Sergio Stivaletti

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Sergio Stivaletti

Born 1957-03-15 · Roma

Sergio Stivaletti is most certainly one of the greatest European experts in the field of special effects and make-up to which he has been dedicated for over 20 years. Born in Rome in 1957, he has collaborated during his career with some of the genre's most important Italian directors, like Dario Argento, Michele Soavi, Lamberto Bava, Gabriele Salvatores. He debuted in feature film directing in 1997 with Maschera di cera.

Acting credits

Demons poster
6.6

A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.

Demons

1985

The Wax Mask poster
5.7

Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their hearts out. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre is a young girl. Twelve years later in Rome a new wax museum is opened, whose main attractions are lifelike recreations of gruesome murder scenes. A young man bets that he will spend the night in the museum but is found dead the morning after. Soon, people start disappearing from the streets of Rome and the wax museum halls begin filling with new figures...

The Wax Mask

1997

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog poster
5.8

Inspired by one of the most savage and violent crimes committed in Rome in the 1980s, "Rabbia Furiosa" is the story of Fabio, a small-time neighborhood crook, known as “Er Canaro” (the Dog Man) who suffers years of abuse and mistreatment from Claudio, a local boss of the criminal underworld. When he is driven to desperation and the brink of madness, he will carry out a terrible and bloody act of vengeance...

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog

2018

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8.0

A retrospective look at the making of Michele Soavi's "The Church" including interviews with cast and crew.

Il mistero della cattedrale

2017

The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors poster
7.5

Documentary about Dario Argento, "Profondo Rosso" shop in Rome, and most important works throughout his career.

The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors

1997

Mario Bava: Operazione paura poster
6.5

Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004

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NR

Offers a critical appreciation of Italian horror cinema, pioneered by directors such as Dario Argento and Mario Bava, a genre that influenced filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino to Takashi Miike.

Hanging Shadows

2007

Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter poster
NR

Lucio Fulci documentary

Fulci in the House: The Italian Master of Splatter

2009

Sick-o-pathics poster
5.1

Anthology horror film with three tales consisting of a killer sex doll, a killer handbag and a parody of Joe D'amato's Anthropophagous.

Sick-o-pathics

1995

Dario Argento: Master of Horror poster
7.1

A documentary about the films of Italian horror director Dario Argento. Included are clips from many of his films and interviews with friends, actors and colleagues.

Dario Argento: Master of Horror

1991

Of Flies and Maggots poster
6.0

Feature-length documentary including interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento, and many of the cast and crew members.

Of Flies and Maggots

2017

Dario Argento: My Cinema poster
6.0

Documentary on the films of Dario Argento from his debut "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" up until "The Phantom of the Opera".

Dario Argento: My Cinema

1999

DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit

2022

Dream Time poster
6.0

Spaghetti westerns, giallo, mondo... are the legacy of a golden age in Italian genre filmmaking, which began in the sixties and came to an end in the eighties, but not without leaving behind a few final masterpieces. This film explores, a few decades later, what became of those filmmakers and their films. A number of the most famous survivors of Italian horror movies will help to shed light on what happened.

Dream Time

2023

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7.0

Five of the main players behind Dario Argento's classic horror shocker Phenomena (1985) sit down to take viewers through this exclusive, epic-sized, 52 minute making of feature documentary. This was compiled and created for the nationwide Arrow UK DVD and Blu Ray release of the film, which hit all British home video stores on March 7th 2011.

Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena

2011

Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist poster
5.0

This documentary is featured on Arrow Video's 2011 DVD & Blu-ray releases for The Beyond (1981).

Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist

2011

Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' poster
6.8

This documentary is featured on the Limited Edition DVD for Opera, released in 2001.

Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'

2001

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tempus fugit

2006

No artwork available
NR

Interviews with the filmmakers behind the 1996 film Wax Mask.

