Head is tossed unceremoniously into the water, Jennifer vomits up pills in a There is a gruesome decapitation where the victim’s In comparison, the murders of Phenomena are ugly, devoid of art deco set pieces and bold, Graphic, effecting death scenes, many of these are stylish exercises in While Deep Red and Suspiria include some particularly Territory so thoroughly explored by directors like David Cronenberg and Stuart
This is also perhaps Argento’s only film to wander into the body horror And while animals play a role on screen in The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Fourįlies on Grey Velvet, Deep Red, Suspiria, Inferno, and Tenebre, this is Argento’s first film with an actual animal star in
She and the other girls are all 14, 15, or 16, in the midst of puberty and on She is deeplyĬonnected to it by her psychic link with all insects and by her changing body – The natural world by more than just the setting – which includes hills, fields,įorests, a lake, fire, and a cesspool of sewage/rotting corpses. Herself to nature after surviving a terrible ordeal. Which is set in a similar location and involves another young girl abandoning This is Argento’s most lush shoot – rivalled only by the School for girls is set in the Swiss mountains, a place that simply feels likeĪ fairytale forest. Instead, it is Argento’s most fantastical exploration of the natural world. The film does not ever attempt to stay grounded in rationality. Science, or perhaps science fiction, is less The final reveal hinges on an absurd idea that the human eye captures the final Nine Tails – set in a research institute and concerning genetic research – Person to believe in her extraordinary abilities. He not only tests and explains her gift to her, but is the only Pleasence with an implausible Scottish accent) is far more of a father figure Suspicions about the evil goings on in her ballet school and explain that theįounder was believed to be a powerful witch. Psychologist (the great Udo Kier) and his older mentor (Rudolf Schündler of The Exorcist), who confirm her Have her shipped off to an insane asylum.īoth Suzy and Jennifer find refuge and wisdom in the form of an elderly scientist.
Her non-conformist personality and bouts of sleepwalking, Jennifer’s icyįor Frankenstein) forces her to submit to medical testing and is ready to Suzy’s wine is drugged, she’sĬonfined to the ballet school she’s attending, and she’s told that she’s ill. Unfriendly peers and hostile authority figures. Jennifer only makes one female friend, who is killed, and they are left with As in Suspiria,Īn isolated young woman travels to the forest of northern Europe (Germany inĪnd encounters a world made up mostly of other women. Utterly bizarre giallo film, complete with sci-fi trappings, dream logic, and Somewhat of a twist on his classic Suspiria, Try to figure out the identity of the murderer before Jennifer is the next In the area is a scientist, forensic entomologist John McGregor, and the two – a psychic connection with insects that protect and help her. Jennifer accidentally puts herself intoĭanger with her unpredictable sleepwalking habits, but she has a unique ability She learns that young women have been attackedĪnd murdered in the nearby hills. Jennifer, the lonely, teenaged daughter of a famous director, is sent to a Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Donald Pleasance, Dalila Di
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