Clive Riche is an actor known for his role in The Mother of Tears (2007), a film that serves as a cornerstone of Italian horror and the final chapter of Dario Argento's Three Mothers trilogy. Riche's performance contributes to the film's exploration of dark witchcraft and supernatural terror, encapsulating the visceral style of Argento's work. With a career that intersects with the cult film movement, Riche's involvement in The Mother of Tears adds a unique layer to the narrative, enhancing the film's position within the genre.
The Mother of Tears
While excavating outside of a cemetery in the countryside, the workers accidentally find the coffin of the noble Oscar de la Vallée chained to a small urn buried since 1815. Monsignor Brusca orders to rebury the coffin inside the cemetery and sends the sealed urn to the director of the Museum of Ancient Art in Rome, Michael Pierce, who is an expert in mysticism and occult science, to confirm his fears. However, Michael's assistant Giselle Mares decides to open the urn with the student of Art Restoration and Archeology and Michael's lover Sarah Mandy. While opening, she hurts her finger and drops blood on a magic red tunic, resurrecting the evil witch Mater Lachrymarum, who immediately spreads a wave of violence, death and destruction in Rome and attracts witches from everywhere. While visiting Padre Johannes seeking answers, Sarah meets Marta Calussi that tells that Mater Lachrymarum is trying to bring the second age of witches after the falling of Rome with chaos and human despair. Further, Sarah's mother was a powerful white witch that dared to fight against the evil black witch and Sarah has inherited her abilities and is the last hope to stop the evil witch.
