Film

Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

2021 · 1h 13m · Documentary

Who was Joe D'Amato aka. Aristide Massaccesi? A genius of horror in the USA, a master of eroticism in France, the king of porn in Italy. A man with a thousand pseudonyms capable of making over 200 films while simultaneously holding the roles of producer, director, author, director of photography and even camera operator. An artisan of cinema as he liked to call himself, capable of working on all film genres. From spaghetti western to post-atomic, decamerotic to glossy eroticism, and blockbuster porn to bloody horror. Guided by the aesthetics of extremes and supported by an undeniable technical ability, Joe D’Amato pushed himself, and the viewer, beyond all limits following with dedication three rigid principles that have become his stylistic code: Amaze, Shock, Scandalize.

Joe D'Amato

Self (archive footage)

Lamberto Bava

Self

Tinto Brass

Self (archive footage)

Roberto Di Girolamo

Self

Ruggero Deodato

Self

Claudio Fragasso

Self

Eli Roth

Self

Michele Soavi

Self

Giuliana Gamba

Self

Franco Gaudenzi

Self (archive footage)

Franco Lo Cascio

Self

Jean-François Rauger

Self

George Eastman

Self (archive footage)

Mark Shannon

Self (archive footage)

Jesús Franco

Self (archive footage)

Nicolas Winding Refn

Presenter

• Manlio GomarascaDirector
• Massimiliano ZaninDirector
• Federico LamiProducer
• Carlo RinaldiDirector of Photography
• Gemma Doll-GrossmanDirector of Photography
• Alessandro CalevroEditor

Release date

September 5, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Documentary