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Death at 70 of Daria Nicolodi, mother of Asia Argento

2020-11-28T16:17:46.188Z


DISAPPEARANCE - The Italian actress and screenwriter has starred in Dario Argento's films Les Chills de l'angoisse and Inferno.


Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress and screenwriter, died Thursday in Rome, at the age of 70.

She was the mother of actress Asia Argento, who paid tribute to her in a post shared on Instagram.

"

Rest in peace, dear mom."

Now you are free and you will not suffer any more

, she wrote.

I will do my best to move forward for your beloved grandchildren and especially for you, who would not have wanted to see me so sad.

But without you the earth is slipping under my feet, and I have the impression of having lost my only true reference point.

I join with all those who knew and loved her. ”

Born in Florence in June 1950, Daria Nicolodi has played in

Les Démons de la nuit

by Mario Bava and in

La Secte

by Michele Soavi.

She has also appeared in several Dario Argento horror films, including

Chills of Anguish

,

Inferno

,

Tenebrae

,

Phenomena

and

Opera

.

She shared the life of the filmmaker for ten years, a relationship from which Asia Argento was born.

It's a privilege to have worked with her: she knew how to move in front of the camera, say her lines without having to repeat the same scene a thousand times;

she instantly understood my demands, intercepted each of my bad moods,

”wrote Dario Argento about the filming of

Chills of Anguish

in his autobiography,

Peur

(Rouge Profond editions, 2018), cited by

20 Minutes

.

This cinema family had worked together several times.

Daria Nicolodi co-wrote with Dario Argento the screenplay for the film

Suspiria

, released in 1977. In 2000, Daria Nicolodi and Asia Argento played a mother and daughter in the film

Scarlet Diva

, written and directed by the young actress.

In 2007, Daria Nicolodi had collaborated with Dario and Asia Argento on another horror film,

Mother of Tears - The Third Mother

.

Source: lefigaro

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