Ep962: Accademia Giallo: Torsos, Twists, and True Crime w/ SERGIO MARTINO!
Welcome back, students of suspense! The Accademia Giallo faculty is thrilled to share this opportunity to learn from a genre legend: special guest speaker Sergio Martino!
Recently, Ian and Bryan sat down with the Maestro (and interpreter Alice Pistono) for an hour-long look at his half-century filmmaking career, which includes influential movies like Torso, The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh, and All the Colors of the Dark!
Martino was in town for a 2-night engagement at Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre, where he met fans, participated in Q&A's, and generally felt the love of a city he hadn't visited in decades. Watch as he talks about what Giallo means to him; the real-life inspirations for some of his darkest films; why J&B Scotch pops up just about everywhere, and much more!
Plus: Keep an ear out for some breaking news about bringing new life to his most iconic Giallo movie! On behalf of Accademia Giallo, we'd like to offer huge thanks to the Music Box for making this happen; to Sergio, Alice, Gabriele, Stephanie, Steve, and Ryan for facilitating during the event, and to you, the viewer, for keeping our humble horror school from closing its doors!
Note: We are presenting the interview as Ian and Bryan experienced it--meaning there won't be subtitles. Check the Time Stamps below to learn where you can hear the questions and scrub through to the answers in English (or Italian)!
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Time Stamps (These aren't perfect, as each answer had some back-and-forth, but they should generally get you where you need to go!)
Episode Intro: 00:00
Interview Intro: 04:43
Question 1 (Martino's Brand of Giallo): 05:34
Italian Answer: 05:53 / English Answer: 06:42
Question 2 (Lessons from Geology): : 07:30
Italian Answer: 8:13 / English Answer: 8:35
Question 3 (What is Giallo?): 12:59
Italian Answer: 13:29 / English Answer: 14:21
Question 4 (Consistency in Casting): 23:56
Italian Answer: 24:31 / English Answer: 25:19
Question 5 (Inspiration for TORSO--and origins of the red-and-black scarf): 26:04
Italian Answer: 27:02 / English Answer: 27:22
Question 6 (Dynamic Filmmaking and Favorite Scene to Shoot): 41:30
Italian Answer: 42:08 / English Answer: 43:30
Question 7 (Why J&B Scotch?): 49:08
Italian Answer: 49:26 / English Answer: 49:46
Interview Outro: 55:01
Show Links
Support Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre, who made this interview possible. From movies to merch to incredible year-round programming that spans all genres, this is The Windy City's premiere indie arthouse cinema!
Follow our amazing translator, Alice Pistono!
On Instagram
Listen to her podcast, (N)ice Breakers on Spotify (Italian-only)
Watch her 2022 TEDx Talk, "Il Jazz di Darwin" (Italian-only):
Follow the Martino event's tenacious and talented photographer, Gabriele Garofletti on Instagram.
Check out Severin Films, who partnered with The Music Box to provide a huge selection of Giallo-themed movies and memorabilia during the event!
Support all of our terrifying teachers' axe-tracurricular activities!
Stay studious with Aaron Christensen at Horror101 with Dr. AC!
If you dare, venture down into Kitley's Krypt with Jon Kitley!
And listen to Jon's scary-good podcast, Discover the Horror!
Get devious with Bryan Martinez's Film Deviant podcast!
And check out his YouTube show, The Giallo Room!
Buy J. Blake Fichera's "Scored to Death" Volume I and II on Amazon (mentioned in the show).
And catch up with classic episodes of his Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers podcast!
Continue your education with our "Accademia Giallo" Playlist!
