long and successful partnership with stage and screen actress Daria Nicolodi by this time. That union would last almost two decades and produce not only his youngest child, actress/director/producer/writer Asia Argento but also some of Dario"s most successful films.

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