Delirium

Starring:Mickey Hargitay, Rita Calderoni, Raul Lovecchio, Carmen Young, Christa Barrymore, Tano Cimarosa, Stefania Fassio, Marcello Bonini Olas, Stefano Oppedisano, Katia Cardinali, Cristina Perrier, William Darni
Director: Renato Polselli
Studio: Anchor Bay
Product Type: DVD

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Dios salve a Serena Grandi
better than expected
Well worth it for giallo fans
Ain't life "Grandi"...
To watch once...

Delirium: Photo of Gioia
Starring: Serena Grandi , Daria Nicolodi , Vanni Corbellini , David Brandon (II) , and George Eastman
Director: Lamberto Bava
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ASIN: B00005R5GQ
Release Date: 2002-01-29

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Dios salve a Serena Grandi.......2006-11-08

ojala que Amazon consiga todas sus peliculas de esta bellisima actriz Italiana de la ciudad de Bologna cuando la vi por primera vez empece a comprar sus peliculas por su gracia belleza y voluptuosidad la típica mujer italiana bella como mujer y buena actriz
compralo vale la pena si eres fan de ella si no tu te lo pierdes

better than expected.......2006-05-28

I bought this in a 3-pack of movies, and this was surprisingly good. Not alot of on-screen murders, but some good suspense makes it worth a watch on a rainy day or something. the murders we get to see are a pitchfork to the chest and a cleverly carried-out bee attack including something better than honey. pretty much nudity here, but all models and implants. :)

Well worth it for giallo fans.......2004-03-04

Here's a textbook example of 80's Italian giallo film. For those who aren't familiar with the term, giallo is basically an Italian horror/suspense movie in the "whodunit" murder vein. Many of the 70's giallo were a huge influence on the "slasher" film as we know it today. They usually feature lots of blood and generally beautiful women are the victims; in this respect Delirium is no exception.

Walking in on the movie you might think you're watching a softcore skin flick. In fact, the model "Gioia" (her name is dubbed in as Gloria) who is the focus of the mysterious stalker's obsession makes her living posing for nudie magazines. We are treated to numerous shots that feature lead actress Serena Grandi in various stages of undress, which reveal her "grande" assets.

The plot will keep you guessing as far as the killer's identity. Of course, lots of red herrings are dropped to mislead you and keep things interesting. Some interesting shots represent the killer's point of view by actually showing how he (she?) mentally pictures his victims. Whenever things slow down murder or plot wise, we are treated to more skin. It's a win/win situation.

This was directed by Lamberto Bava, son of the famous Italian director Mario Bava. Other Lamberto Bava films worth watching are the excellent 80's giallo A Blade in the Dark and the zombie-style gorefests Demons and Demons 2.

Ain't life "Grandi"..........2004-01-23

Starring Serena Grandi, (AKA the Dolly Parton of Italy) this decent giallo is nice to watch. Somewhat plodding, the dubbing
is downright hysterical, but there is some real good surrealism
as seen through the eyes of the killer. His victims seem to mutate into some kind of "human insectoids" before they're offed.
Basic premise-the stunning Ms. Grandi runs a European skin mag
whose models are being terminated and the pictures of their decrepit corpses are being sent back to her. (sure-your circulation will improve but...) The pictures usually get
intercepted by Daria (Mrs. D. Argento) Nicolodi who, in turn,
just screams and cries. (hey...no one said she'd ever win any
statues for her acting ability)
And the MAIN reason for the 4 stars-Serena Grandi. Constantly
shown in various states of undress or in super-hot '80's fashions, she has to be the most spectacular-looking of all
Italian "giallo" actresses. Boy...I'd crawl on broken glass for
just one...SERENA- if you ever read this review, e-Mail me.
I'd shower more gifts on ya that you'd be believing in Santa
Claus again.

To watch once..........2002-03-13

have you ever seen "Lamberto Bava`s Blade in the dark" (very good movie for thriller fans). Well... this "foto di gioia" tried to get the same attention... failing.
The movie is not really bad, some murder scenes are quite good (bad acting maybe?) but like Dario Argento said to me once "Why should i make a movie if it is going to be forgettable? Its a waste of time!".
If you have a free afternoon to spend you can always watch it :)

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Fantastic!!!!
Yuck
Not exactly a movie for the kiddies...
Delicious!
Very Bizarre!

Delirium
Starring: Mickey Hargitay , Rita Caldana , Raul Lovecchio , Carmen Young , and Christa Barrymore
Director: Renato Polselli
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ASIN: B000069HOY
Release Date: 2002-07-23

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Fantastic!!!!.......2005-08-05

It has it all! Weird perverse tale and lots of girl flesh!
From back in the days when they made the good movies! And were not worried about ratings selling or not harming the film's sales!

Yuck.......2003-06-25

God awful film...both versions of it were total garbage! Damn the movie and damn the leather belt for snapping when I tried to end my misery!!!

Not exactly a movie for the kiddies..........2002-10-23

Not exactly a movie for the kiddies, I would consider 1972's Delirium to be some what of a grade B Giallo. The production is okay, the acting not bad, the dialogue average, but the violence is over the top with several grisly murder scenes. There is also way more nudity than your average Giallo.

There are two versions, the American (85 minutes) and the European (102 minutes). The American version starts out with the main character, Herbert Lyutak, getting wounded in Vietnam. The movie mixes stock footage from the war with newly filmed scenes in a pretty ungraceful job of editing. But we do learn that Herbert was born in Hungary and immigrated to the US in 1961 and joined the army in 1962. He has done three tours of duty in Vietnam and is a decorated, model soldier. He has been wounded and is being taken away in a helicopter. He is looking at a nurse and she changes into another woman who we soon find out is his wife, Marcia, played by the lovely Rita Calderoni (The Reincarnation of Isabel, Nude for Satan). Right after the credits we get to see Herbert pick up a girl in a bar and drive her out to a remote spot, chase her into a stream and then strip her and beat her to death. It's a pretty violent scene and not for the squeamish. Of course that could apply to almost every murder in this movie.

