Two Evil Eyes (Italian: Due occhi diabolici) is a 1990 portmanteau horror film written and directed by the Italian Dario Argento and the American George A. Romero. The two had previously worked together on the immensely popular Dawn of the Dead in 1978.
The film is split into two separate tales ("The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "The Black Cat") based largely on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Romero's "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar...
more
Two Evil Eyes (Italian: Due occhi diabolici) is a 1990 portmanteau horror film written and directed by the Italian Dario Argento and the American George A. Romero. The two had previously worked together on the immensely popular Dawn of the Dead in 1978.
The film is split into two separate tales ("The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "The Black Cat") based largely on the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
Romero's "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" stars Adrienne Barbeau and showcases his traditional mix of horror with social commentary, especially capitalism.
Argento's "The Black Cat" stars Harvey Keitel and blends a number of Poe references into an all new narrative. And also Merchant Ivory's The Bostonians heroine and her mother (Madeleine Potter and Barbara Bryne) reunited.
"The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar"
Jessica Valdemar, an attractive middle-aged woman, rides in a taxi to the downtown Pittsburgh office of Steven Pike, her elderly husband’s lawyer with some paperwork for Mr...
less
