Un sussurro nel buio (1976)

Director:

Marcello Aliprandi

Writers:

Maria Teresa Rienzi (writer)
Nicolò Rienzi (writer)

Release Date:

12 August 1976 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Martino is a young child who claims to have an invisible friend called Luca. His parents assume it is just a game, but strange things start to happen... |

Plot Keywords:

Carnival | Problem Child | Husband Wife Relationship | Parent Child Relationship | Family Relationships

Cast

John Phillip Law	...	Alex
Nathalie Delon	...	Camilla
Olga Bisera	...	Françoise
Alessandro Poggi	...	Martino
Joseph Cotten	...	The Professor
Lucretia Love	...	Susan
Zora Velcova
Susanna Melandri
Simona Patitucci
Adriana Russo	...	Clara
Margherita Sala
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claudio Cirillo	...	Detective

Also Known As:

A Whisper in the Dark

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Cinemondial

Ravishing and charming

This Marcello Aliprandi's "Un sussurro nel buio" is a very peculiar movie. It comes, regarding the plot and the themes, earlier than some celebrated movie: in particularly "Shock" (1976) by Mario Bava, but also "Shining" (1980) and "The Sixth Sense" (1999). The story is about a child who, in a big and perturbing house in a north Italy country, talks and plays with a - maybe - inexistent other child. His parents get worried and try to understand. The end of the story is not devoid of ambiguity. The movie is visually impressive, odd in the plot (with a good sense of suspense), full of mystery and fascination for irrational. I think that in the italian `fantastic' genre "Un sussurro nel buio" is among the best and the most original ones: Marcello Aliprandi may be compared with directors like Mario Bava, Pupi Avati and Michele Soavi. Even if it isn't always a very solid movie, if you like this italian genre you must see this refined film. Very enjoyable the cast: John Phillip Law, Nathalie Delon and even Joseph Cotten.