A Whisper in the Dark

A Whisper in the Dark (Italian: Un sussurro nel buio) is a 1976 Italian film directed by Marcello Aliprandi.

A Whisper in the Dark
Directed byMarcello Aliprandi
Story by
  • Nicolò Rienzi
  • Maria Teresa Rienzi[1]
Produced byEnzo Gallo[2]
Starring
CinematographyClaudio Cirillo[1]
Edited byGian Maria Messeri[1]
Music byPino Donaggio[1]
Production
company
Cinemondial S.r.l.[2]
Distributed byLia Film
Release date
  • 12 August 1976 (1976-08-12) (Italy)
Running time
102 minutes[2]
CountryItaly[2]
Box office₤171.391 million

Production

A Whisper in the Dark was written by the husband and wife screenwriting team of Nicolò Rienzi and Maria Teresa Rienzi.[2] The film was shot in Venice in early 1976.[2][1] John Phillip Law who acted in the film, stated that the film was made due to the popularity of the film Don't Look Now.[3]

Release

A Whisper in the Dark was distribute theatrically in Italy by Lia Film on 12 August 1976.[2] It grossed a total of 171,391,126 Italian lire on its domestic release, which Italian film historian and author Roberto Curti described as "disappointing" and that the film "sunk at the box office".[2][3]

Reception

Curti stated that the film earned "moderate critical praise" on its release.[3] Tullio Kezich admired the bizarre fantastic atmosphere of the film, while it "exceeds in extravaganzas [...] where it would have taken discipline of choice" [4] Giovanni Grazzini that with this film Aliprandi had "grown up" and despite lacking his own personality as a director he "runs the show".[5]

References

Footnotes
  1. Curti 2017, p. 166.
  2. Curti 2017, p. 167.
  3. Curti 2017, p. 169.
  4. Kezich 1983, p. 382.
  5. Grazzini, Giovanni (18 September 1976). "Lucca, fantasma in famiglia". Corriere della Sera.

Sources
  • Kezich, Tullio (1983). Il nuovissimo Millefilm (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori.
  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
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