Before It Had a Name

Before It Had a Name is a 2005 film directed by Giada Colagrande and co-written by her and husband Willem Dafoe. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was retitled as The Black Widow when it was released on DVD. It marked the first time Dafoe had developed a project to the point of being shot as well as the first time Colagrande had written in English.

Synopsis After her lover Karl dies, Eleonora goes to his New York estate known as 'The Rubber House' in hopes of learning about him. While there, she becomes involved with the property's strange caretaker, Leslie.

Principal cast Actor Role Willem Dafoe Leslie Giada Colagrande Eleonora Seymour Cassel Jeff Isaach de Bankolé Waiter Emily Cass McDonnell Gail Claudio Botosso Karl Bari Hyman LP

Critical reception Boyd Van Hoei wrote in Cineuropa:

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