Blackaria (2010)

Directors:

François Gaillard, Christophe Robin

Writer:

François Gaillard

Stars:

Julie Baron, Michel Coste, Aurélie Godefroy

Cast

Credited cast:
Julie Baron
Michel Coste
Aurélie Godefroy
Anna Naigeon
Frédéric Sassine
Elsa Toro
Clara Vallet

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

cult film

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

5 April 2010 (France)

Company Credits

Production Co:

School's Out

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Blackaria (like much giallo) is not style over substance, but style AS substance

actual rating 6.5

The content of French indie gem Blackaria is the style--- its lush and oblique presentation of its giallo content.

Giallo can mean a lot of things, but here I use the term to mean stylishly-photographed horror-mystery with lingering shots of gore and unclothed females and a puzzling sensibility throughout akin to dreaming. No more or less logical than things like House by the Cemetery or Inferno, and similarly entertaining, Blackaria is a collection of dreamy and lush visual sequences. Lighted with the strong reds and blues of vintage Argento and misty like Fulci, Blackaria is an atmospheric and convoluted concoction of blades, blood and breasts.

I saw an Argento interview where he said that Sergio Leone told him that the center of Once Upon a Time in the West was not the plot or actors, but the camera and Blackaria follows in that tradition, offering an experience that is violent, erotic, puzzling and atmospheric.