Or does he…?
Is Mother Of Tears a definitive end to the three witches saga, or is there more to come?
For now, yes its done with.
[laughs]
Was it important for you to exit the trilogy, assuming it remains a trilogy?
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Yes, it was very important to kill the story of these three sisters.
Also because I had a strong desire to tell the background of this story in depth.
The third instalment went through quite an evolution in the eighties… …so wasMother Of Tearsa product of that process or entirely begun from scratch?
Its near the Vatican.
Its a very important library.
There are marvellous, very old drawings, beautifully presented.
I want to finish it, and to find the right conclusion for it.
This is a film thats political, or social , or whatever [laughs].
But Im not telling the story that they see.
I made a film, told a story, but I wasnt thinking about exactly what it all meant.
This film is said to have a more coherent plot than those that preceded it.
Some might see this as a concession to the American tradition..?
I dont know, but I think maybe I was someone who had some impact on that tradition too.
So theres some amongst a generation of American film directors who are fans of my films.
Theyve said in recent years I was inspired by Dario Argento, it was the inspiration from Dario Argento.
So, let Dario Argento make his own films as well!
Is it necessary for new horror films to have such freedom?
Yes, I think so.
Think of Edgar Allen Poe, and the things he was writing about in the nineteenth century.
Yes, I think so…because we have horror in our lives.
If we start to get rid of the freedom to do it, its all over.
So we have to put that element in as well.Did you embrace CGI technology for this film?
Yes, its an excellent tool.
So he did some work for me on the film which I was extremely satisfied with.
Also now theres the Babelgum internet film festival, with Spike Lee as president.
Many of your films get cut or censored in various countries..
Yes, its terrible.
…is the effort to get your complete vision to your audience ongoing?
Its an eternal struggle for me.
Dont do it!.
By that time all the dialogues gone theres just action scenes left.
[laughs]
Have you followed the torture-porn movies of recent years?
What do you think of that sub-genre of horror?
Yes, the new generation of American horror.
Its mostly about sadism, masochism…it doesnt have much breadth or profundity.
However, these are all directors that I wish well, since they hold me in high esteem.
But they need to put in a little depth to these characters, to the psychology of the characters.
If not, its just a film about violence and sadism, and theres nothing more to it.
Im appreciated more abroad.
In America, Japan…and in the United Kingdom.
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