Maniac Recommendation: Dellamorte Dellamore (1994) Review
Dellamorte Dellamore (or Cemetery Man, as it's also known) is the third Michele Soavi film I have seen, and not only is it the best of the three I've watched, but it is possibly one of the very best films I have seen recently. Soavi has impressed me with his work, and this feels like his masterpiece. It is, as his other films are, a very visual film, with themes that are explored in a unique and interesting way.
The story is rather odd, so bear with me: A cemetery man named Francesco Dellamorte (Rupert Everett) must re-kill the dead at his cemetery when they come back to life several days after being buried. He also happens to fall in love with ‘She’ (Anna Falchi), a relationship which I won't spoil, but will say has some very strange ramifications.
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The film was based on the novel by Tiziano Sclavi, who later went on to write Dylan Dog. He based the character of that film very much on how Rupert Everett was in this. I haven’t read the source material, but I’d imagine he was happy with the product, as this is an incredible film. It explores themes of death and love, as the title suggests (Dellamorte Dellamore translates to Of Death and Love), and it does so in a matter I hadn’t quite seen before.
Amazing once again on the visual scale for Soavi; I absolutely loved the look and atmosphere of the film. This is a horror/dark comedy that works perfectly. It has a strange flow to it, but it works well. There are some scenes that will be burned into my mind for life, and it is an achievement when a film can pull that off. Rupert Everett gives perhaps the best performance I have seen in his career, and Anna Falchi proves that she is not only amazing to look at, but that she has the acting chops. Not to be forgotten is François Hadji-Lazaro as Gnaghi, whose character works as a polar opposite of Francesco’s.
Take my word for it, if you have not seen this film – please check it out! A big thank you to Anthony and also Stephen for the recommendation.
☆☆☆☆☆
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