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3 | ->''"Movies are a magician's forge, they allow you to build a story with your hands – at least, that's what it means to me. What attracts me in movies is to be presented with a problem and be able to solve it. Nothing else; just to create an illusion, an effect, with almost nothing."'' |
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5 | Mario Bava (31 July 1914 – 27 April 1980) was an Italian cinematographer, screenwriter and director known primarily for his horror films, though he also directed movies in other genres (including crime thrillers, sci-fi and even westerns). Bava basically invented the [[{{giallo}} giallo subgenre]], with his movies ''The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' (1963) and ''Blood and Black Lace'' (1964) as the TropeMaker and TropeCodifier respectively. Bava also directed the pre-''Film/{{Halloween|1978}}'' SlasherMovie ''Bay of Blood'' (1971) and even influenced the look of ''Film/{{Alien}}'' with his spooky sci-fi/horror effort ''Film/PlanetOfTheVampires'' (1965). |
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7 | Although best known as a director, Bava got his start as a cinematographer and special effects man (a role he would also fulfill on his own movies when money was tight -- which was often). He had no ego and would work on friends' projects as a (usually uncredited) cinematographer, effects man, or lighting technician. He was hugely influential in the realm of lighting and mood, and later Italian genre directors owe him a great debt indeed. |
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10 | !!Selected filmography: |
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14 | * ''Film/{{Black Sunday|1960}}'' (1960) |
15 | * ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (1961) |
16 | * ''Erik the Conqueror'' (1961) |
17 | * ''[[Film/TheGirlWhoKnewTooMuch1963 The Girl Who Knew Too Much]]'' (1963), re-cut as ''The Evil Eye'' in the United States |
18 | * ''Film/{{Black Sabbath|1963}}'' (1963) |
19 | * ''The Whip and the Body'' (1963) |
20 | * ''Film/BloodAndBlackLace'' (1964) |
21 | * ''Film/PlanetOfTheVampires'' (1965) |
22 | * ''Film/KillBabyKill'' (1966) |
23 | * ''[[Film/DrGoldfootAndTheBikiniMachine Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs]]'' (1966) |
24 | * ''Film/DangerDiabolik'' (1968) |
25 | * ''Film/FiveDollsForAnAugustMoon'' (1970) |
26 | * ''Hatchet for the Honeymoon'' (1970) |
27 | * ''Roy Colt and Winchester Jack'' (1970) |
28 | * ''Film/ABayOfBlood'' (1971) |
29 | * ''Baron Blood'' (1972) |
30 | * ''Four Times That Night'' (1972) |
31 | * ''Film/LisaAndTheDevil'' (1973) |
32 | * ''Film/RabidDogs'' (1974) |
33 | * ''Shock'' (1977) |
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36 | [[folder:As cinematographer, special effects director or co-director]] |
37 | * ''Ulysses'' (1954): Starring Creator/KirkDouglas. Directed and did the lighting for the Circe scenes uncredited. |
38 | * ''I Vampiri'' (1957): Cinematographer and uncredited co-director. |
39 | * ''Hercules'' (1957) and ''Hercules Unchained'' (1959): The [[Film/Hercules1958 Steve Reeves Hercules]] movies. Did cinematography and special effects. |
40 | * ''Caltiki -- The Immortal Monster'' (1959): Effects director & cinematographer, uncredited co-director. |
41 | * ''Esther and the King'' (1960): Cinematographer, credited as co-director on the Italian version. |
42 | * ''The Wonders of Aladdin'' (1961): Co-director. |
43 | * ''Film/Inferno1980'': Special effects. |
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