
Writing
Francesco Barilli
Born
1943-02-04 (83)
Place of birth
Parma, Italy
Known for
Writing
Credits
30 titles
Francesco Barilli was born on February 4, 1943 in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for L'Urlo (2019), Hotel Fear (1978) and The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974).
Known for
7.2Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.
Lord of the Ants
2022
6.3Between a four-year gap in the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a well-known sculptor is discovered dead, and her parents conduct an investigation, only to discover they are in over their heads as the body-count keeps rising.
Who Saw Her Die?
1972
5.7A young girl and her mother run a hotel during the war. When the mother dies, the girl finds herself at the mercy of her sex-crazed guests. Soon enough, a cloaked figure starts killing off everyone that tries to harm her.
Hotel Fear
1978
5.6A photographer in the rain forest is captured by wild natives, and after months of living with them, he marries the chief's daughter and helps protect the village from a vicious cannibal tribe.
Man from Deep River
1972
9.0Casa Ricordi was founded in 1808, and over the course of its history, it acquired the copyrights to the works of all the great composers of the era, from Rossini to Bellini, from Donizetti to Verdi, and finally to Puccini.
La famiglia Ricordi
1995
4.8The triumph of the designer Federico Marinoni in the world of Milanese fashion was marred by the tragic death of the maison's main model and the designer's muse, Alexandra Larsson, who was hit by a hit-and-run car while on her way to celebrate her consecration as a top model .
The Last Fashion Show
2011
Film credits
2020s · 4 titles
7.2Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.
Lord of the Ants
2022
6.0No synopsis available yet.
Pretendo l'inferno
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Francesco Barilli - Il cinema e la follia
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Il paese del melodramma
2023
2010s · 5 titles
4.8The triumph of the designer Federico Marinoni in the world of Milanese fashion was marred by the tragic death of the maison's main model and the designer's muse, Alexandra Larsson, who was hit by a hit-and-run car while on her way to celebrate her consecration as a top model .
The Last Fashion Show
2011
NRThe relations between Parma and cinema were so strong for almost the whole of the twentieth century that this city became an early laboratory of ideas and theories on cinema and a set chosen by some of the greatest Italian authors and beyond. Furthermore, a considerable number of directors, actors, screenwriters and set designers were born in Parma who have made their way internationally, testifying to the fact that in this small city in Northern Italy there was a decidedly cinematic air. Red armchairs takes up the thread of this story, wondering why, unique among the Italian provincial cities, Parma has given so much to the cinema, accompanying the viewer on a journey backwards that from the first projections of the Lumière cinema reaches the ultramodern experience of new multiplexes. During this journey we will meet the characters who created the conditions for this diffusion of cinematographic culture in Parma.
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
3.6Italy, 1947. Attilio is a Fascist and disgraced former movie star. Out of desperation, he joins a band of robbers for a heist. After the robbery, Attilio and the robbers take refuge in a house that proves to be deadly.
The House in the Wind of the Dead
2012
An in-depth interview with Italian filmmaker Francesco Barilli about the Italian filmmakers Luigi and Camillo Bazzoni.
The Legend of the Bazzoni Brothers
2019
Documentary about the making of Man From Deep River.
Mondo Cannibale
2016
2000s · 2 titles
4.8A drama based on the life of 18th century Italian lyricist Lorenzo da Ponte, who collaborated with Mozart on his "Don Giovanni" opera.
I, Don Giovanni
2009
5.0A three-billion-lire hit. A bloody hold-up. A sole survivor. Hunted down by fate and ruthless gangsters, Leo Piazza finds himself with a "hot" suitcase on his hands. Forced to go into hiding, time is running out. The killers want him dead so they can retrieve the loot and the showdown draws near... A nocturnal and silent anti-hero, Piazza moves like a zombie, like the living dead.
Solitaire
2008
1960s · 2 titles
Series credits
Behind the camera
6.3Between a four-year gap in the murder of a young girl, the daughter of a well-known sculptor is discovered dead, and her parents conduct an investigation, only to discover they are in over their heads as the body-count keeps rising.
Who Saw Her Die?
1972
5.7A young girl and her mother run a hotel during the war. When the mother dies, the girl finds herself at the mercy of her sex-crazed guests. Soon enough, a cloaked figure starts killing off everyone that tries to harm her.
Hotel Fear
1978
5.7A young girl and her mother run a hotel during the war. When the mother dies, the girl finds herself at the mercy of her sex-crazed guests. Soon enough, a cloaked figure starts killing off everyone that tries to harm her.
Hotel Fear
1978
5.6A photographer in the rain forest is captured by wild natives, and after months of living with them, he marries the chief's daughter and helps protect the village from a vicious cannibal tribe.
Man from Deep River
1972
6.4Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
1974
6.4Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
1974
NRThe relations between Parma and cinema were so strong for almost the whole of the twentieth century that this city became an early laboratory of ideas and theories on cinema and a set chosen by some of the greatest Italian authors and beyond. Furthermore, a considerable number of directors, actors, screenwriters and set designers were born in Parma who have made their way internationally, testifying to the fact that in this small city in Northern Italy there was a decidedly cinematic air. Red armchairs takes up the thread of this story, wondering why, unique among the Italian provincial cities, Parma has given so much to the cinema, accompanying the viewer on a journey backwards that from the first projections of the Lumière cinema reaches the ultramodern experience of new multiplexes. During this journey we will meet the characters who created the conditions for this diffusion of cinematographic culture in Parma.
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
NRThe relations between Parma and cinema were so strong for almost the whole of the twentieth century that this city became an early laboratory of ideas and theories on cinema and a set chosen by some of the greatest Italian authors and beyond. Furthermore, a considerable number of directors, actors, screenwriters and set designers were born in Parma who have made their way internationally, testifying to the fact that in this small city in Northern Italy there was a decidedly cinematic air. Red armchairs takes up the thread of this story, wondering why, unique among the Italian provincial cities, Parma has given so much to the cinema, accompanying the viewer on a journey backwards that from the first projections of the Lumière cinema reaches the ultramodern experience of new multiplexes. During this journey we will meet the characters who created the conditions for this diffusion of cinematographic culture in Parma.
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
6.2Four lighthearted stories set in the idyllic Italian countryside: an old grouch is befriended by a stray dog; a lonely widow spies on her newly-wed son and daughter-in-law; a German tourist tries to seduce a younger nurse. The fourth segment was cut in the US by its distributor Miramax.
Especially on Sunday
1991
3.6Italy, 1947. Attilio is a Fascist and disgraced former movie star. Out of desperation, he joins a band of robbers for a heist. After the robbery, Attilio and the robbers take refuge in a house that proves to be deadly.
The House in the Wind of the Dead
2012
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Il paese del melodramma
2023
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Il paese del melodramma
2023
The Grim Reaper suffers from an existential crisis, leaving his scythe behind and thus preventing anyone from dying.
The Wandering Knight
2011
The Grim Reaper suffers from an existential crisis, leaving his scythe behind and thus preventing anyone from dying.
The Wandering Knight
2011
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Casa Barilli
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