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User Rating:
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Director:
Writers:
Jace Anderson (writer)
Dario Argento (writer)
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Release Date:
31 October 2007 (Italy) more
Tagline:
What you see does not exist. What you cannot see is truth. more
Plot:
Part three of the "Three Mothers" trilogy which takes place in Rome and has to do with Mater Lachrymarum (The Third Mother). full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Asia Argento ... Sarah Mandy
Cristian Solimeno ... Detective Enzo Marchi
Adam James ... Michael Pierce

Moran Atias ... Mater Lachrymarum
Valeria Cavalli ... Marta Colussi
Philippe Leroy ... Guglielmo De Witt
Daria Nicolodi ... Elisa Mandy

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni ... Giselle Mares

Udo Kier ... Father Johannes

Robert Madison ... Detective Lissoni

Jun Ichikawa ... Katerina
Tommaso Banfi ... Father Milesi

Paolo Stella ... Julian
Clive Riche ... Man in Overcoat
Massimo Sarchielli ... The Hobo
Barbara Mautino ... Valeria

Gisella Marengo ... Catacomb Witch #1
Marica Coco ... Catacomb Witch #2
Diego Bottiglieri ... Indian
Franco Leo ... Monsignor Brusca
Silvia Rubino ... Elga
Claudio Fadda ... Demon #1
Roberto Donati ... Demon #2
Gianni Gatta ... Demon #3
Luca Pescatore ... Paul Pierce
Alessandro Zeme ... Luigi
Antonio Pescatore ... Plainclothes Detective
Stefano Fregni ... Taxi Driver
Simonetta Solder ... Young Mother
James Kelly Caldwell ... TV Announcer
Simone Sitta ... Witch Guide
Daniela Fazzolari ... Witch
Alessandra Magrini ... Witch
Camilla Gallo ... Witch
Maria Biondini ... Witch
Federica Botto ... Witch
Serena Brusa ... Witch
Eleonora Marcucci ... Witch
Eleonora Misiti ... Witch
Rebecca Perlati ... Witch
Ivana Zimbaro ... Witch

Araba Dell'Utri ... Witch
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lynn Swanson ... Gray Nun (uncredited)
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Directed by
Dario Argento 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jace Anderson  writer
Dario Argento  writer
Walter Fasano  writer
Adam Gierasch  writer
Simona Simonetti  writer

Produced by
Claudio Argento .... producer
Dario Argento .... producer
Marina Berlusconi .... producer
Tommaso Calevi .... line producer
Kirk D'Amico .... executive producer
Giulia Marletta .... producer
Lee Wilson .... consulting producer
 
Original Music by
Claudio Simonetti 
 
Cinematography by
Frederic Fasano 
 
Film Editing by
Walter Fasano 
 
Casting by
Morgana Bianco 
 
Production Design by
Francesca Bocca 
Valentina Ferroni 
 
Art Direction by
Gretel Fatibene 
 
Set Decoration by
Maria Castrovilli 
 
Costume Design by
Ludovica Amati 
 
Makeup Department
Paola Gattabrusi .... makeup artist
Giorgio Gregorini .... key hair stylist
Chiara Ugolini .... makeup artist
Luca Vannella .... assistant hair stylist
 
Production Management
Alessio Angelucci .... unit manager
Nilo Argento .... unit manager
Giorgio Turletti .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alvise Barbaro .... second second assistant director
Gioia Casale Cambria .... second second assistant director
Laura Greco .... second second assistant director
Ruben Mazzoleni .... second second assistant director
Luca Padrini .... second assistant director
Leopoldo Pescatore .... first assistant director
Nicola Rondolino .... second unit director
 
Art Department
Giuseppe Cagnoni .... property master
Giuseppe Cancellara .... construction coordinator
Andrew Domachowski .... lead concept artist
Viviana Lo Russo .... assistant painter
Mario Scarzella .... rigging props
Santo Spalla .... painter
Davide De Stefano .... conceptual artist
Andrea Ullo .... painter
 
Sound Department
Roberto Cappannelli .... sound mixer
Emanuela Di Giunta .... sound editor
Marco Lazzaro .... boom operator
Umberto Montesanti .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Danilo Bollettini .... special effects
David Bracci .... special effects makeup assistant
Sergio Stivaletti .... special makeup effects
 
Visual Effects by
Christopher Ahrens .... visual effects artist
Matt Belbin .... digital effects editor
Sébastien Bergeron .... digital effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects
Julie Bergman .... digital artist
Stefano Camberini .... digital intermediate editor
Jayson Castro .... visual effects production assistant
Bob Dewald .... digital effects editor
Michael Goddard .... visual effects
Annabelle Kent .... digital compositor
Todd Liddiard .... digital compositor
Lionel Lim .... digital compositor
Adam Marisett .... visual effects artist
Mathieu-Xavier Mauser .... systems administrator
Mladen Miholjcic .... senior CGI artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Stephen Paschke .... digital effects artist
Pablo Mariano Picabea .... data management
Pablo Mariano Picabea .... digital film recording
Bryce Rieger .... digital compositor
Lisa K. Sepp .... visual effects producer: Anthem Visual Effects (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
Sergio Stivaletti .... special makeup effects
Philippe Thibault .... digital compositor
Paolo Verrucci .... digital color grading
Jonah West .... compositor
Lee Wilson .... visual effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects
 
