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| Black Sunday |
del toro's pick
Italian horror maestro Mario Bava was an uncommonly talented all-rounder who early in his career distinguished himself as a cinematographer for Roberto Rossellini and Jacques Tourneur.
Black Sunday sealed his directorial credentials, as well as launching the career of cult film darling Barbara Steele.
Shot (by Bava) in luminous black and white, Steele plays a 17th century Moldavian princess, condemned to death for witchcraft and vampirism, who bides her time until a chance resurrection unleashes her vengeful powers.
Based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol, Bava amps up the gothic quotient with gorgeously dreamy visuals and striking set pieces that evoke the mood of classic Universal Pictures horror films.
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