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On this day in 2021 (in Italy), A Classic Horror Story was first screened for audiences of the Taormina Film Festival. Written (in part) and directed by Roberto De Feo and Paolo Strippoli, the film starred Matilda Lutz, Francesco Russo, Will Merrick, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"In this gruesome suspense film, strangers traveling in southern Italy become stranded in the woods, where they must fight desperately to get out alive."
For the record:
To the film's credit, A Classic Horror Story scared up a bit of praise from a screening on the film festival circuit.
-- EZ
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"In this gruesome suspense film, strangers traveling in southern Italy become stranded in the woods, where they must fight desperately to get out alive."
For the record:
To the film's credit, A Classic Horror Story scared up a bit of praise from a screening on the film festival circuit.
-- EZ
From Google.com:
A Classic Horror Story is a 2021 Italian psychological horror movie available on Netflix. Directed by Roberto De Feo and Paolo Strippoli, it follows five strangers carpooling in a camper who crash into a tree and wake up stranded in a dense, impenetrable forest. They discover a creepy cabin occupied by a macabre, cult-like group. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
What to Expect
The film plays heavily on familiar subgenres like folk horror, slashers, and backwoods suspense—drawing comparisons to Midsommar and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre—before taking a shocking, meta-narrative twist in its third act. It blends suspense, gore, and mystery while questioning the very nature of cinematic violence and horror tropes. [4, 6, 7]
The Cast & Crew
AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Classic_Horror_Story
[2] https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_classic_horror_story
[3] https://www.netflix.com/title/81248435
[4] https://medium.com/@victoriaistyping/a-classic-horror-story-2021-and-its-references-11b658ca8ff6
[5] https://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/a-classic-horror-story-2021
[6] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12877640/
[7] https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/a-classic-horror-story-2021-review-and-recap-2b924d3c9d82
[8] https://neverthinkimpossible.com/2023/10/18/movie-review-a-classic-horror-story-2021/
A Classic Horror Story is a 2021 Italian psychological horror movie available on Netflix. Directed by Roberto De Feo and Paolo Strippoli, it follows five strangers carpooling in a camper who crash into a tree and wake up stranded in a dense, impenetrable forest. They discover a creepy cabin occupied by a macabre, cult-like group. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
What to Expect
The film plays heavily on familiar subgenres like folk horror, slashers, and backwoods suspense—drawing comparisons to Midsommar and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre—before taking a shocking, meta-narrative twist in its third act. It blends suspense, gore, and mystery while questioning the very nature of cinematic violence and horror tropes. [4, 6, 7]
The Cast & Crew
- Directors: Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli
- Writers: Lucio Besana, Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli, David Bellini, Milo Tissone
- Starring: Matilda Lutz (Elisa), Francesco Russo (Fabrizio), Peppino Mazzotta (Riccardo), William Merrick (Mark), and Yuliia Sobol (Sofia)
- Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes [1, 5, 6, 8]
AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Classic_Horror_Story
[2] https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_classic_horror_story
[3] https://www.netflix.com/title/81248435
[4] https://medium.com/@victoriaistyping/a-classic-horror-story-2021-and-its-references-11b658ca8ff6
[5] https://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/a-classic-horror-story-2021
[6] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12877640/
[7] https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/a-classic-horror-story-2021-review-and-recap-2b924d3c9d82
[8] https://neverthinkimpossible.com/2023/10/18/movie-review-a-classic-horror-story-2021/
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