Stunts
David Ambrosi .... stunt coordinator
Gionata Marzeddu .... stunt rigger
Stefano Maria Mioni .... assistant stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Marcello Bellini .... grip
Francesco Bellomo .... still photographer (as Franco Bellomo)
Vito Brunetti .... electrician
Massimo Cecchini .... electrician
Giovanni Coacci .... grip
Alessandro Colini .... grip
Marco Contaldo .... gaffer
Christian Di Fazio .... grip
Danilo Di Palma .... electrician
Maurizio di Stefano .... electrician
Gianluca Fava .... first assistant camera
Alias Gallione .... second assistant camera
Giovanni Gebbia .... Steadicam operator
Giovanni Gebbia .... camera operator
Giuseppe Ieva .... grip
Paolo Jacobucci .... electrician (as Paolo Iacobucci)
Emanuele Leurini .... second assistant camera
Paolo Mariotti .... grip
Stefano Meloni .... second assistant camera
Saverio Moggio .... grip
Paolo Monetti .... electrician
Massimo Moreschini .... electrician
Adriano Francesco Necco .... electrician (as Adriano Necco)
Alessio Pasqua .... video assist
Antonio Petracca .... grip
Massimo Rinella .... key grip
Francesco Saccani .... grip
Marco Sandano .... electrician
Cristiano Sergioli .... generator operator
Paolo Tiberti .... grip
Daniele Verdenelli .... electrician
 
Casting Department
Helena Palmer .... casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Salvatrice Amendiola .... seamstress (as Salvatrice Amendolia)
Antonella Balsamo .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Edoardo Brizio .... on-set editor
Simone Fontana .... digital intermediate editor
Sarah McTeigue .... first assistant editor
Irma Misantoni .... post-production coordinator
 
Other crew
Carla Alonzo .... production secretary
Enrico Altea .... runner: Roma
Morgana Bianco .... crowd marshall: Torino
Mara Cereda .... production coordinator
Maria Rita Gagliano .... assistant accountant
Danilo Goglio .... production secretary
Nancy Heller .... office manager: Anthem Visual Effects
Marcello Lanza .... accountant
Raffaella Liquori .... crowd marshall: Torino
Giacomo Mancini .... runner: Terni
Daniele Morini .... runner: Torino
Luigi Piccarreta .... runner: Terni
Laura Saurini .... assistant bookkeeper
Fernanda Selvaggi .... script supervisor
Marco Spoletini .... crowd marshall: Roma
Lynn Swanson .... dialogue coach
Erika Taloni .... bookkeeper
Cristina Vecchio .... runner: Torino
Umberto Vergano .... runner: Torino
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Exhumed (USA) (working title)
Mother of Tears (USA)
Mother of Tears: The Third Mother (International: English title)
The Third Mother (Italy) (literal English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic violence and gore, language and some sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
USA:102 min (unrated version) | Canada:98 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:90 min (DVD version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The third part (with Suspiria (1977) and Inferno (1980)) of a trilogy of films about the "Three Mothers." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Giselle and Sarah open the urn. The overhead shots shows Giselle handing each item to Sarah. In the side shots Giselle is taking them from Sarah and setting them aside. more
Quotes:
Mater Lacrimarum: Who wants to eat the girl? more
Movie Connections:
Version of Il gatto nero (1989) more

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45 out of 66 people found the following review useful.
Thank you Dario..it was worth the wait!, 19 January 2008
9/10
Author: gialli from Sweden

An ancient urn is found on a Cemetery outside Rome.At the museum art student Sarah Mandy(Asia Argento)& Gisella Mares(Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni) opens it and unleashes the powerful witch Mater Lacrimarum.Murders,rapes and suicides goes like a plague all over the city.Its the start of the final installment in Dario Argento's Three Mother trilogy.First one Suspiria is from 1977 and second one is Inferno from year 1980.Both Suspiria and Inferno is two of my best horror films of all time so I expected a lot from this one.And I must say I am not disappointed. I tough La Terza Madre is a really fun ride all 98 minutes.I was never bored for a second.When I watch a film I want to get excited and never stop watching the screen and I must say this film fulfilled that. Not as colorfully as the other two classics but anyhow a good ending on the Three Mothers trilogy.Acting was OK but by far not excellent.Some of the dialog is a bit silly but hey its an Argento movie.Never been his strong side.Asia Argento does her part good.Music score by Claudio Simonetti is excellent and fits this film fine.The film is full of gore&violence and it reminds me of horror films from Italy in the seventies and early eighties.All shown in bloody detail.One of Dario Argento's most violent films ever.Some CGI-effects looks a bit cheap,but mostly the special- effects are very good.La Terza Madre is better than most horror films coming out these days.Thank you Dario,Asia and all the others involved in the film.I had a good time and already looking forward for next Argento film named Giallo.I give it 9/10.

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