Talk:Giallo

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[edit] Introduction

I am having doubts on my introduction to the giallo genre. Is giallo related to horror, or the French Fantastique?

from the intro:

Giallo is an Italian 20th century genre of literature and film. It is closely related to the French fantastique genre, crime fiction, horror fiction and eroticism.

This section

I toni e le atmosfere del romanzo giallo si possono, poi ritrovare in vari generi letterari differenti, iniziando dalla letteratura gotica, di cui grandi interpreti sono Mary Shelley con il suo Frankenstein e Bram Stoker che ha interpretato in chiave romanzata la vita di Vlad III, trasformandolo in vampiro. D'altra parte sia Poe, sia Conan Doyle, i padri del genere, si sono prodigati in romanzi e racconti del terrore, contribuendo anche alla letteratura horror: uno dei suoi più grandi interpreti del nostro tempo, Stephen King, ha imparato la lezione della suspense che così tanti autori del giallo hanno sviluppato nel corso di questi due ultimi secoli.

seems to confirm the link with horror

--Jahsonic, Jul 18

[edit] English whodunits

It also needs to be said that the early period of giallo novels were mainly translations of mainly English whodunits. (see bibliography in links section)

--Jahsonic, Jul 18

  • i looked but only saw Robert Louis Stevenson and A.A. Milne as (known) english language authors? dont forget the italian authors used english-name pseudonyms.

SS Van Dine is real, Edgar Wallace too, have not checked the rest.

--Jahsonic, Jul 18

[edit] Poe influence

I notice it mentions one film that was based on Poe. I know Poe had a good deal of influence on detective stories in general, but was there a special Poe influence on these films? Jztinfinity 16:40, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

simply that both poe and giallo feature strong psychological themes of madness, alienation, and paranoia.Zzzzz 09:49, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Feminist issues

Can we discuss other social issues like the whole misogynistic parts of the movie (see oneself as a killer stabbing knives into vaginas in "what have you done to solange," for instance?) i think this would fit with characteristics

only if there is a reliable secondary source that discusses it. Zzzzz 10:17, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
A number of giallos have strong female characters or killers who are women. But yeah, Zzzzz has it right. Шизомби 15:33, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notable giallo films

What criteria are being used to determine notability? Шизомби 15:33, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I removed Black Sunday, Suspiria, and Stage Fright, because they are in no way Giallos. Italian horror films? Yes. Giallos? No.71.206.172.134 02:27, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Agreed, and thank you for tidying that up. Monkey Bounce 06:59, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Once again, Black Sabbath and Black Sunday are NOT giallos. Monkey Bounce (talk) 10:23, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Turkish giallos

The focus in this article is on Italian productions, and rightly so. But Turkey released a number of contemporaneous, and sometimes copy-cat, giallos. If there is a general consensus that they should be mentioned, I can cobble together a paragraph or so to outline them. Monkey Bounce 07:02, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

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