Non ho sonno (2001)

Director:

Dario Argento

Writers:

Dario Argento (screenplay) &
Franco Ferrini (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 January 2001 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Creepier than Jack the Ripper

Plot:

An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Murder | Dwarf | Italy | Insomnia

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Max von Sydow	...	Moretti
Stefano Dionisi	...	Giacomo
Chiara Caselli	...	Gloria
Gabriele Lavia	...	Mr. Betti
Rossella Falk	...	Laura de Fabritiis
Paolo Maria Scalondro	...	Manni
Roberto Zibetti	...	Lorenzo
Roberto Accornero	...	Fausto
Barbara Lerici	...	Angela
Guido Morbello	...	Detective
Massimo Sarchielli	...	Leone
Diego Casale	...	Beppe
Alessandra Comerio	...	Mrs. Betti
Elena Marchesini	...	Mel - Kitten
Aldo Massasso	...	Cascio

Also Known As:

Sleepless (Europe: English title) (USA)
I Can't Sleep (promotional title)
Nonhosonno (Italy) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 (heavily cut) | Germany:18 (cut) | Germany:Not Rated | Singapore:R21 | USA:R (cut) | France:-16 | Italy:VM14 | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Company:

Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Trivia:

'Max von Sydow' insisted that the parrot in the film would be called Marcello. Named after Marcello Mastroianni whom he has got to know after making several films in Italy in the past.

Goofs:

Continuity: The strap on the pink top that Gloria wears towards the end of the film frequently slides down her shoulder only to have reappeared in its original place in the next shot.

Soundtrack:

Gwami moloko

Predictable with bad acting, but still okay

I saw this film for the first time last night. The trailers particularly looked very interesting, but sadly I didn't get the same feeling from the movie that I got from the trailers.

Some people have said it is hard to guess the killer - not true. I guessed who it was almost immediately, and even at the end when you are thrown another herring I still knew who it was.

The acting was bad. Really bad in some parts, particularly what is meant to be the climax of the movie. I felt like changing the channel just so I didn't have to endure it. It also annoyed me that it was dubbed, and you could see the actors speaking English underneath it. I'm not a big fan of dubbing, and for me it detracted something from the movie, especially when I could have just pressed mute and read their lips and still followed.

Despite this, it was still an okay film. My first Italian horror/thriller/mystery, and I enjoyed it probably for that reason alone. I found the opening scenes to be strong, but sadly the same mood wasn't kept throughout the rest of the film. It may have helped if the 'hero' didn't seem so uninterested the whole time.

Overall, predictable and badly acted, but still worth at least one viewing. I don't know about a second though.