{"id":22214,"date":"2016-09-06T10:22:49","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T14:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=22214"},"modified":"2016-09-06T10:49:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T14:49:16","slug":"francesca-2015-frightfest-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/06\/francesca-2015-frightfest-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesca (2015) [FrightFest 2016]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Francesca\"<\/a>In Italy, a detective and an inspector investigate a string of murders happening in their city.\u00a0 They are soon led to a 15 year old kidnapping case which may shed some light on their current investigation. Director Luciano Onetti with his co-writer Nicolas Onetti builds an almost perfect old school giallo, however it was shot in 2015.\u00a0 Their film builds a story and characters straight out of the subgenre and these create an entertaining film about two police detectives looking for a serial killer.<\/p>\n

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The characters are not super deep or very developed but we know enough about them to care about the investigation, the murders, and the characters themselves.\u00a0 As was often the case with giallos, the style becomes a character itself, permeating the entire film. The cast for this film was clearly chosen for their talent and for their looks.\u00a0 They all seem to come out of old Italian films with how they carry themselves, how they act, and how they talk.\u00a0 Of course, a lot of this is due to the writing, directing, and the costumes, but the performances definitely add a lot.\u00a0 This cast is led by Luis Emilio Rodriguez and Gustavo Dalessanro as Inspector Bruno Moretti and Detective Benito Succo respectively and supported by a talented crew including Raul Gederlini\u00a0 and Silvina Grippaldi as Vittorio and Nina Visconti.<\/p>\n

Everyone involved gives performances that fit in the film, showing talent and that they understood what they were involved in. The credits on the film being completely in Italian, the credits online were the only resource available and these are unfortunately incomplete.\u00a0 That being said, the film looks fantastic.\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s grainy and a bit gritty but it also has the crazy color schemes often seen in giallos.\u00a0 The costume, how the sequences are framed, the way the scenes are planned, and just about every detail in the film are built to look like it belongs in the late 70s\/early 80s, with all the choices carefully done so that the film belongs in its genre and is not simply copying it.<\/p>\n

Francesca is not a pastiche or an homage film, it does not borrow from the giallo subgenre, and it is a giallo.\u00a0 It\u2019s that UFO of a a film that hits all the right notes and reminds the viewer why they love the subgenre and that so many filmmakers can\u2019t seem to make giallos no matter how hard they try.\u00a0 It\u2019s not trying to be a giallo, it IS a giallo.\u00a0 The film is also entertaining with a bit of a crazy storyline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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