On Saturday, November 23, the double screening of Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond (1981) and City of the Living Dead (1980) is accompanied by a meeting with actress Catriona MacColl and critic Manlio Gomarasca.
Don’t miss the first two episodes of the ‘death trilogy’, considered visionary and surreal splatters, among the most subversive works in the Roman director’s filmography.
BIOGRAPHY
Trained as a dancer in one of England’s best dance schools, Catriona MacColl began her acting career in French television. In 1979, she played her first leading role in Jacques Demy’s iconic Lady Oscar (1979). In 1980, she began collaborating with Lucio Fulci on the renowned “death trilogy,” playing the lead female roles in City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981), and The House by the Cemetery (1981). She starred in several films during her long career, including: A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries (James Ivory, 1998), Saint Ange (Pascal Laugier, 2004), A Good Year (Ridley Scott, 2006).