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Giallo

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
5.6K
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Giallo (2009)
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  • Crime
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  • Thriller

In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.

IMDb RATING
4.4/10
5.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Dario Argento
  • Writers
    • Jim Agnew
    • Sean Keller
    • Dario Argento
  • Stars
    • Adrien Brody
    • Emmanuelle Seigner
    • Elsa Pataky
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dario Argento
  • Writers
    • Jim Agnew
    • Sean Keller
    • Dario Argento
  • Stars
    • Adrien Brody
    • Emmanuelle Seigner
    • Elsa Pataky
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 55User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos1

    Giallo
    Trailer 1:16
    Giallo

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    Adrien Brody and Emmanuelle Seigner in Giallo (2009)
    Adrien Brody, Elsa Pataky, and Emmanuelle Seigner in Giallo (2009)
    Silvia Spross in Giallo (2009)
    Adrien Brody and Robert Miano in Giallo (2009)
    Valentina Izumi in Giallo (2009)
    Adrien Brody in Giallo (2009)
    Giallo (2009)
    Giallo (2009)
    Adrien Brody in Giallo (2009)
    Elsa Pataky and Valentina Izumi in Giallo (2009)
    Adrien Brody and Emmanuelle Seigner in Giallo (2009)
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    Adrien Brody
    Adrien Brody
    • Inspector Enzo Avolfias Inspector Enzo Avolfi…
    Emmanuelle Seigner
    Emmanuelle Seigner
    • Lindaas Linda
    Elsa Pataky
    Elsa Pataky
    • Celineas Celine
    Robert Miano
    Robert Miano
    • Inspector Morias Inspector Mori
    Valentina Izumi
    • Keikoas Keiko
    • (as Valentina Izumì)
    Sato Oi
    • Midorias Midori
    Luis Molteni
    Luis Molteni
    • Salas Sal
    Taiyo Yamanouchi
    • Toshias Toshi
    Daniela Fazzolari
    • Sophiaas Sophia
    Nicolò Morselli
    • Young Enzoas Young Enzo
    Giuseppe Lo Console
    • Butcheras Butcher
    Anna Varello
    • Butcher's Wifeas Butcher's Wife
    Franco Vercelli
    • Cabbieas Cabbie
    Lorenzo Pedrotti
    • Delivery Boyas Delivery Boy
    Farhad Re
    • Designeras Designer
    Barbara Mautino
    Barbara Mautino
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Silvia Spross
    Silvia Spross
    • Russian Womanas Russian Woman
    Cesare Scova
    • Shopkeepereas Shopkeepere
    • Director
      • Dario Argento
    • Writers
      • Jim Agnew
      • Sean Keller
      • Dario Argento
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    Storyline

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    In Torino, American model Celine is abducted by a taxi driver while on her way home to meet her sister Linda at her apartment. The next morning, Linda reports that Celine is missing and the sergeant in charge directs her to FBI agent Inspector Enzo Avolfi from the Special New York City Department investigating a serial-killer that kidnaps foreigners to destroy their beauty. When a Japanese woman is found at a nearby fountain, she tells Enzo and Linda that the abductor's skin is yellow in color, and Linda concludes that he has jaundice. They go to the Policlinic di Torino to find the killer. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • body in a trunk
    • slasher horror
    • grindhouse film
    • motor vehicle
    • car
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    • Taglines
      • To Catch a Killer, You Must Think Like a Killer!.
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong bloody violence, language, some sexual content, nudity and drug use
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Actor Adrien Brody sued the film's producers and financial backers when they failed to pay him his full wage for appearing in the film. After successfully blocking the film's release in court, the makers eventually paid him his outstanding money.
    • Goofs
      Obvious doll when first victim get's smashed by a hammer.
    • Quotes

      Inspector Enzo Avolfi: Got you, you yellow fuck!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Midnight Movie Review: Halloween Horror Top 25, nr. 18: Giallo (2010)

    User reviews55

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Not as bad as I had heard.
    When the man responsible for some of the best giallos ever made directs a movie simply titled Giallo, then I suppose one might reasonably expect him to fully embrace the conventions of the genre (many of which he was instrumental in establishing). Instead, Argento only loosely follows the giallo format, the grimy approach he adopts being more akin to the recent US 'torture porn' trend, a fact that has unsurprisingly caused something of a critical backlash from fans of Italian horror.

    But although Giallo clearly doesn't warrant its title, and, devoid of his usual visual flair and labyrinthine storytelling, is far from the director's best work, neither is it totally deserving of the drubbing it has received.

    The film moves along briskly enough, switching regularly between crime and police procedure to ensure that boredom never sets in; the hero cop-with-a-dark-past, Enzo Avolfi, is played with conviction by Adrien Brody; Emmanuelle Seigner makes for a decent enough side-kick; the rather lovely Elsa Pataky is required only to look scared and beautiful, but does so convincingly; and the strangely familiar killer is delightfully daft—an ugly, dummy-sucking, bandana-wearing taxi-driver with yellow skin (caused by a dose of Hepatitis C, inherited from his junkie mother) and a hatred of all things beautiful.

    Argento also finds time for a few seriously nasty moments, including a graphic hammer to the skull scene, a nasty bit of finger pruning (resulting in plenty of pumping blood), and a wince-inducing moment involving shards of broken glass.

    Whilst it is true that Argento's typical sense of style might be lacking on this occasion, there is still enough to enjoy about this film to make it worth a go—after all, even Argento at his worst is better than many other directors at their best.
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    5
    • BA_Harrison
    • Oct 4, 2011

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 1, 2011 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • MySpace
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Amarillo
    • Filming locations
      • Lungo Po Armando Diaz, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Hannibal Media
      • Giallo Production
      • Footprint Investment Fund
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,113
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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