Any Giallo Films Adapted from... Well, Giallo Books?
Hi everyone, I'm a new member here. I was wondering, it is always said that the giallo films have it's root in the giallo books. But does anyone know any source material that inspired the films? or...
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WildWaves wrote:Hi everyone, I'm a new member here. I was wondering, it is always said that the giallo films have it's root in the giallo books. But does anyone know any source material that inspired...
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The giallo books had their influence from the works of Edgar Wallace. (Wallace's books were the first to use yellow covers, for instance.) Also, as the German Edgar Wallace krimi series from Rialto...
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EEC, thanks for clearing it up. I shall try to find that Gastaldi interview. Mirek, wow thanks! Actually being also a huge krimi fan I was also wondering when Wallace came into play. I didnt know they...
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There are a couple of German books about the Wallace krimi films. But you should check out back issues of VIDEO WATCHDOG. There was one a while back that went thorougly into the German box sets of...
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I think the Krimis are probably a larger influence then any other. The similarities are very apparent.
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Seeing as Blood and Black Lace is considered by many as the first "true" giallo and it was a German co-production... I find it strange that this is not mentioned on Imdb?"Die deutschen Co-Produzenten...
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Mirek, mucho gracias for the pointers : ) I bought most of my krimis thumbing thru your krimi section and the krimi- nology blog was helpful with the reviews. But I didn't know about Holger Haase's...
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The quote is from a Swiss site. More on this can be found here in English:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Black_Lace
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A good chunk of Argento's output owes something to Ellery Queen's Cat of Many Tails (1949), about a serial killer terrorizing Manhattan. Another Queen mystery, Ten Days Wonder, was adapted as the...
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bdc, I'm glad to see the well written wiki article on Blood & Black Lace. escalus, thank you very much you have been very helpful. Because I want to get my hands on as many books as possible. Wow!...
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Apparently Tinto Brass' "Col Cuore in Gola" was based on the Sergio Donati novel "Il Sepolcro di Carta." I've never read it so I can't say how it really relates to the film.
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