Asia Argento (born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento) made her screen-debut in TV-miniseries ‘Sogni e bisogni’ (1985) when she was 9, while her film-debut was in ‘Demons 2’ (1986), and first lead role in Cristina Comencini’s ‘Zoo’ (1988).
Argento essayed ‘a survivor’ in supernatural-horror film ‘The Church’ (1989), and appeared in Italian comedy-drama ‘Red Wood Pigeon’ (1989), coming-of-age drama ‘Close Friends’ (1992). Her father, Italian filmmaker Dario Argento, cast her for the first time in his horror-film ‘Trauma’ (1993), and she played a detective in his ‘The Stendhal Syndrome’ (1996).
Argento’s portrayal of ‘paraplegic Arianna’ in comedy ‘Perdiamoci de Vista’ (1994), and ‘a waitress’ in drama-film ‘Compagna di viaggio’ (1996), won her ‘David di Donatello Best Actress Award,’ and also, ‘Grolla D’oro Award’ for the latter.
Argento’s first French film was ‘Le Reine Margot’ (1994), while her English-language debut-film was erotic-drama ‘New Rose Hotel’ (1998). In 1998, she played a seductress in ‘Viola Kisses Everybody’ and ‘B Monkey,’ and essayed ‘Christine Daae’ in her father’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera.’
After directing short films ‘Prospective’ and ‘A ritroso’ (both 1994), and documentary-shorts about her father and Abel Ferrara, Argento wrote and starred in her feature-film directorial-debut ‘Scarlet Diva’ (2000).
Argento played ‘Russian spy’ in box-office hit action-film ‘XXX’ (2002) earning international recognition. She portrayed a drug-addict single mother in her second directorial ‘The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things’ (2004). She played major roles in ‘Last Days,’ ‘Land of the Dead,’ (both 2005), ‘Marie Antoinette’ (2006), ‘The Last Mistress’ (2007), ‘Transylvania’ (2006), and her father’s ‘The Mother of Tears’ (2007).
In 2014, Argento directed a tragi-comedy, ‘Misunderstood,’ which was entered in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of ‘Cannes Film Festival.’
Between a religious war between Catholics and Protestants, Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage. She hopes to escape with a new lover. However, due to her powerful and ruthless family, she finds herself trapped.
Set in the French Revolution time-period, the film depicts the life of the iconic Queen of France. The Archduchess of Austria, a 14-year old Marie Antoinette is betrothed and then married to the Dauphin of France. The teenaged bride soon blooms to become the Queen of France and leads a life of opulence and luxury, only to face a doomed fate.
In a zombie dominated world, the remnants of humanity have built small protected feudal societies all over the U.S. The ruthless Paul Kaufman rules one such class-divided society while his second-in-command plans a revolution. A battle for survival ensues when the zombies learn to evolve and adapt.
Xander "XXX" Cage is a thrill-seeking extreme sports professional who is offered a special mission by NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons in exchange for clearing out his past criminal records. While many undercover agents have failed, he must successfully infiltrate a well-trained Russian terrorist gang and recover a dangerous biochemical weapon utilizing his extreme skills.
Mother of Tears is a supernatural horror film which tells the story of an American girl named Sarah, who is studying art in Rome. When she opens an ancient box, she finds a tunic, a dagger, and three statues representing three witches. But by opening the box, she unknowingly triggers the return of the demonic agents of Mater Lachrymarum. After her boss is killed, it is now up to her alone to stop the witch’s reign of terror.
