An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother - and must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror.An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother - and must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror.An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother - and must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror.
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- Writers
- Dario Argento(story)
- Jace Anderson(screenplay)
- Adam Gierasch(screenplay)
- Stars
- Writers
- Dario Argento(story)
- Jace Anderson(screenplay)
- Adam Gierasch(screenplay)
- Stars
Valeria Cavalli
- Marta Colussi
- (as Valéria Cavalli)
- Writers
- Dario Argento(story) (screenplay)
- Jace Anderson(screenplay)
- Adam Gierasch(screenplay)
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Did you know
- TriviaDario Argento reportedly offered the title role to Ania Pieroni, who had briefly played the same character in Inferno (1980). The actress declined the offer, on account of her age and having been retired since 1985.
- GoofsWhen the bewitched mother on the bridge drops the baby off the side, the dummy baby visibly hits the side of the bridge and its hands fly off and splash into the water beside its body.
- Quotes
Mater Lacrimarum: Who wants to eat the girl?
- Alternate versionsGerman version was cut by ca. 1 minute to secure a "Not under 18" rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)
- SoundtracksMater Lacrimarum
Music by Claudio Simonetti
Lyrics by Dani Filth
Performed by Daemonia (Claudio Simonetti: keyboards, Bruno Previtali: guitar, Federico Amorosi: bass, Titta Tani: drums)
Vocal featuring Dani Filth by courtesy of Roadrunner Records
Published by Simonetti Productions S.a.s./Cradle of Filth Music Ltd/Market s.r.l.
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Third installment to Argento's Three Mothers trilogy , with full of graphic gore , guts and blood
An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome, once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents . An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother . While in Rome happen assaults , robberies, rapes , and killings . Alone against an army of psychos and bad-looking demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have her own supernatural abilities, as he must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror. She is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome. All What you see does not exist. What you cannot see is truth. If she lives, we all die. From the shocking Suspiria to the blood-curdling Inferno, the final chapter in the terrifying trilogy.
¨La terza madre(2007)¨ is a passable Giallo full of heinous killings , suspense and bizarre intrigue . Dario Argento's great success is professionally directed with startling visual content and rich color palette ; dealing with some weird events caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. This stylish movie is plenty of thrills , scary happenings , high body-count and strange color with phenomenal results . From the beginning with the frightening atmosphere-laden credit titles as well as opening to finish taking place merciless terror and relentless horror , all of them assaulting the audience . This is a classic slasher where the intrigue , tension , suspense appear threatening and lurking in every room, corridors and luxurious interior and exterior ; including lots of thrills , chills and spills are so fast and classy . Creepy as well as interesting screenplay by Fasano , Gierasch and Argento himself ; being inspired by book "Suspiria De Profundis" written by Thomas De Quincey . Thunderstorms and impressively grotesque killings pile up , they are extraordinarily staged . This is a Giallo characterized by overblown use of color with shining red blood , ordinary zooms , and utilization of images-shock . Dario Argento with his typically stylish Giallos , he is another essential creator of classic Latin terror films . Argento's over-the-top direction is well crafted , and as always more inclined towards violence and lots of killings . The terror pieces are well created with eye-opening flair-play and contain obscure tracks to the denouement of the script . This is the third part with ¨Suspiria¨ (1977), ¨Inferno¨ (1980) and ¨Mother of tears¨(2007) of a trilogy of films about the "Three Mothers" . This genuinely mysterious story is well made and results to be one of the best ¨Giallo¨ with oneiric , effective aesthetic ; it packs baroque over-decoration , lots of gore , guts and twists plots . This is a trademark terror work for the Horrormeister Argento with high tension quotient and equally high suspense by means of an ever-fluid camera that achieves colorful shots . Along with starring Asia Argento , appearing some familiar faces as Philippe Leroy, Udo Kier and Daria Nicolidi , Dario's ex-wife . Noteworthy for intelligent edition work that tightens the mystery , glimmer use of color by awesome cameraman Frederic Fasano and distinctive utilization of stylized images . Sometimes weak screenplay is enhanced by nice but gory special effects . Screeching musical score by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin with stereophonic whispers combining to fortissimo soundtrack , heavy-breathing blasts in stereo adding help achieve incredible ghastly moments and including hard rock all dissociation .
