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Release Date: 2009 Cast: Oona Castilla Chaplin, Leticia Dolera, Geraldine Chaplin, Oona O'Neill
Categories: Movies, Gothic Film, Horror Imago Mortis is a 2009 Italian-Spanish supernatural thriller directed by Stefano Bessoni. The film stars Geraldine Chaplin and is the first major screen appearance of her daughter, Oona. Richard Stanley, one of the film's scriptwriters described the film as a "Sort of a neo-giallo taking off from Dario Argento's Four Flies on Grey Velvet by way of Umberto Lenzi's Spasmo and DaVinci Code." Speaking about his hopes for the film, Bessoni said; “My film aspires to del revive fantasy cinema, as is happening in Spain,”. It was released in Italy on 16 January, 2009.
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Imago Mortis is a 2009 Italian-Spanish supernatural thriller directed by Stefano Bessoni. The film stars Geraldine Chaplin and is the first major screen appearance of her daughter, Oona. Richard Stanley, one of the film's scriptwriters described the film as a "Sort of a neo-giallo taking off from Dario Argento's Four Flies on Grey Velvet by way of Umberto Lenzi's Spasmo and DaVinci Code." Speaking about his hopes for the film, Bessoni said; “My film aspires to del revive fantasy cinema, as is happening in Spain,”. It was released in Italy on 16 January, 2009.
Bruno (Amarilla), a student at the rundown FW Murnau Film School comes across the thanatoscope, an ancient instrument of death. The instrument, created by scientist Girolamo Fumagalli immortalises on a plate the last image seen by the victim’s retina. The school's teachers, led by Countess Orsini (Geraldine Chaplin) are involved in a secretive plot concerning the instrument.
The film debuted at no. 5 in Spain, grossing $309, 175 in its first week. The film also took nearly €460,000 on its opening weekend in Italy.
Zacarías M. de la Riva was nominated by the International Film Music Critics Association for Best Original LESS
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