Dark Glasses

Dark Glasses is a 2022 giallo film directed and co-written by Dario Argento, in his first directorial work since Dracula 3D (2012). From a screenplay written by Argento with Franco Ferrini and Carlo Lucarelli, Dark Glasses stars Ilenia Pastorelli as an Italian escort who is attacked and blinded by a serial killer in an attempted murder. While escaping the attack by car, she meets a young Chinese boy (Andrea Zhang) who assists her in her lack of sight. Argento's daughter, Asia Argento, appears in the film, and also serves as the film's associate producer. An international co-production of Italy and France, Dark Glasses premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 11 February 2022. It was released theatrically in Italy on 24 February 2022. Cast Ilenia Pastorelli as Diana Asia Argento as Rita as Matteo Mario Pirrello as Chief Inspector Aleardi Maria Rosaria Russo as Inspector Bajani Gennaro Iaccarino as Inspector Baldacci Xinyu Zhang as Chin Production The idea for Dark Glasses dates back to 2002, with Vittorio Cecchi Gori originally set to serve as the film's producer. Following the bankruptcy of Cecchi Gori's company, the script was shelved until Dario Argento's daughter, Asia Argento, rediscovered it while writing her 2021 autobiography Anatomy of a Wild Heart.