The Spider Labyrinth
The Spider Labyrinth (Italian: Il nido del ragno) is a 1988 Italian horror film directed by Gianfranco Giagni.
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Directed by | Gianfranco Giagni |
Produced by | Tonino Cervi[1] |
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Story by | Tonino Cervi[1] |
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Music by | Franco Piersanti[1] |
Cinematography | Nino Celeste[1] |
Edited by | Sergio Montanari[1] |
Production company | Splendida Film |
Distributed by | Medusa/Penta Film |
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Running time | 86 minutes[1] |
Country | Italy[1] |
Production
Prior to working on The Spider Labyrinth, director Gianfrano Giagni in radio and television since the mid-1970s.[2] Along with directing music videos he created the music program Mister Fantasy and made the short film Giallo e nero.[2] Producer Tonino Cervi liked Giagni's short and offered him a job to direct his first feature, the horror film The Spider Labyrinth.[2]
The original script for the film was developed by Cervi, Riccardo Aragno and Cesare Frugoni which dated a few years before production started.[2] Giagni felt the script was a bit dated, and got Gianfranco Manfredi in with him to give the film a more modern framing.[2] Their changes in the script changed the location from Venice to Budapest.[2]
Release
The Spider Labyrinth was distributed in Italy by Medusa/Penta Film on August 25, 1988.[1]
Reception
From retrospective reviews, In his book on horror films of the 1980s, Scott Aaron Stine stated that despite that gorey scenes do not start until 40 minutes into the film, it was an "engaging and beautifully staged horror film." comparing scenes to the work of Dario Argento and Mario Bava.[3] Louis Paul commented on the film on his book on Italian horror film directors, declaring the film "one of the most obscure and atmospheric modern Italian horror films."[4]
References
Footnotes
- Curti 2019, p. 162.
- Curti 2019, p. 163.
- Stine 2001, p. 202.
- Paul 2015, p. 281.
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 1476672431.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Paul, Louis (2015). Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland. ISBN 0786487496.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Stine, Scott Aaron. The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. ISBN 0786415320.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)