Delirium is a 1987 Italian Giallo horror film about models working for a magazine being killed gruesomely. The murderer stages and photographs the victims’ corpses, submitting the images for publication.
Directed by Lamberto Bava (Demons) from a screenplay co-written by Gianfranco Clerici and Daniele Stroppa, based on a storyline by Luciano Martino. The movie stars Serena Grandi, Daria Nicolodi, Vanni Corbellini, David Brandon (StageFright) and George Eastman.
The soundtrack score was composed by Simon Boswell (Demons).
Choice dialogue:
Lilly: “Isn’t it a bit early to be drinking? It’s not quite 9:30 yet.”
Gloria: “Kill me if you must! I can’t take any more!”
Cast and characters:
Serena Grandi … Gloria/Gioia
Daria Nicolodi … Evelyn
Vanni Corbellini … Tony, Gloria’s brother
David Brandon … Roberto
George Eastman … Alex [Luigi Montefiori]
Trine Michelsen … Kim (as Katrine Michelsen)
Karl Zinny … Mark
Lino Salemme … Inspector Corsi
Sabrina Salerno … Sabrina
Capucine … Flora
Loredana Petricca
Lionello Pio Di Savoia … Doctor Lorenzi
Beatrice Kruger …
Gianni Franco
Marcia Sedoc … Kelly
Patricia Boom
Giulio Massimini
Massimo Manasse
Marco Grillo Spina
Giuseppe Marrocco … Doctor
Technical specs:
1 hour 34 minutes
Original title:
Le foto di Gioia “Photos of Gioia”
Related:
DELIRIUM Lamberto Bava’s surreal ’80s giallo – free on YouTube
