Nonhosonno [2001]

Country of Origin: Italy
Year of Production: 2000
Running Times:
Format: colour
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Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Medusa Film / Tele + / Opera Film
Executive Producer: Claudio Argento
Producer: Dario Argento
Production Supervisor: Tommaso Calevi

SCRIPT
Script: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini, Carlo Lucarelli
Story: Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
The Animal Farm Rhyme: Asia Argento

DIRECTION
Director: Dario Argento

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ronnie Taylor

EDITING
Editor: Anna Napoli

MUSIC
Music: Goblin

SOUND
Sound: Tullio Morganti

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Susy Mattolini

VISUAL EFFECTS
Special Visual Effects: Sergio Stivaletti

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Antonello Geleng

LOCATIONS
Locations: Turin, Italy
Location Manager: Ladis Zanini

CAST
Max von Sydow [Inspector Ulisse Moretti]
Stefano Dionisi [Giacomo]
Chiara Caselli [Gloria]
Gabriele Lavia [Avv. Betti]
Rossella Falk [Laura De Fabritiis]
Paolo Maria Scalondro [Inspector Manni]
Roberto Zibetti [Lorenzo]
Roberto Accornero [Fausto]
Barbara Lerici [Angela]
Guido Morbello [detective]
Massimo Sarchielle [Leone]
Diego Casale [Beppe]
Alessandra Comerio [Signora Betti]
Elena Marchesini [Mel (la gattina)]
Aldo Massasso [Cascio]
Barbara Mautino [Dora]
Conchita Puglisi [Amanda]
Brian Ayres [magistrate]
Daniele Angius [Giacomo (bambino)]
Robert Camero [Marco]
Luca Fagioli [Vincenzo De Fabritiis]
Daniela Fazzolari [Maria Luisa]
Aldo Delaude [Capotreno]
John Pedeferri [police agent]
Francesco Benedetto [porter]
Elisabeth Rocchetti [fast food girl]
Rossella Luca [Mara]

An insomniac former detective is called out of retirement to team up with a young cop to track down a particularly brutal serial killer.

Germany
DVD Distributor: Sunfilm [rental]; EMS [retail]

Italy
Theatrical Distributor: Medusa Film
DVD Distributor: Medusa Video

UK
Video Distributor: MIA [RV3641]
DVD Distributor: MIA [DV1072]

USA
DVD Distributor: Artisan

2000
May
15: shooting begins

2001
January
5: Italy - theatrical premiere

July
4: Italy - DVD release

August
23: Finland - shown at the Fantasy Film Festival of Espoo
25: UK - shown at Frightfest 2001, London

September
27: France - shown at the L'Arlequin theatre, Paris
29: Brazil - shown at the Festival do Rio BR 2001

October
4: Brazil - shown at the Festival do Rio BR 2001
6: Brazil - shown twice at the Festival do Rio BR 2001

December
18: USA - video and DVD release

2002
January
21: UK - DVD release [MIA]

March
12: France - theatrical premiere at the Faumont Marignan, Paris
13: France - theatrical release
16: Belgium - shown at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy, Thriller and Science-Fiction Film
30: Japan - theatrical premiere at the Musashinokan, Tokyo

Spiral of fear murder and death - German DVD

I Can't Sleep - early English language title
Insomniac - early English language title
Insônia - Brazilian title
Sleepless - English language title

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.32 no.6 [February 2001] p.18-23 [UK]
illustrated article, interview with Dario Argento, interview with Max Von Sydow [Dario Argento's giallo horror by Alan Jones]

Cinefantastique vol.33 no.1/2 [April 2001] p.123 [UK]
illustrated review [by Alan Jones]

Cineforum no.402 [March 2001] pp.45-46 [Italy]
illustrated credits, synopsis, review [by Alessandro Bertani]

Cinema d'Oggi vol.35 no.1-2 [30 January 2001] p.14 [Italy]
illustrated credits, synopsis [by Franco Mariotti]

Starburst no.272 [April 2001] p.59 [UK]
illustrated review [by Alan Jones]

BOOKS

Art of Darkness p.293
credits

KEYWORDS

serial killers; police; amnesia; musicians; drowning; trains; prostitutes; dwarves; writers

Last Updated: 6 March, 2007