Episode 025: Delirium (1987)

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01/19/22 • 88 min

In this episode, our #GialloJanuary celebration continues. Leaving behind the explosion of the genre in the early 70s, we advance into the late 80s to check out how things have evolved by focusing on Lamberto Bava's rather steamy erotic giallo Delirium (aka Le Foto di Gioia). Jason comes out swinging in support of the film. Dustin draws some comical parallels between giallo and soap operas as evident in the movie. Michael notes some interesting throughlines with our prior film. We also spend some time celebrating just how awesome George Eastman is. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Michael: Hawkeye (2021)
-Dustin: King Boxer (1972)
-Jason: Come True (2021)

Show Notes:
-Delirium Trailer
-Go check out Haunted by Proxy
-Related Film: Demons
-Related Film: Demons 2
-Related Film: Kill Baby Kill
-Related Film: A Bay of Blood
-Related Film: A Blade in the Dark
-Related Film: Midnight Killer
-Related Film: Deep Red
-Related Film: Tenebrae
-Related Film: Shock
-Related Film: Cannibal Holocaust
-Related Film: Rear Window
-Related Film: The Prowler
-Related Film: Dead & Buried
-Related Film: Endgame
-Related Film: Antropophagus
-Related Film: Death Walks on High Heels
-Related Art: Alberto Savinio
-Related Film: Friday the 13th
-Related Film: Dressed to Kill
-Related Film: Opera

Next Time:
Knife+Heart (2018)

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Michael: Hawkeye (2021)
-Dustin: King Boxer (1972)
-Jason: Come True (2021)

Next Time:
Knife+Heart (2018)

Previous Episode

Episode 024: Death Walks at Midnight (1972)

In this episode, we kick off 2022 and our first theme block of the year by returning to one of our favorite genres to celebrate #GialloJanuary. We start off by leaving the beaten path of the most popular gialli directors to check out Luciano Ercoli's Death Walks at Midnight. Michael finds himself lost in the labyrinthine twists and turns of the film's many red herrings. Dustin becomes enamored with Nieves Navarro. Jason ponders the film's low kill count and other elements that might hold this one back from perfection. But before all that, we briefly revisit our genre breakdown on giallo from our episode on The Fifth Cord and drop some hot takes on the recent trend of newer films being categorized in this subgenre; perhaps unwarrantedly. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: Headless (2015)
-Dustin: Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021) & Eternals (2021)
-Michael: Torso (1973) & Death Walks on High Heels (1971)

Show Notes:
-Death Walks at Midnight Trailer
-Stream Death Walks at Midnight on Tubi
-If you're lost about giallo, check out our episode on The Fifth Cord for a breakdown
-Related Film: Malignant
-Related Film: Last Night in Soho
-Related Film: Suspiria
-Related Film: The Girl Who Knew Too Much
-Related Film: Rear Window
-Related Film: Blood and Black Lace
-Related Film: Desperado

Next Time:
Delirium: Photo of Gioia (1987)

Next Episode

Episode 026: Knife+Heart (2018)

In this episode, our #GialloJanuary celebration kicks into overtime as we spill into February to wrap everything up. We've checked out gialli in its heyday of the early 70s and followed it up with a look at its waning days in the late 80s. Circling our discussions has been this idea about modern interpretations of the genre and the concept of the neo-giallo. We finally bring that center stage by checking out Yann Gonzalez's Knife+Heart from 2018. Jason charts a lot of the loving influences the movie pays homage to. Dustin champions the story's weirder more surrealist elements. Michael dares to dub the film and its emotionally charged plot elevated giallo. But before all that, Dustin hops on the soapbox and delivers some blazing hot takes about the new Scream and the era of the rebootquel. And so much more!

Part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network (www.thepfpn.com)

What We've Been Watching:
-Jason: No Time to Die (2021)
-Michael: Big Brother (2018)
-Dustin: Scream (2022)

Show Notes:
-Knife+Heart Trailer
-Stream Knife+Heart on Shudder
-Go check out Bret & Tony with Ash & Abe
-Related Topic: The Works of Anne-Marie Tensi
-Related Film: Cruising
-Related Film: The Editor
-Related Film: Censor
-Related Film: The Fifth Cord
-Related Film: Delirium
-Related Show: The Deuce
-Related Film: Debbie Does Dallas
-Related Film: Deep Red
-Related Film: Polyester
-Related Film: The Nightingale
-Related Film: The Beyond
-Related Film: At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
-Related Film: Blow Out
-Related Film: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
-Go check out Altered Innocence
-Related Film: Malignant
-Related Film: Last Night in Soho
-Related Film: Inferno
-Related Film: Suspiria
-Related Film: Death Walks on High Heels