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| Directed by | Sergio Gobbi |
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| Based on | Enfantasme by Georges-Jean Arnaud |
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| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri [1] |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni [1] |
| Music by | Stelvio Cipriani [1] |
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| Distributed by | Variety Distribution |
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Running time | 104 minutes [1] |
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Enfantasme is a 1978 film co-written and directed by Sergio Gobbi. It is based on the novel Enfantasme by Georges-Jean Arnaud.
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Enfantasme was director Sergio Gobbi's fourteenth film which he chose to adapt the novel Enfantasme by French writer Georges-Jean Arnaud. [1] Gobbi described the films title as a play on words based on the French words "enfant" for child, "fantasme" (ghost)" and the verb "enfanter" (to conceive a child). [2] Gobbi stated the film could have been "turned into a product of the Exorcist thread, or a paranormal film, Audrey Rose -style. Whereas I don't want to be conditioned or stick to formulas. [3] [4]
Enfantasme was shot in five weeks in the village of Bormio. [5]
Enfantasme was distributed in Italy where it was distributed by Battistelli on 5 November 1978. [1] In Italy, the film grossed a total of 9,157,000 Italian lire domestically. [1] It was released in France asL'enfant de nuit: Les inconnus aux petit pieds on 8 November 1978. [1]
The novel of the film was adapted again for film in 2009 by Jean-Paul Guyon as Sommeil blanc . [5]
Italian film historian Roberto Curti described the critical reception to the film on its released as "mixed." [5]
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