Ti piace Hitchcock? (TV 2005)

A college film student, obsessed with the works of Alfred Hitchcock, investigates a murder committed in the apartment building across from his and suspects that his seductive neighbor hired a girlfriend to commit the deed.

Director:

Dario Argento

Writers:

Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini

Stars:

Elio Germano, Chiara Conti, Elisabetta Rocchetti

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elio Germano	...	Giulio
Chiara Conti	...	Federica
Elisabetta Rocchetti	...	Sasha
Cristina Brondo	...	Arianna
Iván Morales	...	Andrea
Edoardo Stoppa	...	Inspector
Elena Maria Bellini	...	Giulio's Mother
Horacio José Grigaitis	...	Inspector
Giuseppe Lo Console	...	Federica's Boss (as Giuseppe Loconsole)
Milvia Marigliano	...	Sasha's Mother
Giampiero Perone	...	The Fiancee
Antonio Mazzara	...	Cleaning Man
Anna Varello	...	Doctor
Carla Gambino
Lorenzo Federici

Storyline

In 1990, as a boy, Giulio was chased through the woods by two women after spying on them practicing witchcraft. Now a young film student in Turin, he watches his neighbors in the flats across from his third floor apartment, especially Sasha when she's naked or arguing with her mother. Giulio's girlfriend is disgusted with his voyeurism, but, after a murder occurs, Giulio is convinced that two relative strangers, just as in Hitchcock and Highsmith's "Strangers in a Train," have agreed to murder each other's bête noir. He follows his suspects, ends up with an intruder and a broken foot, and may be in real danger. Is he more than a peeping Tom?

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Plot Keywords:

murder | film student | woods | turin | broken foot | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1 July 2005 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Do You Like Hitchcock?

Filming Locations:

Torino, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Commission Torino-Piemonte, Genesis Motion Pictures, Institut del Cinema Català (ICC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Aside from Strangers on a Train and _Dial M for Murder (1954)_, there are several references to Hitchcock films in this movie: the attempt to murder Giulio in the shower is a reference to the famous scene from Psycho, the protagonist's broken leg and window-peeping are a reference to Rear Window, and the scene on the roof is very similar to the ending of Vertigo.

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Connections

References Bamboozled (2000)

User Reviews

What a great producer

Me and my girlfriend had the opportunity to watch Ti Piace Hitchcock at the Brussels fantastic film festival last Saturday. He directed this movie for the Italian television (RAI) and in mine opinion with success.The movie was introduced to the crowd by the master of horror himself.

The movie isn't as gory like the seventies eighties Argento movies but it still contains a lot of suspense and the murder scene is in "Argento style". If you are looking for a real gory giallo then you'll better skip it. It's an Argento movie and expectations may be high but it's a television movie and when you are an Argentofan you'll notice.

I'm really looking forward to his next movie.

greets