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POE 4 - THE BLACK CAT

Following up the successful trilogy "P.O.E." (POE 1 Poetry of Eerie, Edel/Elite - POE 2 Project of Evil, Illusions NLTD/Braindamage - POE 3 Pieces of Eldritch, Wildeye releasing), 3 of the most original international indie directors brings again the tales of Edgar Allan Poe to life.

While the previous film's in the P.O.E. trilogy focus was the poetic and macabre dimension of the infamous Boston author, this fourth chapter focuses instead on the bloody, violent and disturbing retelling of the BLACK CAT tale.

Featured directors: DOMIZIANO CRISTOPHARO (HOUSE OF FLESH MANNEQUINS), CHRIS MILEWSKI (WELCOME TO THE WORLD, DEAR CHILD) and more BRACE BELTEMPO (CARPENTER'S HOUSE)

  • Domiziano Cristopharo
    Director
    House of Flesh Mannequins, Red Krokodil, Phobia
  • Chris Milewski
    Director
    Welcome to the world dear child, Phobia
  • Brace Beltempo
    Director
    Carpenter's House
  • Andrea Cavaletto
    Writer
    Hidden in the woods
  • Tony Newton
    Producer
    grindsploitation, phobia, 60 seconds to die
  • Chiara Pavoni
    Key Cast
    Demonium
  • Stefano Sala
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    horror, thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 19 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 8, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35.1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Domiziano Cristopharo, Chris Milewski, Brace Beltempo

Chris Milewski: is an American film maker whose goals are to create works that do not conform to the trends of today and to rekindle the lost atmosphere of 1960s - 1980s Italian cinema. Under the banner of Filmiracle Productions, Chris has produced to date a number of low-budget horror / sci-fi short films shot in the style of yesteyear and featuring the participation of such notable Italian cinema veterans as Daniela Giordano, Fabio Frizzi, Franco Garofalo, Silvia Collatina, and Giorgio Bertuccelli. Often credited on-screen as Luciano Imperoli, Franco Massaccesi, and Eugenio Landi, Chris always makes it a point to give a nod to some of his greatest influences (after all, didn't the Italians often use American pseudonyms to market their films?) As of 2016, Chris continues to write and produce in the USA.
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Domiziano Cristopharo: independent film director from Rome, has been the first Italian director in years to try and revive the erotic/horror film genre. Four years ago he obtained enormous audience and critical acclaim with HOUSE OF FLESH MANNEQUINS (starring international horror actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice). HOUSE OF FLESH MANNEQUINS won six international awards and eight international film festival presentations.
Domiziano Cristopharo has frequently been compared as a perfect mix between Fellini and Dario Argento: Cristopharo's aesthetic has a vintage quality: he is simultaneously extreme in style, shocking, and yet classic.
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To those who define him "pornographic," he responds by quoting Picasso:
"Art is never chaste and we should keep her away from pure ignorants. It it were chaste, it wouldn't be art at all."

In his career he worked also with/for: Carlo De Mejo (City of living Dead), Maria Rosaria Omaggio (Nightmare city), Ruggero Deodato (Cannibal Holocaust), Frank Laloggia (Lady in white), Venantino Venantini (Ladyhawke), Giovanni Lombardo Radice/John Morghen (Cannibal Ferox), Mariagrazia Cucinotta (El dia de la bestia), Stefano Cassetti (Roberto Succo), Romano Scavolini (Nightmare in a damaged Brain)

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