Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

The read

It runs a compact 1h 13m.

Synopsis

Who was Joe D'Amato aka. Aristide Massaccesi? A genius of horror in the USA, a master of eroticism in France, the king of porn in Italy. A man with a thousand pseudonyms capable of making over 200 films while simultaneously holding the roles of producer, director, author, director of photography and even camera operator. An artisan of cinema as he liked to call himself, capable of working on all film genres. From spaghetti western to post-atomic, decamerotic to glossy eroticism, and blockbuster porn to bloody horror. Guided by the aesthetics of extremes and supported by an undeniable technical ability, Joe D’Amato pushed himself, and the viewer, beyond all limits following with dedication three rigid principles that have become his stylistic code: Amaze, Shock, Scandalize.

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Key crew

• Manlio GomarascaDirector
• Massimiliano ZaninDirector

Cast

• Joe D'AmatoSelf (archive footage)
• Lamberto BavaSelf
• Tinto BrassSelf (archive footage)
• Roberto Di GirolamoSelf
• Ruggero DeodatoSelf
• Claudio FragassoSelf
• Eli RothSelf
• Michele SoaviSelf
• Giuliana GambaSelf
• Franco GaudenziSelf (archive footage)
• Franco Lo CascioSelf
• Jean-François RaugerSelf

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