Mother of Tears (2007)
| Release Date | 06 September 2007 |
| Budget | $4,000,000 |
| Other Names | Mother of Tears: The Third Mother |
| Tagline | What you see does not exist. What you cannot see is truth. |
| Genre | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | ItalyUSA |
| Filming Locations | Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Supernatural Horror |
| Mood | Blood and Gore |
| Themes | Curses and Spells, Witches, Mothers and Daughters |
| Tones | Stylized, Gruesome, Tense, Atmospheric, Eerie, Dreamlike |
| Tags | Apocalypse, Black Magic, Daughter, Havoc, Monkey, Mother, Supernatural, Supernatural Powers, Witch, Witchcraft |
The Mother of Tears (Italian title: La Terza madre, The Third Mother) is a 2007 Italian/American supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Asia Argento, Daria Nicolodi, Moran Atias, Udo Kier, and Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni. Written by Argento, Jace Anderson, Walter Fasano, Adam Gierasch, and Simona Simonetti, the film is the concluding installment of Argento's supernatural horror trilogy The Three Mothers, which began with Suspiria in 1977. The film depicts the confrontation with the final "Mother", the witch known as Mater Lachrymarum.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Adam James
Michael Pierce
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Giselle Mares
Robert Madison
Detective Lissoni
Jun Ichikawa
Katerina
Tommaso Banfi
Father Milesi
Paolo Stella
Julian
Clive Riche
Man in Overcoat
Massimo Sarchielli
The Hobo
Barbara Mautino
Valeria
Gisella Marengo
Catacomb Witch #1
Marica Coco
Catacomb Witch #2
Diego Bottiglieri
Indian
Franco Leo
Monsignor Brusca
Silvia Rubino
Elga
Claudio Fadda
Demon #1
Roberto Donati
Demon #2
Gianni Gatta
Demon #3
Luca Pescatore
Paul Pierce
Alessandro Zeme
Luigi
Antonio Pescatore
Plainclothes Detective
Stefano Fregni
Taxi Driver
Simonetta Solder
Young Mother
James Kelly Caldwell
TV Announcer
Simone Sitta
Witch Guide
Daniela Fazzolari
Witch
Alessandra Magrini
Witch
Camilla Gallo
Witch
Maria Biondini
Witch
Federica Botto
Witch
Serena Brusa
Witch
Eleonora Marcucci
Witch
Eleonora Misiti
Witch
Rebecca Perlati
Witch
Ivana Zimbaro
Witch
Araba Dell'Utri
Witch
Lynn Swanson
Gray Nun
Director
Producer
Jace Anderson
writer
Walter Fasano
writer
Adam Gierasch
writer
Simona Simonetti
writer
Claudio Argento
producer
Marina Berlusconi
producer
Tommaso Calevi
line producer
Kirk D'Amico
executive producer
Giulia Marletta
producer
Lee Wilson
consulting producer
Original Music
Claudio Simonetti
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Cinematographer
Frederic Fasano
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Editor
Walter Fasano
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Casting Director
Morgana Bianco
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Production Designer
Francesca Bocca
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Valentina Ferroni
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Art Director
Gretel Fatibene
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Set Decorator
Maria Castrovilli
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Costume Designer
Ludovica Amati
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Makeup Department
Paola Gattabrusi
makeup artist
Giorgio Gregorini
key hair stylist
Chiara Ugolini
makeup artist
Luca Vannella
assistant hair stylist
Production Manager
Alessio Angelucci
unit manager
Nilo Argento
unit manager
Giorgio Turletti
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alvise Barbaro
second second assistant director
Gioia Casale Cambria
second second assistant director
Laura Greco
second second assistant director
Ruben Mazzoleni
second second assistant director
Luca Padrini
second assistant director
Leopoldo Pescatore
first assistant director
Nicola Rondolino
second unit director
Art Department
Giuseppe Cagnoni
property master
Giuseppe Cancellara
construction coordinator
Andrew Domachowski
lead concept artist
Viviana Lo Russo
assistant painter
Mario Scarzella
rigging props
Santo Spalla
painter
Andrea Ullo
painter
Sound Department
Roberto Cappannelli
sound mixer
Emanuela Di Giunta
sound editor
Marco Lazzaro
boom operator
Umberto Montesanti
sound mixer
Special Effects
Danilo Bollettini
special effects
David Bracci
special effects makeup assistant
Sergio Stivaletti
special makeup effects
Visual Effects
