Profondo Rosso

Profondo Rosso is a 1975 giallo film directed and written by Dario Argento and co-written by Bernardino Zapponi. It was released on March 7, 1975 in Italy and June 11, 1976 in the United States. The film's score was composed and performed by Goblin. It stars David Hemmings as a music teacher who investigates a series of murders performed by a mysterious figure wielding a hatchet. Although the film was not a financial success internationally, the film has met with critical acclaim. Profondo Rosso follows music teacher Marcus Daly as he investigates the violent murder of psychic medium Helga... Ulmann , which he witnesses in an apartment building. Other major characters are introduced early, including Daly’s gay friend Carlo , Ulmann’s associate Dr. Giordani and reporter Gianna Brezzi , with whom Daly begins an affair. After his attempt to rescue the medium fails, Daly realizes he has seen a certain painting among a group of portraits on the wall of the victim’s apartment but it seems disappeared when the police arrive.
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