![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, the way in which a blind adult is accompanied by a child during the drama echoes his 1971 film The Cat o’ Nine Tails. The mysterious serial killer tries to emulate the inscrutableness of Jack the Ripper, as the bleak alleys of late Victorian London are substituted with the sizzling streets of Rome.ĭario Argento, besides evoking authors of suspense, seems to quote himself. The acclaimed writer-director and Thrillmaster delivers a stodgy motion picture, clumsily mixing elements of suspenseful archetypes. However the killer still lurks in the darkness to finish Diana off, nurturing the narrative with the suspenseful question of who will be saved. Diana also befriends a young Chinese orphan, Chin (Andrea Zhang), who is a victim of bullying. ![]() Despite the initial shock she is determined to get on with her life, and is helped by mobility and orientation instructor Rita (Asia Argento), who follows her rehabilitation. As Diana tries to escape she has an accident that damages the Brodmann areas of her cerebral cortex, causing her complete blindness. But when her path crosses with that of a serial killer, who chooses her as his prey, her world is turned upside down. Diana (Ilenia Pastorelli), leads her peaceful professional life as a luxury escort. As an an eclipse blackens the skies on a hot summer day in Rome, darkness barges upon the protagonist after a traumatic experience. The title is revealing of the circumstances that occur in the film. Dark Glasses was presented Out of Competition at the Berlinale 2022 and is going to be released by Shudder - AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural. The Master of Horror, Italian director Dario Argento, ten years after his Dracula 3D returns with his latest thriller starring Ilenia Pastorelli, Andrea Zhang and his daughter Asia Argento. ![]()
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