Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021)
Who was Joe D'Amato aka. Aristide Massaccesi? A genius of horror in the USA, a master of eroticism in France, the king of porn in Italy. A man with a thousand pseudonyms capable of making over 200 films while simultaneously holding the roles of producer, director, author, director of photography and even camera operator. An artisan of cinema as he liked to call himself, capable of working on all film genres. From spaghetti western to post-atomic, decamerotic to glossy eroticism, and blockbuster porn to bloody horror. Guided by the aesthetics of extremes and supported by an undeniable technical ability, Joe D’Amato pushed himself, and the viewer, beyond all limits following with dedication three rigid principles that have become his stylistic code: Amaze, Shock, Scandalize.
Directors: Manlio Gomarasca, Massimiliano Zanin.
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Joe D'Amato as Self (archive footage) |
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Lamberto Bava as Self |
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Tinto Brass as Self (archive footage) |
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Roberto Di Girolamo as Self |
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Ruggero Deodato as Self |
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Claudio Fragasso as Self |
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Eli Roth as Self |
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Michele Soavi as Self |
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Giuliana Gamba as Self |
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Franco Gaudenzi as Self (archive footage) |
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Franco Lo Cascio as Self |
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Jean-François Rauger as Self |
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George Eastman as Self (archive footage) |
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Mark Shannon as Self (archive footage) |
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Jesús Franco as Self (archive footage) |
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Nicolas Winding Refn as Presenter |
| Directing | Manlio Gomarasca | Director |
| Directing | Massimiliano Zanin | Director |
| Production | Federico Lami | Producer |
| Crew | Gemma Doll-Grossman | Cinematography |
| Camera | Carlo Rinaldi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alessandro Calevro | Editor |
| Sound | Gianluca Costamagna | Sound |
| Camera | Gemma Doll-Grossman | Director of Photography |
