Enfantasme
- Ugo Pirro
- Sergio Gobbi[1]
by Georges-Jean Arnaud
- Agostina Belli
- Stefano Satta Flores
- Serge Youssoufian
companies
- Ark Cinematografica
- Paris Cannes Production A.A.[1]
- 5 November 1978 (1978-11-05) (Italy)
- 8 November 1978 (1978-11-08) (France)
- Italy
- France[1]
Enfantasme is a 1978 film co-written and directed by Sergio Gobbi. It is based on the novel Enfantasme by Georges-Jean Arnaud.
Plot
Cast
- Agostina Belli as Claudia Lanza
- Stefano Satta Flores as Andrea Lanza
- Serge Youssoufian as Sergino
- Elisa Pozzi as Armida
- Jean-Claude Bouillon as Sisti
- Antonio Cantafora as Flavio
- Brigitte Skay
- Gerard Manigou
- Aïché Nana
Production
Enfantasme was director Sergio Gobbi's fourteenth film which he chose to adapt the novel Enfantasme by French writer Georges-Jean Arnaud.[1] Gobbi described the films title as a play on words based on the French words "enfant" for child, "fantasme" (ghost)" and the verb "enfanter" (to conceive a child).[2] Gobbi stated the film could have been "turned into a product of the Exorcist thread, or a paranormal film, Audrey Rose-style. Whereas I don't want to be conditioned or stick to formulas.[3][4]
Enfantasme was shot in five weeks in the village of Bormio.[5]
Release
Enfantasme was distributed in Italy where it was distributed by Battistelli on 5 November 1978.[1] In Italy, the film grossed a total of 9,157,000 Italian lire domestically.[1] It was released in France asL'enfant de nuit: Les inconnus aux petit pieds on 8 November 1978.[1]
The novel of the film was adapted again for film in 2009 by Jean-Paul Guyon as Sommeil blanc.[5]
Reception
Italian film historian Roberto Curti described the critical reception to the film on its released as "mixed."[5]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2017, p. 190.
- ^ Acconciamessa, Mirella (16 March 1978). "Il cinema francese? È morto". L'Unità.
- ^ "La Belli madre impazzita in un film-sfida francese". La Stampa. 17 March 1978.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 191.
- ^ a b c Curti 2017, p. 192.
Sources
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
External links
- Enfantasme at IMDb
- Enfantasme at Variety Distribution
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