Mario Bava

Mario Bava (July 31 1914-April 27 1980) was an Italian director and cinematographer remembered as one of the greatest names from the golden age of Italian horror movies.

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July 31 - 1914 - April 27 - 1980 - Italian - Director - Cinematographer - Golden age - Horror movies

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In 1960 he directed one of the first Italian gothic horror movies of the 1960s: La Maschera del demonio (Black Sunday) which made a star out of Barbara Steele. His use of light and dark in black and white movies is widely acclaimed. Likewise his use of colors in color films like: I Tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath) (1963) and La Frusta e il corpo (The Whip and The Body) (1963).

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1960 - Gothic - 1960s - Black Sunday - Barbara Steele - Black Sabbath - 1963 - The Whip and The Body

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His work has proved very influential: Bava directed what is called the first italian giallo movie Sei donne per l'assassino (Blood and Black Lace) (1964), and his 1965 sci-fi horror Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires) was a key influence on Alien (1979). Diabolik (1968) was one of the world's first comic book adaptations, while 1971's Reazione a catena (Bay of Blood) is considered to be one of the earliest slasher films.

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Giallo - Blood and Black Lace - 1964 - 1965 - Alien - 1979 - Diabolik - 1968 - 1971 - Slasher film

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Mario Bava has a son, Lamberto Bava, who also achieved a movie-directing career.

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