giallon.

Brit.

/ˈdʒaləʊ/, U.S.

/ˈdʒæloʊ/

Inflections: Plural gialli, giallos.

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian giallo.

Etymology: < Italian giallo thriller novel or film (1935), lit. ‘yellow’ (a1276 as adjective, 14th cent. as noun; < Old French jalne : see jaune adj.), so called in allusion to the yellow covers of the cheap paperback mystery novels published by Mondadori from 1929.

Film.

A genre of Italian thriller or horror film typically involving a murder mystery and characterized by graphic violence, eroticism, an atmospheric, sometimes dreamlike blend of suspense and horror elements, and often a prominent, intense music score. Also: a film in this genre.Chiefly with reference to films made in the 1960s and 1970s by directors such as Mario Bava and Dario Argento.Quot. 1965 probably represents the more general use of the word in Italian (see etymology).

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [noun] > horror film

horror film1936

Hammer horror1958

horror1958

giallo1965

schlocker1969

shlock horror movie1971

splatterpunk1988

shlock horror film1989

1965 Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel 10 Apr. 7/4 Rome's mystery film fans have formed a ‘Giallo Club’ which will show mystery movies regularly for its members. Giallo (yellow) is the name Italians give mystery films or stories.

1981 Cinefantastique Summer 11/3 At the moment, directors of Italian horror films (called ‘giallo’ films, literally translated as ‘yellow’) are following in the cannibalistic footsteps of George Romero.

1994 Guardian (Nexis) 22 May t7 I'm happily watching..Dellamorte Dellamore, which is a gorgeous dollop of ‘Giallo’ nonsense featuring lots of zombie boy scouts, projectile vomiting and castration.

2002 Premiere Oct. 100/3 Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill could be considered an American giallo.

2015 M. Sevastakis Giallo Cinema & its Folktale Roots 2 The giallo, despite its Euro-sleaze epitaph, exhibits a flair for aesthetic ingenuity.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	giallo
释义	giallon. Brit. /ˈdʒaləʊ/, U.S. /ˈdʒæloʊ/ Inflections: Plural gialli, giallos. Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian giallo. Etymology: < Italian giallo thriller novel or film (1935), lit. ‘yellow’ (a1276 as adjective, 14th cent. as noun; < Old French jalne : see jaune adj.), so called in allusion to the yellow covers of the cheap paperback mystery novels published by Mondadori from 1929. Film. A genre of Italian thriller or horror film typically involving a murder mystery and characterized by graphic violence, eroticism, an atmospheric, sometimes dreamlike blend of suspense and horror elements, and often a prominent, intense music score. Also: a film in this genre.Chiefly with reference to films made in the 1960s and 1970s by directors such as Mario Bava and Dario Argento.Quot. 1965 probably represents the more general use of the word in Italian (see etymology). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [noun] > horror film horror film1936 Hammer horror1958 horror1958 giallo1965 schlocker1969 shlock horror movie1971 splatterpunk1988 shlock horror film1989 1965 Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel 10 Apr. 7/4 Rome's mystery film fans have formed a ‘Giallo Club’ which will show mystery movies regularly for its members. Giallo (yellow) is the name Italians give mystery films or stories. 1981 Cinefantastique Summer 11/3 At the moment, directors of Italian horror films (called ‘giallo’ films, literally translated as ‘yellow’) are following in the cannibalistic footsteps of George Romero. 1994 Guardian (Nexis) 22 May t7 I'm happily watching..Dellamorte Dellamore, which is a gorgeous dollop of ‘Giallo’ nonsense featuring lots of zombie boy scouts, projectile vomiting and castration. 2002 Premiere Oct. 100/3 Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill could be considered an American giallo. 2015 M. Sevastakis Giallo Cinema & its Folktale Roots 2 The giallo, despite its Euro-sleaze epitaph, exhibits a flair for aesthetic ingenuity. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965
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