Black Sunday (1960)
Mario Bava's debut is one of the most visually ravishing horror films ever made and launched Italian gothic. Bava had been a cinematographer, and it shows in every frame.
Mario Bava directed Black Sunday, Blood and Black Lace and A Bay of Blood, and effectively created both the giallo and the template later slasher films used. He was a cinematographer first and his lighting is the reason the films look the way they do.
Mario BavaMario Bava's debut is one of the most visually ravishing horror films ever made and launched Italian gothic. Bava had been a cinematographer, and it shows in every frame.
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