Nonhosonno (2001)

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 2000
Running Times:
Format: colour
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Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Medusa Film / Tele + / Opera Film
Executive Producer: Claudio Argento
Producer: Dario Argento
Production Supervisor: Tommaso Calevi

SCRIPT
Script: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini, Carlo Lucarelli
Story: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
The Animal Farm Rhyme: Asia Argento

DIRECTION
Director: Dario Argento

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ronnie Taylor

EDITING
Editor: Anna Napoli

MUSIC
Music: Goblin

SOUND
Sound: Tullio Morganti

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Susy Mattolini

VISUAL EFFECTS
Special Visual Effects: Sergio Stivaletti

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Antonello Geleng

LOCATIONS
Locations: Turin, Italy
Location Manager: Ladis Zanini

CAST
Max von Sydow (Inspector Ulisse Moretti)
Stefano Dionisi (Giacomo)
Chiara Caselli (Gloria)
Gabriele Lavia (Avv. Betti)
Rossella Falk (Laura De Fabritiis)
Paolo Maria Scalondro (Inspector Manni)
Roberto Zibetti (Lorenzo)
Roberto Accornero (Fausto)
Barbara Lerici (Angela)
Guido Morbello (detective)
Massimo Sarchielle (Leone)
Diego Casale (Beppe)
Alessandra Comerio (Signora Betti)
Elena Marchesini (Mel (la gattina))
Aldo Massasso (Cascio)
Barbara Mautino (Dora)
Conchita Puglisi (Amanda)
Brian Ayres (magistrate)
Daniele Angius (Giacomo (bambino))
Robert Camero (Marco)
Luca Fagioli (Vincenzo De Fabritiis)
Daniela Fazzolari (Maria Luisa)
Aldo Delaude (Capotreno)
John Pedeferri (police agent)
Francesco Benedetto (porter)
Elisabeth Rocchetti (fast food girl)
Rossella Luca (Mara)

PLOT SUMMARY

An insomniac former detective is called out of retirement to team up with a young cop to track down a particularly brutal serial killer.

Germany
DVD Distributor: Sunfilm (rental); EMS (retail)

Italy
Theatrical Distributor: Medusa Film
DVD Distributor: Medusa Video

UK
Video Distributor: MIA (RV3641)
DVD Distributor: MIA (DV1072)

USA
DVD Distributor: Artisan

2000
May
15: shooting begins

2001
January
5: Italy - theatrical premiere

July
4: Italy - DVD release

August
23: Finland - shown at the Fantasy Film Festival of Espoo
25: UK - shown at Frightfest 2001, London

September
27: France - shown at the L'Arlequin theatre, Paris
29: Brazil - shown at the Festival do Rio BR 2001

October
4: Brazil - shown at the Festival do Rio BR 2001
6: Brazil - shown twice at the Festival do Rio BR 2001

December
18: USA - video and DVD release

2002
January
21: UK - DVD release (MIA)

March
12: France - theatrical premiere at the Faumont Marignan, Paris
13: France - theatrical release
16: Belgium - shown at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science-Fiction Film
30: Japan - theatrical premiere at the Musashinokan, Tokyo

Spiral of fear murder and death - German DVD

I Can't Sleep - early English language title
Insomniac - early English language title
Insônia - Brazilian title
Sleepless - English language title

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.32 no.6 (February 2001) p.18-23 (UK)
illustrated article, interview with Dario Argento, interview with Max Von Sydow (Dario Argento's giallo horror by Alan Jones)

Cinefantastique vol.33 no.1/2 (April 2001) p.123 (UK)
illustrated review (by Alan Jones)

Cineforum no.402 (March 2001) pp.45-46 (Italy)
illustrated credits, synopsis, review (by Alessandro Bertani)

Cinema d'Oggi vol.35 no.1-2 (30 January 2001) p.14 (Italy)
illustrated credits, synopsis (by Franco Mariotti)

Starburst no.272 (April 2001) p.59 (UK)
illustrated review (by Alan Jones)

BOOKS

Art of Darkness p.293
credits

KEYWORDS

serial killers; police; amnesia; musicians; drowning; trains; prostitutes; dwarves; writers

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009