FILM 1405: CEMETERY MAN
TRIVIA: When Francesco and
"She" are kissing in the crypt with the shroud over their heads, the
shot mimics the painting "The Lovers" by Rene Magritte.
The mysterious floating lights that
hover around Dellamorte and She as they are kissing upon the grave are suppose
to be ignis fatuus (which means fool's fire). It's a naturally occurring
fire-like light sometimes seen during twilight in swampy areas.
The sets for the cemetery in the
film were built upon actual abandoned cemetery grounds in Italy.
The ossuary (a crypt for bones)
that was used in the film was quite real. Supposedly one of the crew members
removed some of the bones from the ossuary during filming, but quickly replaced
them the next day claiming to have encountered an angry ghost following the
removal of the bones.
In the late 90's when Rupert Everett gained some
popularity in America, he approached Michele Soavi about doing
an Americanized remake of 'Dellamorte Dellamore'. It never materialized though.
The English translation of
Dellamorte Dellamore is 'Of Dead of Love.'
For the films Spanish release it
was humorously re-titled "Mi novia es un Zombie", meaning "My
fiancée is a Zombie."
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