Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) (TV) Ti piace Hitchcock? (original title)

Director:

Dario Argento

Writers:

Dario Argento
Franco Ferrini

Release Date:

1 July 2005 (Sweden)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Film Student | Woods | Turin | Broken Foot

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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
Alessandra Magrini
Emanuela Cuglia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicola Rondolino	...	Priest
Lynn Swanson	...	Orthopedist

Directed by
Dario Argento

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dario Argento
Franco Ferrini

Produced by
Claudio Argento	....	executive producer
Carlo Bixio	....	producer
Tommaso Calevi	....	line producer
Joan Antoni González	....	producer
Miguel Ángel González	....	executive producer
Fabrizio Zappi	....	producer

Original Music by
Pino Donaggio

Cinematography by
Frederic Fasano

Film Editing by
Walter Fasano

Production Design by
Francesca Bocca
Valentina Ferroni

Costume Design by
Fabio Angelotti

Makeup Department
Mario Audello	....	wig maker
Fiorella Novarino	....	hair stylist
Rosabella Russo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Irma Misantoni	....	post-production supervisor
Giorgio Turletti	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guido Foa	....	second assistant director
Leopoldo Pescatore	....	assistant director

Art Department
Maria Castrovilli	....	set dresser
Giancarlo Pagani	....	property master
Simone Sandretti	....	assistant property master
Mario Scarzella	....	property master
Andrea Trisolino	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Federico Amodio	....	sound effects editor
Mick Boggis	....	sound mixer
Vladislav Boyadjiev	....	sound assistant
Valerio Brini	....	assistant sound mixer
Piergiorgio De Luca	....	sound effects editor
Mario Giacco	....	sound effects
Mirko Guerra	....	sound
John Ireland	....	adr english director
Sonia Portoghese	....	boom operator
Marco Streccioni	....	sound engineer
Mario Struglia	....	sound assistant
Rikard Strømsodd	....	assistant sound

Special Effects by
David Bracci	....	special effects assistant
Gastone Callori	....	special effects
Marco Moneta	....	special effects
Barbara Morosetti	....	special effects assistant
Silvano Scasseddu	....	special effects
Franco Simeone	....	special effects
Sergio Stivaletti	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Riccardo Albiero	....	digital artist
Marcello Buffa	....	visual effects supervisor
Alessandro Canu	....	compositor
Simone Fontana	....	digital mastering editor
Stefano Villa	....	digital supervisor

Stunts
David Ambrosi	....	stunt coordinator
Diego Guerra	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gianluca Fava	....	assistant camera
Stefano Fois	....	grip
Ornella Fontana	....	electrician
Marco Massimo Garofalo	....	electrician
Giovanni Gebbia	....	Steadicam operator
Paolo Mariotti	....	grip
Giacomo Marrucci	....	assistant camera
Severio Moggio	....	key grip
Paolo Monetti	....	electrician
Adriano Francesco Necco	....	electrician
Martino Pellion di Persano	....	assistant camera
Antonio Petracca	....	grip
Antonio Roppolo	....	gaffer
Franco Vitale	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Esther Cases	....	casting
Lorella Chiapatti	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucia Facchino	....	wardrobe
Viola Verra	....	assistant costumer

Editorial Department
Rino Carlucci	....	telecine operator
Roberto Cesareo	....	colorist
Pasquale Cuzzupoli	....	color supervisor
Claudio Misantoni	....	assistant editor
Irma Misantoni	....	assistant editor
Irma Misantoni	....	post-production coordinator

Other crew
Carla Alonzo	....	production secretary
Nilo Argento	....	production secretary
Marcello Colaciello	....	groupman
Alessandro Colopi	....	assistant production secretary
Anna Marta Corio	....	assistant production secretary
Danilo Goglio	....	assistant production secretary
Laura Greco	....	production secretary
Daniele Morini	....	assistant production secretary
Patrizia Pierucci	....	production administrator
Cristiano Sebastianelli	....	payroll
Fernanda Selvaggi	....	script supervisor
Cristiano Sergioli	....	groupman
Lynn Swanson	....	dialogue coach
Erika Taloni	....	production accountant
Andrea Tavani	....	production secretary
Cristina Vecchio	....	assistant production secretary

Production Companies

• Film Commission Torino-Piemonte (support)
• Genesis Motion Pictures
• Institut del Cinema Català (ICC)
• Opera Film Produzione
• RaiTrade
• Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (English-track)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Flamingo Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• General Video Recording (GVR) (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Highlight Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Rai Fiction (2005) (Italy) (TV)
• Studiocanal Vidéo (2005) (France) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Apocalypse FX

Other Companies

• Dream Sound  sound effects
• Lumiq Studios  post-production services
• SIF309 Film & Music Productions  film score recording
• Sud Ovest Records  music production

Also Known As:

"Ti piace Hitchcock?" - Italy (original title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

Italy | Spain

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 | Italy:T | Argentina:16 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Torino, Italy

Company:

Film Commission Torino-Piemonte

Trivia:

On the door to the video store hangs a poster for Argento's previous film, The Card Player (2004). Next to it is taped up the sleeve from a copy of Scarlet Diva (2000), a film written, directed by and starring Dario's daughter Asia Argento, and produced by Dario and his brother Claudio Argento. (The Scarlet Diva video is also displayed behind the counter).

Movie Connections:

References Strangers on a Train (1951)

Minor but entertaining Argento

Make no mistake, this is a made-for-TV movie so don't expect the usual Argento-gore and a lot of stylized violence. If that's what you're looking for, look somewhere else!

It also shows sometimes that he is working in another medium (television), style-wise. But apart from that, this is a playful and lightweight homage to Alfred Hitchcock, that works fairly well within the constrains of the medium.

It has a sympathetic lead in Elio Germano (but the female are more formulaic) and most actors are a lot better that what is common in an Argento-movie. The beginning of the movie is very well set-up when you get a peak into several apartments a la "Rear window". The script is full of references to different Hitchcock-movies, but there are also nods towards Brian dePalma and...Dario Argento himself! There are scenes that seems to have been lifted more or less intact from his other creations like "Deep red", "Opera" and "Inferno". But this is not necessarily a negative thing since all this is mostly woven into the plot with a lot of skill. There is only one murder (but two death scenes), but it is quite violent and the scene leading up to it is very suspenseful. The final 10 minutes are also edge-of-your-seat material.

Also worth mentioning is the nice cinematography by Fasano (especially the shots at night are very nice to look at). And the score by Pino Dinaggio is absolutely top-notch! It's certainly a lot better than the anonymous music he put together for Dario in "Trauma" and might remind you of his work for Brian de Palma.

But some things don't work, for instance the scene where our "hero" breaks his leg. It is too drawn out even though it's suspenseful in the beginning. The pace flags occasionally and is generally erratic. And even if the climax is exciting, I cannot shake of a feeling that it could have been even better with a tighter script. It seems that Argento/Ferrini lost interest somehow in their intriguing little tale of terror. And finally, the usual quibble when it comes to an Argento film...the dubbing is sometimes truly bad, at best it's acceptable. And note that I saw the Italian version! God only knows why italians often prefer to dub instead of using the original sound?!

But all in all, a very decent outing by Mr Argento. It certainly doesn't top "Suspiria", "Inferno", "Deep red" or his other masterpieces (it doesn't even top the underrated "Trauma" which is resembles sometimes), but it is absolutely one of the best things he's done since "Opera".