La Casa del Buon Ritorno (transl. The House of Good Returns) is a 1986 Italian giallo written and directed by Beppe Cino. It is also known as The House of the Blue Shadows.[2] The film was theatrically released in Germany as Das Haus der Blauen Schatten (The House With Blue Shutters).[3]
A little girl is pushed off a balcony to her death, and her murderer is never found. Fifteen years later, a young man named Luca and his fiancée Margit return to the house for a visit. Memories start returning slowly to Luca, and he begins to unravel the mystery of who killed the little girl. A strange woman named Ayesha turns up and unnerves Luca. Then murders begin to occur.
La Casa del Buron Ritorno was budgeted at 300 million Italian lire and was shot in 12 days on 16mm film in and around Rome.[1][4] Actress Amanda Sandrelli commented that the film was shot quickly, "like pulling a tooth".[4]
Releaseedit
La Casa del Buon Ritorno was first exhibited at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 1986.[1][5] It was distributed theatrically in Italy by C.R.C./Real Film on 13 February 1987.[1] The film was never dubbed into English and did not receive any theatrical release in the United States or United Kingdom.[5]
Receptionedit
The film received negative reviews on its initial premiere.[5]Lietta Tornabuoni in La Stampa stated that the film was "below an acceptable professional level" and that Stefano Gabrini could not act.[5][6][7] Maurizio Porro of Corriere della Sera stated that the film was not clear whether the film wanted to be a "thriller, a horror, a love story. ... or an analysis session: however, the unpleasant thing is that it seems like something already seen, and it wishes to remain deliberately obscure."[5][6][8]
Robert Firsching of AllMovie later described the film as an "atmospheric giallo" that "plays with the theme a bit more cleverly than most."[9] The review noted it recycled elements from older films such as Deep Red, Formula for a Murder and Onibaba but that the film was a "clever combination of rip-off and synthesis which has always been a hallmark of the national cinema, creates a unique, seemingly original story."[9]
casa, buon, ritorno, transl, house, good, returns, 1986, italian, giallo, written, directed, beppe, cino, also, known, house, blue, shadows, film, theatrically, released, germany, haus, blauen, schatten, house, with, blue, shutters, house, blue, shadowsdirecte. La Casa del Buon Ritorno transl The House of Good Returns is a 1986 Italian giallo written and directed by Beppe Cino It is also known as The House of the Blue Shadows 2 The film was theatrically released in Germany as Das Haus der Blauen Schatten The House With Blue Shutters 3 The House of the Blue ShadowsDirected byBeppe CinoScreenplay byBeppe Cino 1 Story byBeppe Cino 1 Produced byRemo Angioli Beppe Cino 1 StarringAmanda SandrelliCinematographyAntonio Minutolo 1 Edited byEmanuele Foglietti 1 Music byCarlo Siliotto 1 ProductioncompanyMoviemachine S r l 1 Distributed byC R C Real FilmRelease dates31 August 1986 1986 08 31 Venice Film Festival 13 February 1987 1987 02 13 Italy Running time91 minutes 1 CountryItaly 1 LanguageItalian Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 References 6 1 Footnotes 6 2 Sources 7 External linksPlot editA little girl is pushed off a balcony to her death and her murderer is never found Fifteen years later a young man named Luca and his fiancee Margit return to the house for a visit Memories start returning slowly to Luca and he begins to unravel the mystery of who killed the little girl A strange woman named Ayesha turns up and unnerves Luca Then murders begin to occur Cast editAmanda Sandrelli as Margit Stefano Gabrini as Luca Lola Ledda as Lola Fiammetta Carena as Ayesha Francesco Costa as Bruno Eleonora Salvadori as Luca s mother Stanis Ledda as Luca as a boy Elvira CastellanoProduction editLa Casa del Buron Ritorno was budgeted at 300 million Italian lire and was shot in 12 days on 16mm film in and around Rome 1 4 Actress Amanda Sandrelli commented that the film was shot quickly like pulling a tooth 4 Release editLa Casa del Buon Ritorno was first exhibited at the Venice Film Festival on August 31 1986 1 5 It was distributed theatrically in Italy by C R C Real Film on 13 February 1987 1 The film was never dubbed into English and did not receive any theatrical release in the United States or United Kingdom 5 Reception editThe film received negative reviews on its initial premiere 5 Lietta Tornabuoni in La Stampa stated that the film was below an acceptable professional level and that Stefano Gabrini could not act 5 6 7 Maurizio Porro of Corriere della Sera stated that the film was not clear whether the film wanted to be a thriller a horror a love story or an analysis session however the unpleasant thing is that it seems like something already seen and it wishes to remain deliberately obscure 5 6 8 Robert Firsching of AllMovie later described the film as an atmospheric giallo that plays with the theme a bit more cleverly than most 9 The review noted it recycled elements from older films such as Deep Red Formula for a Murder and Onibaba but that the film was a clever combination of rip off and synthesis which has always been a hallmark of the national cinema creates a unique seemingly original story 9 References editFootnotes edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Curti 2019 p 136 The House of the Blue Shadows 1986 Luther Smith Adrian 1999 Blood and Black Lace The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies Stray Cat Publishing Ltd p 18 a b Curti 2019 p 137 a b c d e Curti 2019 p 138 a b Curti 2019 p 139 Tornabuoni Lietta September 2 1986 Una sola vita non basta meglio due o tre La Stampa in Italian Porro Maurizio September 2 1986 Una casa trappola per Amanda Corriere della Sera a b Firsching Robert La Casa Del Buon Ritorno 1986 AllMovie Retrieved May 14 2019 Sources edit Curti Roberto 2019 Italian Gothic Horror Films 1980 1989 McFarland ISBN 978 1476672434 External links editLa Casa del Buon Ritorno at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title La Casa del Buon Ritorno amp oldid 1111837360, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
