Asia Argento is an Italian actress and director who is known for both her own career and for being the daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento. She was born in Rome on September 20, 1975, and began her career in 1985. During her long career, she has had roles in many successful films and television series. She has also provided voices for video games and appeared in music videos. Although she is generally associated with horror movies, she has had roles in movies from all genres. Argento has also experienced some controversy during her career. Back in 2017, she was accused of sexually assaulting actor Jimmy Bennett, who is significantly younger than her. She has denied these allegations. Despite these controversies, it cannot be denied that the actress has appeared in some great films. Here are the five best Asia Argento movies of her career.
5. The Church
‘The Church’ is one of the films in which Asia Argento appeared as a child actress. Originally, it was intended as the third film in the ‘Demons’ series, but it was then rewritten to become a stand-alone film. It was co-written and directed by Michele Soavi and co-produced by Dario Argento. In this film, Asia Argento plays the role of Lotte. Others who star in this 1989 horror movie include Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., Barbara Cupisti, and Giovanni Lombardo Radice. The film was mainly shot in Budapest, although some filming took place in Italy and Germany. The storyline of the film revolves around a mass grave of Devil worshippers being disturbed and the horrors that follow.
4. Demons 2
It was in the 1986 horror film ‘Demons 2‘ that Asia Argento made her film acting debut, but it remains one of her best. She was just ten years of age when she appeared in this film. It was co-written and produced by her father Dario Argento and was directed by Lamberto Bava. The film, which was also known as ‘Demons 2: The Nightmare Returns’, was released in both Italian and English. In this horror film, Asia Argento played the role of Ingrid Haller. Others who starred in the movie were David Knight, Nancy Brilli, Coralina Cataldi Tassoni, Bobby Rhodes, and Antonio Cantafora. The latter played the role of Argento’s screen father. ‘Demons 2′ was a sequel to the 1985 film ‘Demons’ and it follows on with the storyline about the real world being invaded by demons via a television broadcast.
3. XXX
In the 2002 action film XXX, which is sometimes stylized as xXx and spoken as Triple X, Asia Argento plays the role of Yelena, Yorgi’s girlfriend. Others who starred in the film included Vin Diesel in the lead role, Marton Csokas, and Samuel L. Jackson. This film was written by Neal H, Moritz, and directed by Rob Cohen. It is about an adrenaline junkie who is hired to work as part of a team to recover a missing biochemical weapon from a Russian terrorist group. This film was a critical and commercial success. On a budget of $88.3 million, it grossed $277.4 million at the worldwide box office. The success of the film led to two sequels being released; ‘XXX: State of the Union’ and ‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage. Despite the commercial success, there were some critics who reviewed it negatively as they compared the movie to the Bond films. Although this is Asia Argento’s best movie in terms of commercial success, there are movies for which she is better known and in which she has a larger part.
2. Land of the Dead
According to Flickchart (http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?actor=Asia+Argento&perpage=20), ‘Land of the Dead’ is the best film of Asia Argento’s career. However, there are others that disagree. This 2005 post-apocalyptic horror film is also known as ‘George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead’ as it was both written and directed by him, and it is the fourth in Romero’s series of six ‘Living Dead’ movies. It is also worth noting that this was the most commercially successful of the ‘Living Dead’ series of movies. It was filmed on a budget of between $15 and $19 million, and it grossed $46 million at the box office. ‘Land of the Dead’ also received predominantly positive reviews from critics. In this horror movie, Asia Argento plays the role of Slack. Others who starred in the film include Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Robert Joy, and Eugene Clark. The premise of the film is the last surviving humans living in a walled city after the living dead have taken over the world. The finale of the storyline prepares fans for the two films that follow in the series.
1. Marie Antoinette
Despite being best-known for her roles in horror movies, Asia Argento played the role of Madame du Barry in this historical drama film. Released in 2006, ‘Marie Antoinette’ was based on the life of Queen Marie Antoinette and covered the years leading up to the French Revolution. The film was written and directed by Sofia Coppola and starred Kirsten Dunst in the lead role. Others who starred in this film include Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne, and Molly Shannon. It was reasonably commercially successful as it grossed $60.9 million at the worldwide box office from a budget of $40 million. It was also well received critically, on the most part. However, it did receive some criticism for its modern and stylized interpretation of historical figures. This was intentional as Coppola wanted to use a modern interpretation to view the historical facts differently. This film won multiple awards, including an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
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