Here’s a new Italian film that looks like it could be of interest.\u00a0 It’s just come out in Italy this week, and is being shown in 20 cinemas, not a huge amount, but not unusually small for domestic product that isn’t a comedy.\u00a0 A kind of fantastical thriller, it’s directed by Luciano Capponi, who’s done some stuff on TV before but is a new name to me.\u00a0 The plot goes something like this:<\/p>\n
Vladimir and his friend Vercingetorix discover, in his dead father’s wine cellar, a wine that has the power to conduct you to the afterlife, opening a doorway that leads in both directions.\u00a0 They begin exploring, but accidentally bring back to life a serial killer.\u00a0 Violent death and secret rituals follow, as both the police and a mysterious occult organisation who are desperate to gain possession of the secret become involved.\u00a0 Along with Lidia, a policewoman, have to try and discover the secret of the fantastical doorway.<\/p>\n
At the moment I can’t find any English language reviews, but the Italian critics have called it a bit of a mess, and it sounds like it’s as much a black, surreal comedy as a horror film – a mixture of Sideways<\/strong>, The Da Vinci Code <\/strong>and Artaud.\u00a0 The cast includes Pietro Ragusa, Cosimo Fusco (from Angels and Demons<\/strong> and Rome<\/strong>) and Barbara Bouchet, of all people.<\/p>\n Here’s the trailer:<\/p>\n