Weird Tales (film)

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Weird Tales
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Directed bySandro Baldoni
Written byJohnny Dell Orto
Sandro Baldoni
Produced byFilm Master Film
Starring
CinematographyRenato Alfarano
Edited byDede Dedevitis
Vilma Conti
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
LanguageItalian

Weird Tales (Italian : Strane storie, also known as Strange Stories) is a 1994 Italian anthology surreal black comedy film written and directed by Sandro Baldoni. [1] [2] [3] For this film Baldoni won the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. [4]

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References

  1. Deborah Young (October 3, 1994). "Review: 'Weird Tales'". Variety . Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  2. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.
  3. Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884401372.
  4. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877422211.