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Ombre (transl. Shadows) is a 1980 Italian horror film directed and written by Giorgio Cavedon.

Ombre
Directed by	Giorgio Cavedon
Screenplay by	Giorgio Cavedon[1]
Story by	Giorgio Cavedon[1]
Starring	Lou Castel Monica Guerritore Laura Belli Mita Medici
Cinematography	Erico Menczer[1]
Edited by	Maria Grazia Dell'Ara[1]
Music by	Maurizio Sangineto[1]
Production company	CTP Cineteleproduzioni[1]
Distributed by	Eurocopfilms
Release date	26 June 1980 (1980-06-26) (Italy)
Running time	96 minutes[2]
Country	Italy[2]

Production

Although best known for his erotic fumetto comic series Isabella, director and screenwriter Giorgio Cavedon had worked in the film industry making a documentary in 1953 and having some credits in the early 1960s films including directing part of the Italian comedy anthology film I soldi.[2]

Cavedon began work on Ombre on July 9, 1979.[2] It was filmed on location in Milan and at Icet-De Paolis Studios in Milan.[2] It was originally developed under the working titles Autoritratto (transl. Self-Portrait) and Ritratto di fantasma (transl. Portrait of a Ghost).[2] Some sources have stated that Mario Caiano was a co-director on the film.[2] Caiano has never mentioned working on the film and actor Lou Castel stated that Cavedon was the film's only director.[3]

Release

Ombre was distributed theatrically in Italy by Eurocopfilms on 26 June 1980.[2] The film reportedly only sold 565 tickets in Italy and closed within a week.[3][4] The film grossed a total of 1,695,000 Italian lire domestically.[2]

Reception

In a contemporary review, Leonard Autera of Corriere della Sera stated that "Cavedon's direction [...] moves among the stories twists and certain inconsistencies in the script with mixed results." and also negatively commented on the story's slow pace.[4][5]

References

Footnotes

Sources

External links

• Ombre at IMDb

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