The motion picture was regularly directed by Dario Argento, being the worst of the thrilling trilogy . Dario is one of those film-makers who set off simple for frightening us to death . His films display a sharp eye for the bizarre and he usually abandons plot mechanics to provide a bravura display of his technical skill . Argento often uses a particular trademark : Murder victim crashes through window and characters recall clues from memory . His period of biggest hits were the 70s when he directed the animals trilogy : ¨Four flies over gray velvet¨ , ¨The cat of nine tails¨ , ¨Bird with the crystal plumage¨ . They are always riveting to watch , after that , he directed ¨Suspiria¨, ¨Inferno , ¨Tenebre¨ and of course ¨Deep red¨ . In 1995 Argento made a comeback to the horror genre with ¨La Sindrome Di Stendhal (1996)¨ and then by another version of ¨The phantom of the Opera¨ (1998) both of which starred by his daughter Asia Argento . Most recently, Argento directed a number of 'giallo' mystery thrillers which include Insomnio (2001), ¨Il Cartaio (2004)¨, and ¨Ti Piace Hitchcock?¨ (2005), as well as two creepy , supernatural-themed episodes of the USA TV cable anthology series "Masters of Horror" . This bloody fun plenty of graphic gore and weirdness may not be for all tastes , but to be liked for Argento connoisseurs especially , as he relentlessly assaults his audience , you will feel real panic .
¨La terza madre(2007)¨ is a passable Giallo full of heinous killings , suspense and bizarre intrigue . Dario Argento's great success is professionally directed with startling visual content and rich color palette ; dealing with some weird events caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. This stylish movie is plenty of thrills , scary happenings , high body-count and strange color with phenomenal results . From the beginning with the frightening atmosphere-laden credit titles as well as opening to finish taking place merciless terror and relentless horror , all of them assaulting the audience . This is a classic slasher where the intrigue , tension , suspense appear threatening and lurking in every room, corridors and luxurious interior and exterior ; including lots of thrills , chills and spills are so fast and classy . Creepy as well as interesting screenplay by Fasano , Gierasch and Argento himself ; being inspired by book "Suspiria De Profundis" written by Thomas De Quincey . Thunderstorms and impressively grotesque killings pile up , they are extraordinarily staged . This is a Giallo characterized by overblown use of color with shining red blood , ordinary zooms , and utilization of images-shock . Dario Argento with his typically stylish Giallos , he is another essential creator of classic Latin terror films . Argento's over-the-top direction is well crafted , and as always more inclined towards violence and lots of killings . The terror pieces are well created with eye-opening flair-play and contain obscure tracks to the denouement of the script . This is the third part with ¨Suspiria¨ (1977), ¨Inferno¨ (1980) and ¨Mother of tears¨(2007) of a trilogy of films about the "Three Mothers" . This genuinely mysterious story is well made and results to be one of the best ¨Giallo¨ with oneiric , effective aesthetic ; it packs baroque over-decoration , lots of gore , guts and twists plots . This is a trademark terror work for the Horrormeister Argento with high tension quotient and equally high suspense by means of an ever-fluid camera that achieves colorful shots . Along with starring Asia Argento , appearing some familiar faces as Philippe Leroy, Udo Kier and Daria Nicolidi , Dario's ex-wife . Noteworthy for intelligent edition work that tightens the mystery , glimmer use of color by awesome cameraman Frederic Fasano and distinctive utilization of stylized images . Sometimes weak screenplay is enhanced by nice but gory special effects . Screeching musical score by Claudio Simonetti of Goblin with stereophonic whispers combining to fortissimo soundtrack , heavy-breathing blasts in stereo adding help achieve incredible ghastly moments and including hard rock all dissociation .
The motion picture was regularly directed by Dario Argento, being the worst of the thrilling trilogy . Dario is one of those film-makers who set off simple for frightening us to death . His films display a sharp eye for the bizarre and he usually abandons plot mechanics to provide a bravura display of his technical skill . Argento often uses a particular trademark : Murder victim crashes through window and characters recall clues from memory . His period of biggest hits were the 70s when he directed the animals trilogy : ¨Four flies over gray velvet¨ , ¨The cat of nine tails¨ , ¨Bird with the crystal plumage¨ . They are always riveting to watch , after that , he directed ¨Suspiria¨, ¨Inferno , ¨Tenebre¨ and of course ¨Deep red¨ . In 1995 Argento made a comeback to the horror genre with ¨La Sindrome Di Stendhal (1996)¨ and then by another version of ¨The phantom of the Opera¨ (1998) both of which starred by his daughter Asia Argento . Most recently, Argento directed a number of 'giallo' mystery thrillers which include Insomnio (2001), ¨Il Cartaio (2004)¨, and ¨Ti Piace Hitchcock?¨ (2005), as well as two creepy , supernatural-themed episodes of the USA TV cable anthology series "Masters of Horror" . This bloody fun plenty of graphic gore and weirdness may not be for all tastes , but to be liked for Argento connoisseurs especially , as he relentlessly assaults his audience , you will feel real panic .
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