Door into Darkness

Door into Darkness (Italian: La porta sul buio) is an Italian television series conceived by Dario Argento. It consists of four one-hour episodes broadcast in 1973.[4]

Door into Darkness
ItalianLa porta sul buio[1]
ComposerGiorgio Gaslini[1]
Production
ProducerDario Argento
CinematographyElio Polacchi[1]
EditorsAmedeo Giomini, Alberto Moro[1]
Production companyRAI[2][3]
Release
Original release1973 (1973)

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten by
1"The Neighbor (Italian: Il vicino di casa)"Luigi CozziLuigi Cozzi
A couple move into an apartment with their newborn. Unbeknownst to the couple, the neighbor upstairs has a terrible secret
2"The Tram (Italian: Il tram)"Dario ArgentoDario Argento
A mystery begins with the discovery of a dead woman's body in the titular location and a detective's thought process on how she got there
3"The Doll (Italian: La bambola)"Mario FogliettiMarcella Elsberger and Mario Foglietti
After a patient of an insane asylum escapes and goes on a killing spree, the police and psychiatrists attempt to work together to apprehend the killer.
4"Eyewitness (Italian: Testimone oculare)"Dario ArgentoDario Argento and Luigi Cozzi
Roberta drives home and nearly hits a woman with her car. When checking the woman, she finds a bullet wound in her chest and sees a man approaching her with a gun.

Reception

In a retrospective review, Troy Howarth in his book on gialli stated that "The Neighbor" was a "pleasant diversion" and "The Tram" was the series highlight.[5] Howarth declared "The Doll" as "sluggish and predictable" while "Eyewitness" a "marked improvement" from "The Doll".[5][6]

References
  1. Howarth 2015, p. 222.
  2. Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (1 December 2015). "Suspiria". Columbia University Press – via Google Books.
  3. Gracey, James (21 October 2010). "Dario Argento". Oldcastle Books – via Google Books.
  4. Cooper 2012, p. 24.
  5. Howarth 2015, p. 223.
  6. Howarth 2015, p. 224.

Sources
  • Cooper, L. Andrew (2012). Dario Argento. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252094387.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Howarth, Troy (2015). So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films. Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. ISBN 1936168502.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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