Saturday, June 30, 2012

Visiting Filming Locations of "Profondo rosso" (1975) in Turin and Rome, Italy

Directed by Dario Argento
Written by Dario Argento and Bernardino Zapponi
Starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi and Gabriele Lavia

A story of a man who investigates a series of murders performed by a mysterious figure wielding a hatchet.

Profondo rosso (also known as Deep Red) was shot mainly on location in Turin, Italy, a "magical" city according to Argento, in sixteen weeks. The main reason why he chose Turin was because at the time there were more practicing Satanists in Turin than in any other European city, excluding Lyon.


 Many scenes take place at Piazza C.L.N., Turin, Italy

Marcus (David Hemmings) and Carlo (Gabriele Lavia) taking a long conversation while walking under a large gallery. The scene was shot in Galleria San Federico , in the center of Turin, Italy.

Villa Scott, Corso Giovanni Lanza 57, Turin, Italy.

Marcus and Gianna (Daria Nicolodi) break into the school "Leonardo DaVinci" to search the archives for the drawing. The school is actually called "Terenzio Mamiani" and address is Viale delle milizie 30, Rome, Italy.



5 comments:

  1. Hi, recently I watched the movie.
    Your investigation of the movie locations are remarkable! Those are the exact information I’m looking for. Now I’m motivated to visit Torino. After COVID-19, I’ll find the spots. Thank you for impressive articles!!

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  2. Hi, recently I watched the movie.
    Your investigation of the movie locations are remarkable! Those are the exact information I’m looking for. Now I’m motivated to visit Torino. After COVID-19, I’ll find the spots. Thank you for impressive articles!!

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  4. Great report! "Profondo Rosso" is my favourite horror movie, it's kind an icon and IMHO the best movie by Dario Argento, who I interviewed few years ago.

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  5. I'm going to Rome soon and I'm planning to do the same. Thanks for sharing!

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