Taking its name from the distinctive yellow covers of pulpy Italian paperbacks, the giallo subgenre of taboo-breaking horror and thriller films is known for its stylistic visual excess, provocative depictions of sex and violence, serpentine plots and legendary soundtracks. Shining Violence: Italian Giallo profiles several of the genre's finest.
Giallo film selection
A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
by director Elio Petri
Fri 2 Aug, 9pm, Kino, Lower Ground Level, 45 Collins St, Melbourne
Wed 7 Aug, 6.30pm, Kino, Lower Ground Level, 45 Collins St, Melbourne
Deep Red (1975)
by director Dario Argento
Tue 30 July, 9pm, Greater Union Cinemas, 131 Russell St, Melbourne
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
by director Lugio Fulci
Sun Aug 4, 9pm, ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne
Tenebrae (1982)
by director Dario Argento
Sun 28 July, 9pm, ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne
The House of Laughing Windows (1976)
by director Pupi Avati
Fri 9 Aug, 6.30pm, ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne
The Pyjama Girl Case (1977)
by director Flavio Mogherini
Sat 3 Aug, 6.30pm, ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne
Tue 6 Aug 11am Forum Theatre, 154 Flinders St, Melbourne
