Imago Mortis

2009 · 96 MIN · IMDB 4.8 · 909 VOTES · DIR. Stefano Bessoni

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Overview

They say that in 1600s, long before the invention of photography, a scientist named Fumagalli, was obsessed with the idea of reproducing images. He discovered that by killing a victim and removing his eyeballs it was possible to reproduce on paper the last image imprinted on the person's retina. He named such tecnique "Thanatography". Today, the same kind of gruesome ritual and abominable crimes r

Dialogue Timeline — 608 lines

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00:03:21 And people looked like they were interested in what I was saying...
00:05:43 - Ciao. - Scusa.
00:07:25 ...a photographic excercise...
00:11:50 It's something that saddened me a lot.
00:15:02 The very first edition of Kircher's "Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae"!
00:19:57 And this last one is from some guy named "Calavera".
00:24:23 May I?
00:29:16 Please, I would like to talk with the student nicknamed "Calavera".
00:31:42 Mister Astolfi? It's Bruno Marquez.
00:36:50 Hi. Morning, Leilou.
00:38:54 When we printed that book...
00:40:37 ...and survive death and decay.
00:42:39 That night Sebastiano took the thanatoscope...
00:46:23 - Hm? - I need the Astolfi one. Can you give it to me?
00:53:37 The road must be blocked. Maybe he's going to sleep at his brother's place.
00:56:06 I was rearranging stuff. You know, I collected too much crap over the years.
00:58:32 Leilou noticed you act strangely...
01:03:24 ...then you waited for me to be asleep to go get it back?
01:05:31 Matteo?
01:13:12 The boy who has issues...
01:18:00 ...after his death, through the hands of others...
01:22:07 ...the director's chair will be mine.
01:24:50 ...and now I can finally put an end to all this.
01:36:47 Subtitles translated by: Kiavik

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed608
Dialogue density6.3 lines / min
First line00:03:21
Final line01:36:47

Production Record

DirectorStefano Bessoni
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,700,000
Revenue$1,811,984
IMDb votes909