Giallo Retrospective

Five films. Legendary directors. One unforgettable plunge into the dark heart of cinema.From shadow-drenched alleys to crimson splashes on silk sheets, Giallo is where style meets shock. Born from Italy’s yellow-jacketed crime paperbacks, these thrillers seduce with beauty before striking with brutality. Giallo films blend mystery, vivid style, and unsettling imagery – not for the faint of heart.

A LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN  (Una lucertola con la pelle di donna)
Director: Lucio Fulci

Following a woman haunted by lucid dreams tied to a murder, Lucio Fulci’s surreal giallo blends psychedelic visuals and an Ennio Morricone score to create a truly unique experience. Though less graphic than Fulci’s later horror work, A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin remains one of his most acclaimed films, celebrated as a hallucinatory giallo classic and a high point in 1970s Italian thrillers.

Screening Tuesday, September 30 at Luna Leederville at 9pm.

BLOOD & BLACK LACE (Sei donne per l’assassino)
Director: Mario Bava

Renowned for vivid colour, stylish visuals, and shocking violence, Mario Bava’s founding giallo classic follows a masked killer stalking fashion models. While it was controversial at the time for its stylised violence, Blood & Black Lace is now celebrated as a pioneering work of Italian horror cinema, laying the groundwork for directors like Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci.

Screening Wednesday, October 1 at Luna Leederville at 8:40pm.

DEEP RED (Profondo Rosso)
Director: Dario Argento

Widely regarded as one of Dario Argento’s greatest films, Deep Red screens in a stunning new 4K restoration showcasing a film that not only influenced later slasher films but also remains a cornerstone of Italian horror cinema, blending mystery, artistry, and psychological terror in unforgettable fashion. Following a British jazz pianist living in Rome, who becomes entangled in a murder mystery after witnessing the killing of a psychic,

Screening Friday, October 3 at Luna Leederville at 9:00pm.

THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS (La casa dalle finestre che ridono)
Director: Pupi Avati

Renowned for its slow-burn suspense, Pupi Avati’s eerie giallo follows an art restorer uncovering dark village secrets in a haunting Italian horror classic. With its eerie pacing, haunting visuals, and an ending that leaves viewers deeply unsettled, The House with Laughing Windows is often hailed as one of the most disturbing and artful giallo films of the 1970s.

Screening Wednesday, October 8 at Luna Leederville at 9:00pm.

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ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK (Tutti i colori del buio)
Director: Sergio Martino

Sergio Martino’s surreal film follows a traumatised woman who is drawn into the occult. Staring Edwige Fenech and featuring a Bruno Nicolai score, it’s a hypnotic, nightmarish classic that still packs a punch. Unlike more straightforward murder mysteries, All the Colours of the Dark leans heavily into surrealism and paranoia, making it one of the more unique gialli of the 1970s.  Today, it is regarded as a cult classic and one of Sergio Martino’s finest works.

Screening Sunday October 12 at Luna Leederville at 8:10pm.