Libido

Libido (1965)

It's your worst nightmare come true!

A young man visits his ancestral home accompanied by his guardian and their wives, where he is plagued by the memories and influence of his murderous, psychosexual father.

Date of release
1965-08-12
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Horror
Director
Vittorio Salerno, Ernesto Gastaldi

Casting

Interesting facts

Libido is a 1965 Italian giallo film written and directed by Ernesto Gastaldi and Vittorio Salerno, from a story by Gastaldi's wife Mara Maryl. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Luciano Pigozzi, Mara Maryl, and Dominique Boschero.

Production

According to Gastaldi, Libido was filmed in only 18 days on a bet. He based the screenplay on a story idea conceived by his wife Mara Maryl, who also had a co-starring role in the film. Gastaldi reused some footage from this film in his later 1982 horror film Notturno con grida.

The film's plot borrowed from both Les Diaboliques and Roger Corman's The Pit and the Pendulum, according to critic Adrian Luther Smith, who continued: "Despite the inevitable constraints of the budget, "Libido" looks refreshingly sharp due to impressive B&W photography (by Romolo Garroni) and some great locations."

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