PSYCHO

“The Giallo Rose of Texas”

Oct 14 – Nov 4

A retrospective examining the origins and the influence of Italian Horror Genre known as “Giallo”, taken from the pulp book covers colored yellow throughout Europe. Although the popularity of these films can be seen in later entries largely by the powerhouse Dario Argento, it was actually Mario Bava who was deeply influenced by the film PSYCHO dir. by Alfred Hitchcock. The Arrival of this semi-non linear film that bucked the system and created a “girl in trouble” motif that was turned on its head for decades to come. Early versions of Giallo crime genre was linked to American Noir, itself a reaction to Italian realism. But “Psycho” took these elements and exploded them into the various factions we know today.