The Grand Opening

2019

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NR

For decades Italian genre cinema dominated the world and before changing beyond recognition it went to unthinkable places. Giants don't die quietly however and this is the story of an industry's most absurd, extreme, blood-soaked fight for survival. Through dozens of brand new interviews, and never-before-seen archival materials, with the men and women who were there during one of the most unique moments in film history, MASTERS OF MAYHEM tells their stories of scandal, contradictions, drama and outrage.

Masters of Mayhem

Death Is Beautiful: Michele Soavi Directs Dellamorte Dellamore poster
6.0

A brief overview of the inspiration and process behind making Cemetery Man.

Death Is Beautiful: Michele Soavi Directs Dellamorte Dellamore

2006

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NR

Special effects Sergio Stivaletti discusses the unique special effects that he created for Dario Argento's The Stendhal Syndrome.

Special Effects: Sergio Stivaletti

2007

Behind the camera

The Wax Mask poster
5.7

Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their hearts out. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre is a young girl. Twelve years later in Rome a new wax museum is opened, whose main attractions are lifelike recreations of gruesome murder scenes. A young man bets that he will spend the night in the museum but is found dead the morning after. Soon, people start disappearing from the streets of Rome and the wax museum halls begin filling with new figures...

The Wax Mask

1997

The Profane Exhibit poster
3.5

Deep within the underbelly of Paris, there is a club which is the home of a secret, wicked society. At first it resembles an ordinary fetish or Goth nightclub, but within the cavernous building are many hidden rooms, one of which is known as "The Room of Souls," a private gathering place of the world's richest and most evil people. Their host is the elegant yet frightening Madame Sabatier. For their amusement each member takes a turn and spins a true tale of depravity.

The Profane Exhibit

2013

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog poster
5.8

Inspired by one of the most savage and violent crimes committed in Rome in the 1980s, "Rabbia Furiosa" is the story of Fabio, a small-time neighborhood crook, known as “Er Canaro” (the Dog Man) who suffers years of abuse and mistreatment from Claudio, a local boss of the criminal underworld. When he is driven to desperation and the brink of madness, he will carry out a terrible and bloody act of vengeance...

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog

2018

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog poster
5.8

Inspired by one of the most savage and violent crimes committed in Rome in the 1980s, "Rabbia Furiosa" is the story of Fabio, a small-time neighborhood crook, known as “Er Canaro” (the Dog Man) who suffers years of abuse and mistreatment from Claudio, a local boss of the criminal underworld. When he is driven to desperation and the brink of madness, he will carry out a terrible and bloody act of vengeance...

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog

2018

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog poster
5.8

Inspired by one of the most savage and violent crimes committed in Rome in the 1980s, "Rabbia Furiosa" is the story of Fabio, a small-time neighborhood crook, known as “Er Canaro” (the Dog Man) who suffers years of abuse and mistreatment from Claudio, a local boss of the criminal underworld. When he is driven to desperation and the brink of madness, he will carry out a terrible and bloody act of vengeance...

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog

2018

Waltz's Veil poster
10.0

A woman retraces a violence she suffered was born.

Waltz's Veil

2009

Waltz's Veil poster
10.0

A woman retraces a violence she suffered was born.

Waltz's Veil

2009

The Three Faces of Terror poster
4.9

In the first story two grave robbers, thieving from an ancient Etruscan burial ground, gets in trouble when one of them tries out a ring which passes a werewolf curse to him! The second one is about a woman who wants to look like her best friend and goes to a plastic surgeon, which is the biggest mistake she's done. The third story is about three friends and a very dangerous sea monster eating its way through their camping site! The wrap-around story is set on a train where John Phillip Law plays a mystical hypnotist who claims that he can see the past of the passengers...

The Three Faces of Terror

2004

Daydark - The Darkness of the Day poster
5.6

The ruthless war between a diabolical serial killer and the father of one of his victims, a fight that will drag many innocent souls into violence.

Daydark - The Darkness of the Day

2022