Dark Bar (1988)

Anna, a young saxophone player, investigates her sister's disappearance with the help of a friend.

Director:

Stelio Fiorenza

Writer:

Stelio Fiorenza

Stars:

Marina Suma, Richard Hatch, Barbara Cupisti

Cast

Cast overview:
Marina Suma	...	Anna
Richard Hatch	...	Marco
Barbara Cupisti	...	Elisabeth
Alessandra Stordy	...	Wilma
Patrizia Bettini	...	Stephanie
Vincent Regina	...	(as Vincenzo Regina)
Mauro Festa
Lea Martino	...	Enza
Olivia Cupisti	...	Lubka
James Sampson	...	James
Rosenda Scharschmidt
Antonio Barrios
Ermanno Nastri

Storyline

Anna fa la musicista e la sua carriera è sul punto di decollare. Ha una sorella, Elisabetta, con cui non è in buoni rapporti perchè si droga e le chiede sempre soldi. Ma Elisabetta pensa di aver trovato la sua fortuna e telefona alla sorella lasciandole un messaggio sulla segreteria. Poi si reca al Dark Bar dove viene uccisa. Anna stessa viene minacciata da una voce che le chiede qualcosa che lei sa. Ma Anna non sa.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

So noir and blue!

Elizabeth (Barbara Cupisti) has an appointment in the Dark Bar – drugs, blackmail and always on the run for money. This time she thinks she's made it. But, alas, the Dark Bar is the last place where she's seen alive. Anna, Elizabeth's sister, with the help of Marco (a friend of Elizabeth) goes looking for her missing sister. But Elizabeth's corpse is discovered. She was mixed in something bigger than herself – blackmail can be dangerous! Elizabeth kept hidden informations concerning important people and the killers assume that Anna (Marina Suma) probably knows something. Now Anna is the target. Anna and Marco (Richard Hatch) will try to unveil the mystery, but the killers are after them.

"Dark Bar" is very stylish – good cameras and an intelligent and fast editing. The acting feels natural and an appropriate soundtrack helps to stress the bluesy and sensual mood of "Dark Bar". In some moments of the film we hear the beautiful song "Dark Haven", sung by Karen Jones.

Most of the scenes of "Dark Bar" take place during the night, or some hours before the dark. Train stations, night clubs, interiors and fields streamed with woods near the river.

Those that want a film with a straightforward story should keep away from "Dark Bar". "Dark Bar" is a film about mood where the story slowly unfolds itself, and not everything from A to Z is explained. We follow Anna and Marco in their journey through a dark world. Shadows, violence, sensuality, loneliness and hope...

Marina Suma, a very sensual woman, is Anna in dangerland.