From: PETERC@YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (Peter Correnty)
Newsgroups: alt.cult-movies
Subject: Re: DARIO ARGENTO
Date: 21 Aug 92 18:08:20 GMT
Organization: Yale University

In article <1992Aug21.015927.26821@athena.mit.edu>
wildman@athena.mit.edu (Timothy Worsley) writes:
 
>
>Again, from Fabio Giovannini's book on Argento, on page 97 there is a
>picture of the American (or at least *an* American) poster for
>SUSPIRIA and the text is "The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last
>12 Minutes of This Film Are The First 92".
>
I certainly believe you.  The "uncut" version that was released here
in the US is 97 minutes, and this is also the version that Dario
Argento has authorized for release (if you recall my previous post,
he had the rights to SUSPIRIA for fear that US censors would destroy
his film, as they had done to DEEP RED.).   I don't believe the poster.
Also running times on video vary from running times on film (sorry to
complicate things even more).  I have copies of the original (or at
least one of the original) American poster, too, and it says 80 minutes
instead of 92.  I think American advertisers are toying with us.
 
>>Re: THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER, it is already on video.  I think you
>>should be able to find it pretty easily.  He directed it ... I'm
>>almost positive.
>
>I don't think so.  I got a response from someone in Finland (there
>seem to be lots of Argento fans in Finland!) that this is another name
>for THE SECT, directed by Michele Soavi, and prodcued by Argento.
>
These are definitely two distinct, totally different films.  I have
both on video.  THE CHURCH is directed by Michele Soavi and produced
by Argento.  The DEVIL'S DAUGHTER is directed by Argento, produced by ?.
I can verify again tonight that THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER is Argento's.
I wasn't too impressed with it, though.  If you haven't seen it you
aren't missing much (imho).
 
 
My video running times concur with these three:
 
>L'uccello: 96m
>Il gatto: 112m
>Quattro mosche: 105m
 
My video runs two mintues less, although the transfer may have been sped to
fit it on a T-120  (plus one minute which they usually give you extra).
Definitely all of the gore is there.  The Domovideo version probably isn't
missing anything ... it's probably been transferred at a rate a little
faster than the true rate, if in fact the running time IS 123m.
 
>Profondo Rosso: 123m
 
>Susiria: [time not given]
 
My video version runs 107 minutes, 7 more than he lists in his book.
Did he give a source for this running time?  All my sources say 107m.
Check Phil Hardy's Horror Reference ... this book is excellent!
 
>Inferno: 100m
 
All the sources I've checked say 101m, and I have a 101m version.  I
wonder what the other 9m could be?!  Does he list various versions in
his book?  For example, Phil Hardy's Horror Reference lists all of the
various versions and sometimes includes exactly what scenes are missing
in different versions.
 
>Tenebre: 110m
 
I have a 120m version of Phenomena so I can't believe his number is
accurate.  Did he give his sources?
 
>Phenomena: 109m
 
Thanks again for another intriguing posting.  I now owe you 3 things
which I will check tonight ...
 
     Addresses for Domovideo and Eccentri-Cinema   and
    Verify the THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER  ** WAS ** directed by Argento.
 
Pete.
 
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