Directing
Dario Argento
- Born
- Sep 7, 1940 · Age 86
- Place of birth
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 80
- TV credits
- 7
- Directing credits
- 31
Also known as (3)
- Sirio Bernadotte
- 다리오 아르젠토
- 达里奥·阿基多
Biography
Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen…
