Francesco Dellamorte is the guardian of a cemetery in a little town in Italy were corpses buried there come back to life after seven days and has to be destroyed by Francesco or his loyal companion Gnaghi to be able to rest in peace. One day Francesco meets a beautiful girl and they end up making love on her husbands grave. Unfortunately her dead husband wakes up and bites her which makes her plunge to her death. But in this cemetary everyone comes to life once again.
If I were to do a list of my let's say my five all-time favourite horror movies, Dellamorte Dellamore would definitely be on it.
It's a fantastic film and has a truly great atmosphere surrounding it. The enviroment, the characters, the story itself and all the little things it has in it makes for a perfect movie.
This movie has a little of everything, it has the comic relief, Evil Dead style, combined with some splatter and blood. But it also has this love story to it which makes it somewhat genuine and different to watch.
Francesco Dellamorte is also a likable character and you can't help but feeling a bit sorry for him throughout the movie. His (retared) friend Gnaghi is also a likable character but not in the same way as Francesco is, but he's a real hoot to watch at times.
The little Italian town adds a lot of feeling to the movie and visually it's stunning and sometimes it's like watching a dark fairytale. The effects are very well done and the movie delivers on all levels. There are a lot of gore and the movie is very stylish and is a true joy to watch.
The ending is also brilliant but I won't reveal that here. Easily the best Italian movie I've ever seen and I've seen plenty.
One of the best movies to have come out of Italy. If you haven't seen it, make sure you do so. You won't regret it.
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ALTERNATIVE TITLE: Cemetery Man
MOVIE YEAR: 1994
DIRECTOR: Michele Soavi
WRITING CREDITS: Gianni Romoli, Tiziano Sclavi
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Comedy
CAST: Rupert Everett, Anna Falchi, Fabiana Formica
COUNTRY: Italy, France, Germany
RUNTIME: 105 min
RATING: 10/10
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