Asia Argento Movies: As Director
Asia Argento's directorial work reveals her as a bold, provocative filmmaker unafraid to explore controversial and deeply personal subject matter. She both directed and starred in the semi-autobiographical Scarlet Diva as well as The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, bringing an intensely personal perspective to her performances in her own films.
Misunderstood marks her first feature where she focused solely on directing. The tragicomedy about a neglected teenager was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
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Scarlet Diva
A young Italian actress spirals through a world of excess and self-destruction while searching for meaning and redemption in her chaotic life.
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
A young boy is torn between his stable foster home and his troubled biological mother, who drags him into a dangerous world of drugs and instability. The story follows their turbulent relationship as they navigate between religious salvation and self-destructive choices.
Misunderstood
In 1984 Rome, nine-year-old Aria struggles with neglectful parents consumed by their own affairs while she yearns for love and acceptance. Treated as a misfit at school and overlooked at home, she finds solace only in her cat and best friend until abandonment pushes her to make a life-changing decision.
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