Libido
- Year: 1965
- Country of origin: Italy
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Ernesto Gastaldi, Vittorio Salerno
- Length: 90 min
Film Synopsis
Libido (1965) follows a man haunted by traumatic childhood memories as he returns to his family’s secluded villa with his fiancée. As eerie events unfold, he begins to question whether his father’s murderous impulses have taken hold of him—or if someone is driving him insane. This tense Italian giallo blends psychological horror, mystery, and sexual paranoia in a claustrophobic atmosphere of guilt and desire.
Critical Perspective
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This chamber-piece marked the feature directing debut of giallo screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi. … The basic giallo tropes are duly incorporated, but the film is more concerned with character and mood for much of its running-time. The end result may seem a bit talky and tame by today’s standards, but it exudes a hypnotic atmosphere of its own and the film deserves to be seen by a wider audience.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015)
Libido Blu-ray Editions
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| Disc Extras | Severin BD-A/US 2022 | Radiance BD-B/UK 2026 |
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| Audio Commentary by Kat Ellinger | ||
| Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan | ||
| I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Ernesto Gastaldi | ||
| Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Ernesto Gastaldi | ||
| Interview with Richard Dyer | ||
| Theatrical Trailer |
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Edition and Packaging Notes
- Radiance’s Blu-ray includes a booklet featuring interviews with actress Dominique Bosquero and script supervisor Patrizia Zulini.
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Collector’s Guide
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I’ve Got You Under My Skin (57:07)
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Severin BD 2022
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Kat Ellinger Severin BD |
| I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Interview with Co-Director/Co-Writer Ernesto Gastaldi Severin BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Severin BD |