Christopher Ahrens
visual effects artist
Matt Belbin
digital effects editor
Sébastien Bergeron
digital effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects
Julie Bergman
digital artist
Stefano Camberini
digital intermediate editor
Jayson Castro
visual effects production assistant
Bob Dewald
digital effects editor
Michael Goddard
visual effects
Annabelle Kent
digital compositor
Todd Liddiard
digital compositor
Lionel Lim
digital compositor
Adam Marisett
visual effects artist
Mathieu-Xavier Mauser
systems administrator
Mladen Miholjcic
senior CGI artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Stephen Paschke
digital effects artist
Pablo Mariano Picabea
data management, digital film recording
Bryce Rieger
digital compositor
Lisa K. Sepp
visual effects producer: Anthem Visual Effects
Sergio Stivaletti
special makeup effects
Philippe Thibault
digital compositor
Paolo Verrucci
digital color grading
Jonah West
compositor
Lee Wilson
visual effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects
Stunts
David Ambrosi
stunt coordinator
Gionata Marzeddu
stunt rigger
Stefano Maria Mioni
assistant stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Marcello Bellini
grip
Francesco Bellomo
still photographer
Vito Brunetti
electrician
Massimo Cecchini
electrician
Giovanni Coacci
grip
Alessandro Colini
grip
Marco Contaldo
gaffer
Christian Di Fazio
grip
Danilo Di Palma
electrician
Maurizio Di Stefano
electrician
Gianluca Fava
first assistant camera
Alias Gallione
second assistant camera
Giovanni Gebbia
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Giuseppe Ieva
grip
Paolo Jacobucci
electrician
Emanuele Leurini
second assistant camera
Paolo Mariotti
grip
Stefano Meloni
second assistant camera
Saverio Moggio
grip
Paolo Monetti
electrician
Massimo Moreschini
electrician
Adriano Francesco Necco
electrician
Alessio Pasqua
video assist
Antonio Petracca
grip
Massimo Rinella
key grip
Francesco Saccani
grip
Marco Sandano
electrician
Cristiano Sergioli
generator operator
Paolo Tiberti
grip
Daniele Verdenelli
electrician
Casting Department
Helena Palmer
casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Salvatrice Amendiola
seamstress
Antonella Balsamo
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Simone Fontana
digital intermediate editor
Sarah McTeigue
first assistant editor
Irma Misantoni
post-production coordinator
Other Crew
Carla Alonzo
production secretary
Enrico Altea
runner: Roma
Morgana Bianco
crowd marshall: Torino
Mara Cereda
production coordinator
Maria Rita Gagliano
assistant accountant
Danilo Goglio
production secretary
Nancy Heller
office manager: Anthem Visual Effects
Marcello Lanza
accountant
Raffaella Liquori
crowd marshall: Torino
Giacomo Mancini
runner: Terni
Daniele Morini
runner: Torino
Luigi Piccarreta
runner: Terni
Laura Saurini
assistant bookkeeper
Fernanda Selvaggi
script supervisor
Marco Spoletini
crowd marshall: Roma
Lynn Swanson
dialogue coach
Erika Taloni
bookkeeper
Cristina Vecchio
runner: Torino
Umberto Vergano
runner: Torino
Production Company
Film Commission Torino-Piemonte
Medusa Film
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Medusa Produzione
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Myriad Pictures
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Opera Film Produzione
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Sky
Distributor
Medusa Distribuzione
Cinestar
Dimension Extreme
Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)
Emerald
Genius Products
Iae
King Record Co.
KOCH Media Deutschland GmbH
Medusa Home Entertainment
Metropolitan Filmexport
Myriad Pictures
Optimum Releasing
Rialto Distribution
Seven Sept
Special Effects
Anthem Visual Effects
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Apocalypsis
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Miscellaneous
Dolby Laboratories
sound mix
Fast Photo Service
still photographs
Studio Lucherini Pignatelli
publicity
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Dario Argento
Deep Red (1975)
Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005)
Giallo (2009)
Inferno (1980)
Le cinque giornate (1973)
Mother of Tears
Opera (1987)
Phenomena (1985)
Sleepless (2001)
Suspiria (1977)
Tenebre (1982)
The Card Player (2004)
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
Trauma (1993)
The Three Mothers trilogy by Dario Argento
Inferno (1980)
Mother of Tears
Suspiria (1977)
