Necrofobia

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A mentally fragile man must conquer his fear of death in order to stave off a killer’s advances.

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Dante (Luis Machín) is a tailor who shares an affliction with his recently deceased brother Tomas: a crippling fear of death and dead things (necrophobia). While at Tomas’ funeral, Dante is overwhelmed with fear and comes to believe that someone is following him. Soon, people close to Dante begin to die in gruesome ways. Dante must overcome his necrophobia to solve the mystery that threatens his life and the lives of those around him.

NECROPHOBIA 3D is the latest work from Argentinian director Daniel de La Vega (JENNIFER’S SHADOW). Here, de La Vega has created a thriller directly influenced by Italian giallo, particularly Dario Argento. Unlike a number of recent giallo-inspired films, NECROPHOBIA eschews surrealism and psychedelia in favor of a more formal approach that emphasizes story and suspense. All of the classic giallo signifiers are in place, including a labyrinthine plot, a paranoiac protagonist, a blade-wielding killer dressed in a black topcoat, and a lurid visual scheme full of bright saturated colors.

NECROPHOBIA takes everything a step further. Instead of using music from other films or that mimics previous styles, de La Vega commissioned Claudio Simonetti—founder of the musical group Goblin (composers of music for films such as DEEP RED and SUSPIRIA)—to create an entirely new original score. Restrained use of 3D enhances the film's atmosphere. NECROPHOBIA brings together these elements into create a satisfyingly sinister homage to classic Italian horror. (Rodney Perkins)

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This is the weirdest surprise so far at Fantastic Fest. First of all, the movie is in full, non-converted 3D. In very, very exaggerated and deep 3D. And, at the same time, it’s also an amazing throwback to classic Italian horror as well as the works of David Lynch.

NECROPHOBIA is the strangest visual clash I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately, even though I very much respect the Argentinian director’s desire to master the art of stereoscopic filmmaking, the 3D completely detracts from and ruins the visual element of the film. But, that doesn’t change how awesomely surreal and fun the story, effects and twists are in this movie. It’s about a man with a crippling fear of the dead who starts having a major identity crisis after his brother dies. You’ll see elements of Maniac, Lost Highway, and Dario Argento sprinkled throughout the film. If you end up having to see it in 3D, don’t let that discourage you. You’ll get used to the effect — even the disorienting subtitles that are starkly in the foreground as the 3D effect of the movie recedes far behind it — and hopefully, if you’re a fan of the movies that the filmmakers are strongly inspired by, you’ll have a blast with this old-school, $140,000 giallo film.

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