Dario Argento Unveils Thriller Trilogy in Cannes While Honored at the Marché Du Film’s Fantastic Pavilion

May 22, 2026 5:09am PT Dario Argento Unveils Thriller Trilogy in Cannes While Honored at the Marché Du Film’s Fantastic Pavilion

The Italian maestro presented first footage of the Mattia's Film production 'Flesh of My Flesh,' directed by Gabriele Altobelli, and received the Keys to the Pavilion in recognition of his contribution to genre film

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Dario Argento received the Keys to the Pavilion in Cannes. Courtesy of Fantastic Pavilion

Italian filmmaker Dario Argento presented his new thriller trilogy at the Marché du Film‘s Fantastic Pavilion in Cannes, where he was also honored with the genre hub’s Keys to the Pavilion award.

The famed maestro of giallo cinema, who is attending the festival for the Cannes Classics screening of Giuseppe Patroni Griffi’s 1968 drama “Love Circle,” which he co-penned, presented the three new projects with director Gabriele Altobelli and producer Giovanni Di Gianfrancesco of Rome-based Mattia’s Film.

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