Between a religious war between Catholics and Protestants, Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage. She hopes to escape with a new lover. However, due to her powerful and ruthless family, she finds herself trapped.
Asia Argento (born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento) made her screen-debut in TV-miniseries ‘Sogni e bisogni’ (1985) when she was 9, while her film-debut was in ‘Demons 2’ (1986), and first lead role in Cristina Comencini’s ‘Zoo’ (1988).
Argento essayed ‘a survivor’ in supernatural-horror film ‘The Church’ (1989), and appeared in Italian comedy-drama ‘Red Wood Pigeon’ (1989), coming-of-age drama ‘Close Friends’ (1992). Her father, Italian filmmaker Dario Argento, cast her for the first time in his horror-film ‘Trauma’ (1993), and she played a detective in his ‘The Stendhal Syndrome’ (1996).
Argento’s portrayal of ‘paraplegic Arianna’ in comedy ‘Perdiamoci de Vista’ (1994), and ‘a waitress’ in drama-film ‘Compagna di viaggio’ (1996), won her ‘David di Donatello Best Actress Award,’ and also, ‘Grolla D’oro Award’ for the latter.
Argento’s first French film was ‘Le Reine Margot’ (1994), while her English-language debut-film was erotic-drama ‘New Rose Hotel’ (1998). In 1998, she played a seductress in ‘Viola Kisses Everybody’ and ‘B Monkey,’ and essayed ‘Christine Daae’ in her father’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera.’
After directing short films ‘Prospective’ and ‘A ritroso’ (both 1994), and documentary-shorts about her father and Abel Ferrara, Argento wrote and starred in her feature-film directorial-debut ‘Scarlet Diva’ (2000).
Argento played ‘Russian spy’ in box-office hit action-film ‘XXX’ (2002) earning international recognition. She portrayed a drug-addict single mother in her second directorial ‘The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things’ (2004). She played major roles in ‘Last Days,’ ‘Land of the Dead,’ (both 2005), ‘Marie Antoinette’ (2006), ‘The Last Mistress’ (2007), ‘Transylvania’ (2006), and her father’s ‘The Mother of Tears’ (2007).
In 2014, Argento directed a tragi-comedy, ‘Misunderstood,’ which was entered in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of ‘Cannes Film Festival.’
Between a religious war between Catholics and Protestants, Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage. She hopes to escape with a new lover. However, due to her powerful and ruthless family, she finds herself trapped.
Sarah is the young mother of a seven year old boy named Jeremiah. She is unable to be a good mother to him, as she not only provides him with drugs, but she also uses her lovers as an excuse to eventually abandon him and disappear to Atlantic City. Upon learning about this, Jeremiah’s grandmother takes him to a West Virginian radical Christian cult which is led by his grandfather.
Set in the French Revolution time-period, the film depicts the life of the iconic Queen of France. The Archduchess of Austria, a 14-year old Marie Antoinette is betrothed and then married to the Dauphin of France. The teenaged bride soon blooms to become the Queen of France and leads a life of opulence and luxury, only to face a doomed fate.
In a zombie dominated world, the remnants of humanity have built small protected feudal societies all over the U.S. The ruthless Paul Kaufman rules one such class-divided society while his second-in-command plans a revolution. A battle for survival ensues when the zombies learn to evolve and adapt.
A cathedral is built over a mass grave site, filled with dead bodies that were considered possessed. Hundreds of years later, when a young librarian removes a rock in the catacombs, it unleashes the evil within, leading to many strange and sinister events.
A young policewoman is trying to track down an elusive rapist and serial killer. However, things are not easy for her, since she is suffering from a psychosomatic ailment that gives her dizziness and hallucinations when she gets exposed to paintings and artistic masterpieces.
A group of residents and visitors are trapped inside a high-rise apartment building. To make things worse, the building is infested with demons who are only looking to hunt them down.
Trauma is a horror thriller film which tells the story of a young woman Aura who escapes from a psychiatric clinic and meets a young man named David who shows willingness in helping her find the man who had murdered her parents.
Xander "XXX" Cage is a thrill-seeking extreme sports professional who is offered a special mission by NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons in exchange for clearing out his past criminal records. While many undercover agents have failed, he must successfully infiltrate a well-trained Russian terrorist gang and recover a dangerous biochemical weapon utilizing his extreme skills.
Mother of Tears is a supernatural horror film which tells the story of an American girl named Sarah, who is studying art in Rome. When she opens an ancient box, she finds a tunic, a dagger, and three statues representing three witches. But by opening the box, she unknowingly triggers the return of the demonic agents of Mater Lachrymarum. After her boss is killed, it is now up to her alone to stop the witch’s reign of terror.
The Phantom of the Opera is a horror drama film which tells the story of a man who has been living in the sewers beneath the Paris Opera House for a long time. He kills anyone who tries to venture into his underground chambers. Things take a turn when he falls for a woman named Christine.