Opera (1987) 7.0
A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself. Director:Dario Argento |
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Opera (1987) 7.0
A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself. Director:Dario Argento |
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Cristina Marsillach | ... |
Betty
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| Ian Charleson | ... |
Marco
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| Urbano Barberini | ... |
Inspector Alan Santini
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Daria Nicolodi | ... |
Mira
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| Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni | ... |
Giulia
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Antonella Vitale | ... |
Marion
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| William McNamara | ... |
Stefano
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Barbara Cupisti | ... |
Signora Albertini
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Antonino Iuorio | ... |
Baddini
(as Antonio Juorio)
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Carola Stagnaro | ... |
Alma's mother
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Francesca Cassola | ... |
Alma
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Maurizio Garrone | ... |
Maurizio, the raven trainer
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Cristina Giachino | ... |
Maria, the assistant director
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György Gyõriványi | ... |
Miro
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Bjorn Hammer | ... |
Cop #1
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A young opera singer (Betty) gets her big chance when the previous star of a production of Verdi's Macbeth is run over by a car. Convinced the opera is bad luck she accepts, and becomes the target (in Argento's unmistakable style) of a psychopath - a man she has been dreaming of since childhood. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>
I understand that to truly appreciate Argento, you must check your sense of logic at the door. Suspiria and Deep Red are wonderfully inventive, creepy, frightening, etc. movies. That being said, Opera only rates a 5 in my book for what it should have been. With a better script, no inappropriate/silly heavy metal music, and a more coherent plot, Opera would be one of the greatest horror films of all time. As it stands, it is merely a good-looking misstep. The production values are superb, the camera-work and cinematography is near genius (the bullet through the door! the shots of the heroine with needles under her eyes! the sickening violence! the crows!). But the aforementioned mistakes dragged Opera down much further than the subject matter and visuals deserve.