Libido (1965 film)

Libido is a 1965 B&W Italian film co-written and co-directed by Ernesto Gastaldi and Vittorio Salerno, from a story by Mara Maryl (who was Ernesto Gastaldi's wife). It starred Giancarlo Giannini, Luciano Pigozzi,[1] and Dominique Boschero.[4]

Libido
Directed byErnesto Gastaldi
Vittorio Salerno
Produced byKarl Spiehs
Ernesto Gastaldi[1]
Written byErnesto Gastaldi
Vittorio Salerno
Mara Maryl (story idea)
StarringGiancarlo Giannini
Dominique Boschero
Luciano Pigozzi
Mara Maryl[1]
Music byCarlo Rustichelli
CinematographyRomolo Garroni
Edited byGeorge Money
Distributed byArco Film[2]
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
[1]
Running time
90 minutes[3]
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Cast
  • Giancarlo Giannini (as Christian)
  • Dominique Boschero (as Helene, Christian's fiancee)
  • Luciano Pigozzi/ Alan Collins (as Paul, the lawyer)
  • Mara Maryl (as Brigitte)[5]

Production

Libido was filmed in only 18 days on a bet, according to Gastaldi[6] He based the screenplay on a story idea by his wife Mara Maryl, who also had a co-starring role in the film. Gastaldi reused some footage from this film in his later 1982 horror film Notturnno con grida.[1]

The film's plot borrowed from both Les Diaboliques and Roger Corman's Pit and the Pendulum, according to critic Adrian Luther Smith, who continued: "Despite the inevitable contstraints of the budget, "Libido" looks refreshingly sharp due to impressive B&W photography (by Romolo Garroni) and some great locations."[1]

References
  1. Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 66
  2. Poppi, R;  Pecorari, M. (1992). Dizionario del Cinema Italiano Vol. 3. Gremese Editore. Pg. 295.
  3. Poppi, R;  Pecorari, M. (1992). Dizionario del Cinema Italiano Vol. 3. Gremese Editore. Pg. 295.
  4. Paul, Louis; Franco, Jesus; Fulchi, Antonella (2011). Italian Horror Film Directors. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 332.
  5. Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 66
  6. "Il maestro segreto dell'horror: Ernesto Gastaldi". Fantascienza.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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