Dark Glasses

For the form of eyewear, see Sunglasses.

Dark Glasses
Theatrical release poster
ItalianOcchiali neri
Directed byDario Argento
Written by
Produced by
  • Conchita Airoldi
  • Laurentina Guidotti
  • Brahim Chioua [fr]
  • Noémie Devide
  • Vincent Maraval
Starring
CinematographyMatteo Cocco
Edited byFlora Volpelière
Music byArnaud Rebotini[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byVision Distribution[2]
Release dates
  • 11 February 2022 (2022-02-11) (Berlinale)
  • 24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) (Italy)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France[3]
LanguageItalian
Box office$227,328[4]

Dark Glasses (Italian: Occhiali neri, lit. 'Black Glasses') is a 2022 giallo film directed and co-written by Dario Argento, in his first directorial work since Dracula 3D (2012).[5] From a screenplay written by Argento with Franco Ferrini and Carlo Lucarelli,[6] Dark Glasses stars Ilenia Pastorelli as an Italian escort who is attacked and blinded by a serial killer in an attempted murder. While escaping the attack by car, she meets a young Chinese boy (Andrea Zhang) who assists her in her lack of sight. Argento's daughter, Asia Argento, appears in the film,[2][5] and also serves as the film's associate producer.[1]

An international co-production of Italy and France, Dark Glasses premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 11 February 2022.[2][5] It was released theatrically in Italy on 24 February 2022.[2]

  1. ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (10 February 2022). "Dario Argento on Mixing Horror With Tenderness in 'Dark Glasses' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Manisco, Elisa (4 February 2022). "Dario Argento: tutti i miei brividi". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nordine was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Dark Glasses (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Miska, Brad (19 January 2022). "'Dark Glasses': Dario Argento's Return to Giallo to World Premiere in Berlin!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ Gingold, Michael (8 February 2022). "First Trailer and Poster Emerge for Dario Argneto's Latest Feature "Black Glasses"". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 9 February 2022.