Mario Bava
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| - | '''Mario Bava''' ([[July 31]] [[1914]]-[[April 27]] [[1980]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[film director|director]] and [[cinematographer]] remembered as one of the greatest names from the [[golden age]] of Italian [[horror films]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | '''Mario Bava''' ([[July 31]] [[1914]] — [[April 27]] [[1980]]) was an [[Italian director]] and [[cinematographer]] of [[horror films]] best remembered for his film ''[[Black Sunday]]''. |
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| Mario Bava has a son, [[Lamberto Bava]], who also achieved a movie-directing career. | Mario Bava has a son, [[Lamberto Bava]], who also achieved a movie-directing career. | ||
| - | ==Filmography as director== | + | ==Selected filmography as director== |
| *''[[I Vampiri]]'' (1957 uncredited co-direction) | *''[[I Vampiri]]'' (1957 uncredited co-direction) | ||
| - | *''[[Caltiki - The Immortal Monster]]'' (1959, uncredited co-direction) | ||
| *''[[La maschera del demonio]]'', (''Black Sunday'', ''Mask of the Demon'', ''Mask of Satan'', 1960) | *''[[La maschera del demonio]]'', (''Black Sunday'', ''Mask of the Demon'', ''Mask of Satan'', 1960) | ||
| - | *''[[Esther and the King]]'' (1960, co-direction) | ||
| - | *''[[Le meraviglie di Aladino]]'' (''[[The Wonders of Aladdin]]'', 1960 - Only some scenes) | ||
| - | *''[[Hercules in the Haunted World]]'', 1961 | ||
| - | *''[[Gli invasori]]'' (''[[Erik The Conqueror]]'', 1961) | ||
| *''[[La ragazza che sapeva troppo]]'' (''The Girl Who Knew Too Much'', 1963) | *''[[La ragazza che sapeva troppo]]'' (''The Girl Who Knew Too Much'', 1963) | ||
| *''[[Black Sabbath (film)|Black Sabbath]]'', 1963 | *''[[Black Sabbath (film)|Black Sabbath]]'', 1963 | ||
| *''[[The Whip and the Body]]'', 1963 | *''[[The Whip and the Body]]'', 1963 | ||
| *''[[Blood and Black Lace]]'', 1964 | *''[[Blood and Black Lace]]'', 1964 | ||
| - | *''[[The Road to Fort Alamo]]'', 1964 | ||
| - | *''[[Planet of the Vampires]]'', 1965 | ||
| - | *''[[Savage Gringo]]'', 1966 - Uncredited | ||
| - | *''[[Kill, Baby... Kill!]]'', 1966 | ||
| - | *''[[Knives of the Avenger]]'', 1966 | ||
| - | *''[[Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs]]'', 1966 | ||
| *''[[Danger: Diabolik]]'', 1968) | *''[[Danger: Diabolik]]'', 1968) | ||
| - | *''[[Roy Colt & Winchester Jack]]'', 1970 | ||
| *''[[Five Dolls for an August Moon]]'', 1970 | *''[[Five Dolls for an August Moon]]'', 1970 | ||
| *''[[Hatchet for the Honeymoon]]'', 1970 | *''[[Hatchet for the Honeymoon]]'', 1970 | ||
| *''Bay of Blood'' / ''[[Twitch of the Death Nerve]]'', 1971 | *''Bay of Blood'' / ''[[Twitch of the Death Nerve]]'', 1971 | ||
| - | *''[[Baron Blood (film)|Baron Blood]]'', 1972 | + | {{GFDL}} |
| - | *''[[Four Times That Night]]'', 1972 | + | |
| - | *''[[Lisa and the Devil]]'', 1973 | + | |
| - | *''[[House of Exorcism]]'', 1974 - Edited version of ''Lisa and the Devil'' | + | |
| - | *''[[Rabid Dogs]]'', 1974 | + | |
| - | *''[[Shock (1977 film)|Shock]]'' (''Beyond the Door II'', 1977) | + | |
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Mario Bava (July 31 1914 — April 27 1980) was an Italian director and cinematographer of horror films best remembered for his film Black Sunday.
Biography
Mario Bava was born in Sanremo, Liguria.
In 1960 he directed one of the first Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s: La maschera del demonio (Black Sunday) which made a star out of Barbara Steele. His use of light and dark in black and white films is widely acclaimed along with his use of colors in films like I tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath) (1963) and La Frusta e il corpo (The Whip and the Body) (1963).
His work has proved very influential: Bava directed what is called the first Italian giallo film, La ragazza che sapeva troppo (The Girl Who Knew Too Much) (1963), and his 1965 sci-fi horror Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires) was a key influence on Alien (1979). Diabolik (1968) was one of the world's first comic book adaptations, while 1971's Reazione a catena (also known as Twitch of the Death Nerve & Bay of Blood) is considered to be one of the earliest slasher films.
Mario Bava has a son, Lamberto Bava, who also achieved a movie-directing career.
Selected filmography as director
- I Vampiri (1957 uncredited co-direction)
- La maschera del demonio, (Black Sunday, Mask of the Demon, Mask of Satan, 1960)
- La ragazza che sapeva troppo (The Girl Who Knew Too Much, 1963)
- Black Sabbath, 1963
- The Whip and the Body, 1963
- Blood and Black Lace, 1964
- Danger: Diabolik, 1968)
- Five Dolls for an August Moon, 1970
- Hatchet for the Honeymoon, 1970
- Bay of Blood / Twitch of the Death Nerve, 1971
