Dario Argento Panico

Dario Argento Panico
Film poster
Directed by	Simone Scafidi
Written by	Simone Scafidi Manlio Gomarasca Davide Pulici
Produced by	Giada Mazzoleni Daniele Bolcato
Cinematography	Patrizio Saccò
Edited by	Claudio Rossoni
Music by	Alessandro Baldessari
Release date	6 September 2023 (2023-09-06)(Venice)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	Italy United Kingdom
Languages	Italian Spanish English French

Dario Argento Panico (also spelled Dario Argento: Panico) is a 2023 Italian-British documentary film co-written and directed by Simone Scafidi. It premiered out of competition at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Synopsis

The film focuses on Dario Argento's works as well as on his personal life. Interviewees include Argento's family, including his daughters Fiore and Asia and his first wife Marisa Casale, Argento's longtime collaborators such as Michele Soavi, Lamberto Bava, Luigi Cozzi, Franco Ferrini and Goblin's Claudio Simonetti, and directors who were influenced by his works, namely Guillermo del Toro, Nicolas Winding Refn and Gaspar Noé. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival in the Venice Classics sidebar. ^[4] It was released on Shudder on 2 February 2024. ^[5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 18 critics' reviews are positive. ^[6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on five critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. ^[7]

References

1. Dumas, Zoe (1 February 2024). "Dario Argento Panico Review: A Loving Portrait of a Flawed Horror Master". MovieWeb . Retrieved 13 April 2024.
2. Acerbo, Gabriele (5 September 2023). "Panico a Venezia 80 per Dario Argento. La recensione del documentario". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
3. "Dario Argento Panico: ecco il trailer del documentario dedicato al Maestro del brivido". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
4. Leffler, Rebecca (1 September 2023). "'Dario Argento Panico': first trailer for Venice documentary". Screen International . Retrieved 13 April 2024.
5. Grobar, Matt (19 December 2023). "'Dario Argento Panico,' Documentary Retrospective On Iconic Giallo Filmmaker, Acquired By Shudder". Deadline . Retrieved 13 April 2024.
6. "Dario Argento Panico". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 3 May 2025.
7. "Dario Argento Panico". Metacritic . Retrieved 3 May 2025.

External links

• Dario Argento Panico at IMDb