The European version really is quite different than the American release and I thought it had a more coherent story. Both versions are a bit confusing but the European version is more consistent. It also skips the whole Vietnam segment which wasn't very well done anyway. The endings are both quite different as well and a couple murders are filmed differently also.

I don't want to give away too much but we do know that Herbert murders a girl at the beginning of both versions and after that it is a bit of a cat and mouse with the cops who are trying to solve the murders along with Herbert who is a criminal psychologists and supposed to be helping them in the investigation. His wife starts having weird S&M dreams involving her husband as the sadist and their maid and another woman who we later find out is her niece. The three women fondle and kiss each other while Herbert watches. The editing from the dreams to reality is a bit confusing and at one point early in the film Herbert does beat and cut Marcia as a substitution for sex which he can't perform with his wife. He does seem troubled about his violent tendencies and does not want to unleash his murderous ways on his wife, but he does like looking at her throat which is a very enticing part of female anatomy for him.

The picture on the European version looks fine and is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen. The American version however is missing a couple sections of the original so Anchor Bay had to take some Dutch footage from a VHS copy and splice it in. So you are watching and all of a sudden the picture gets worse and there are Dutch subtitles! But we are talking only a couple minutes worth so it is pretty minor actually. There is also a recently filmed 14 minute interview with director and writer Renato Polselli and Actor Mickey Hargitay which is pretty good really. I watched the US version, then the interview, and then the European version of the film. I did have more of an appreciation for the film after the watching the interview and as I said earlier, the European version is overall a better and more coherent storyline. The US version is dubbed in English and the European version is in Italian with English subtitles. Overall not too bad if you like extreme Giallo. Not nearly as good as say, What Have You Done With Solange, or most Bava's or Argento's, but certainly worthy of [the money].

Delicious!.......2002-08-07

If you're a euro-trash junkie, this DELIRIUM is a must purchase. Renato Polselli, the man behind the ridiculously overwrought "Reincarnation of Isabel", directed this fun 1972 horror-sleaze epic which stars Mickey Hargitay and the beautiful Rita Calderoni (both also in "Isabel"). Never released on homevideo in the US (and not to be confused with another "Delirium" with a Vietnam subplot once released on VHS by Paragon and Academy Video), this DVD from Anchor Bay not only offers us the original uncut Italian version of the film (102 minutes), but also the alternate American version of the film (85 minutes) which is a completely different cut with additional scenes, a different ending and major changes to characters and their motivations. Although the Italian version contains more violence, sleaze and graphic material than the American version, it also contains more plot exposition and takes more time in unraveling the "mystery". The American version is a bit more "slap-dash", scenes are trimmed throughout, but it moves like lightning and contains at least one extra murder (of a character not even in the international version!) which leads to a completely modified ending to the proceedings. The American version also adds snippets of scenes here and there (the killer's mask, etc.) and contains a new "subplot" about Hargitay's character being a shell-shocked Vietnam War vet (through real and fake footage) which now opens and closes the film and this version has a completely different ending as well. So with all the added and deleted and re-edited scenes and plot and character modifications, you really need to watch both versions of the film....the International version is still the preferable choice overall and should be viewed first, but either way, it's a double-feature of Delirious Delights!

The presentation of the International version is excellent - spotless and colorful - 1.85:1 enhanced - with removable English subtitles. The American version starts with a title card indicating that the only available print of this version was not in the best of shape so the opening and closing sequences (including the Vietnam footage and other shots) were taken off a VHS master of this version and contain some Danish subtitles. The quality of these sequences are obviously sub-par, but nothing to really get upset about if that's all they could get their hands on to restore the American version of the film. It's great that AB even took the time to serve up this version of the film as an "extra" considering how different it is - most companies would probably have just given us the euro-cut and left it at that. Also on the disc is a 14 minute featurette with new interviews of both Polselli and Hargitay which is enlightening and entertaining.

Very Bizarre!.......2002-08-05

DELIRIUM (aka DELIRIO CALO) stars Mickey Hargitay who is a psychologist who is also a demented serial killer. He picks up young girls & kills them in some really brutal fashions. His sexy wife is subjugated to some really perverse sexual fetishes.

This is a truly bizarre film that almost defies description. I give it 3 stars only with hesitation because of the disturbing nature of the film, as well as some rreally graphic viloence & some graphic lesbian sex scenes. Anchor Bay has both the US & International versions on one DVD which makes this quite a bargain. Both versions have very different beginnings & endings.

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It was supposed to be their spring break. A week of fun, sun, beach babes and all-night parties. But anticipation turns into horror and jubilation descends into desperation as their road trip takes a fatal detour into terror and murder in this gripping tale of madness, death and redemption. On a deserted back road in the American Southwest, six college friends find themselves stranded when their car unexpectedly breaks down. As their cell phones don t work and there is no help in sight they decide to walk to the next town. As soon as the sun goes down, their frustration turns into terror as the students realize they are being stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the darkness. Who will survive the night and who will fall to the sadistic blade of the mysterious killer?

Depression, Delirium & Dementia: What Should We Be Doing?

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Depression, Delirium & Dementia: What Should We Be Doing?

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The diagnosis and preservation of mental health is the focus of this lecture. Also covered is knowledge of resources, treatments, and benefits of early diagnosis and interventions for depression. Dr. Sommers discusses assessment of mental capacity, post-operative delirium, and the medical and non-pharmacological treatments for all of these conditions.

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