Don't Bother to Knock

"An exploration into truth and fiction in the age of the internet."

2006 2h 13m EN

DocumentaryDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Actress and director Asia Argento created this mesmerising series of film shorts exclusively for SHOWstudio over the course of October 2006. The vignettes, drawing on an ad-hoc 'video diary' aesthetic but in fact painstakingly directed, intertwine reality with fantasy thanks to a script devised by Emma Forrest that confuses fiction with reality.

“An exploration into truth and fiction in the age of the internet.”

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Cast

Asia Argento
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Asia Argento
Writers: Emma Forrest
Languages: English, French, Italian

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Editor Asia Argento shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An exploration into truth and fiction in the age of the internet.".

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The take

Asia Argento directs. Asia Argento cuts. Dialogue in English, French, Italian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Asia Argento shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marketing tagline: "An exploration into truth and fiction in the age of the internet.".