tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788464014127360811.post2766742125617991352..comments2024-03-11T01:39:36.063+00:00Comments on Hypnotic Crescendos: Designer Spotlight: Nanda VigoRachaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577311507181219874noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788464014127360811.post-88968666961453300522022-02-27T10:31:50.465+00:002022-02-27T10:31:50.465+00:00Outstanding post, a whole coffee table sized gloss...Outstanding post, a whole coffee table sized glossy color book on the topic should be next!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641590289039484061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788464014127360811.post-27920088503659992582021-08-24T17:37:57.180+00:002021-08-24T17:37:57.180+00:00Thanks for the very interesting article. I had nev...Thanks for the very interesting article. I had never heard of Nanda Vigo, but saw her name in the credits for Killer Must Kill Again and wanted to know more. My wife and I were struck by La Casa Gialla while watching the film, and I wondered if it was an actual residence rather than a set. Also, the visual “pun“ of an all-yellow interior in a “giallo“ movie was not lost on us. Loved the movie and the visual design, and appreciate your comments highlighting the contrast between the Casa Gialla and the dilapidated villa.Paul Tabilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946373316091605232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788464014127360811.post-30583766897780334272017-12-12T18:14:44.292+00:002017-12-12T18:14:44.292+00:00Thanks for the comment Wayne and I'm sorry for...Thanks for the comment Wayne and I'm sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I'm really pleased that you watched The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave prior to reading this piece and I'm really, really pleased that the interiors stood out to you - sometimes I wonder if it's just me fixating on things that others don't! <br /><br />That scene is truly wonderful for all of the eloquent reasons you've listed. The interiors really add to the callous nature of the events that unfold and watching the two women fighting for their lives bleeding in those elaborately bright costumes against gleaming white is, in my mind, the stand out image from the film. Delighted that this piece highlighted the importance of interior design and art direction in the film. <br /><br />It's not to my usual taste either but I am also obsessed with it, the level of detail is wonderful especially how some of the matches are elsewhere in the room. The art is just as much a part of the room as the walls and ceilings. It's such a shame that the artwork has now been divided up. <br /><br />I hope you manage to get hold of The Killer Must Kill Again soon, it's an unconventional giallo but a really interesting one. I like it a lot.<br /><br />I don't know if you own the Arrow boxset of Miraglia's gialli but I contributed an essay on costume and set design in it, I can perhaps get you a copy of the essay if you're interested in reading it?Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577311507181219874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788464014127360811.post-32387222031521896532017-11-11T15:16:18.669+00:002017-11-11T15:16:18.669+00:00I rewatched The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave...I rewatched The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave a couple of weeks ago and remember being struck by the impact of that last scene in Lo scarabeo sotto la foglia. Part of it was just being wrapped up in the story and marveling at the duplicitousness and callousness of Enzo Tarascio's character, but part of it was the staging as well -- as you note, the gleaming surfaces of that house were such a huge shift from the gothic interiors and woodsy exteriors of everything that came before. In particular I loved the low angle shot of the murders in progress (as shown in your screenshot above), with Enzo casually standing over the dying Maria and Erika, and that huge painting in the background -- it's as if the people in the painting are looking at the mayhem and find it slightly amusing. I tend to be a bit lazy in my thinking and always credit the director for so much, but I'm glad you highlighted the importance of the interior decoration and art direction -- there are so many integral parts of film the director doesn't necessarily touch. <br /><br />As a bit of digression, it's not the sort of art I usually like, but I can't stop looking at that huge matchbook on the wall -- I want that! Also The Killer Must Kill Again looks great -- one more giallo to add to my watch list. So much gialli, so few easy-to-find, affordable DVDs. (sigh).Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03291165875689953448noreply@blogger.com