The first images of Italian star Claudia Gerini in the upcoming giallo, Tulpa, have arrived.
The film is directed by her husband Federico Zampaglione, director of award-winning Shadow.
In Tulpa, Gerini plays Lisa Boeri, a respectable and upwardly mobile businesswoman who by night, frequents the notorious sex club "Tulpa" in search of dangerous forms of pleasure. When her lovers start getting murdered in horrible ways, she tries to deal with it herself with truly nightmare consequences.
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Italian production company IDF, owned by actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta (Il Postino), has begun principal photography on Federico Zampaglione’s eagerly-awaited third feature, Tulpa.
Award-winning actress Claudia Gerini, who has just completed a leading role as Marie Cecile in Christopher Smith’s TV adaptation of Labyrinth, stars as Lisa Boeri, a respectable and upwardly mobile businesswoman who, by night, frequents the notorious sex club "Tulpa" in search of dangerous forms of pleasure. When her lovers start getting murdered in horrible ways, to avoid a personal scandal, she tries to deal with it herself with truly nightmare consequences.
Tulpa also stars Michele Placido (Romanzo Criminale), one of Italy’s most renowned actors/directors, alongside Nuot Arquint (Shadow) and Michela Cescon (Sacred Heart). More on Tulpa in this exclusive interview here.
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Writer, producer, director and Italian rock star Federico Zampaglione launched his critically and audience acclaimed debut horror feature Shadow in 2009. Now, "The Italian Rob Zombie" is prepping to shoot his follow-up, the supernatural giallo shocker Tulpa. Retiring his guitar for a few months after tirelessly touring with the chart-topping band Tiromancino, Zampaglione starts principal production on Tulpa in March for six weeks on location in Rome, Italy, and Brussels, Belgium.
He said, “I must concentrate on Tulpa as it is going to be a hard movie to make. It’s going to be a career-defining movie for me too, no question. Shadow was well received but it was just the first step. All eyes will be on Tulpa to see if I can actually progress and that it wasn’t just a lucky accident. I want it to be fabulous because like everyone else I’ve hated how the Italian horror genre has slipped by the wayside in recent decades. My intention is to reverse that trend and take Tulpa to new heights of controversy and gore."
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