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12 March 1993 (Italy) moreTagline:
Some Nightmares Haunt You. Some... Can Kill You. morePlot:
A young man tries to help a teenage European girl whom escaped from a clinic hospital after witnessing the murder of her parents by a serial killer and they try to find the killer before the killer finds them. full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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considering Argento's recent output, this isn't bad... more (52 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Rydell | ... | David Parsons |
 | Asia Argento | ... | Aura Petrescu |
| Piper Laurie | ... | Adriana Petrescu |
 | Frederic Forrest | ... | Dr. Judd |
 | Laura Johnson | ... | Grace Harrington |
| Dominique Serrand | ... | Stefan Petrescu |
 | James Russo | ... | Capt. Travis |
| Ira Belgrade | ... | Arnie |
 | Brad Dourif | ... | Dr. Lloyd |
| Hope Alexander-Willis | ... | Linda Quirk |
 | Sharon Barr | ... | Hilda Volkman |
| Isabell O'Connor | ... | Georgia Jackson (as Isabell Monk) |
| Cory Garvin | ... | Gabriel Pickering |
| Terry Perkins | ... | Mrs. Pickering |
| Tony Saffold | ... | Ben Aldrich |
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Aura's Enigma (USA) (working title)Dario Argento's Trauma (USA) (complete title)
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Rated R for violence and terror, and for some sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
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106 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | Italy:VM14 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-18Fun Stuff
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The character played by Asia Argento is inspired by her half-sister Anna (Nicolodi's daughter from a previous marriage) who actually suffered from anorexia. Anna died in a scooter accident in 1994 shortly after the film's release, but she is seen in the actual movie during the closing credits dancing in the balcony. moreSoundtrack:
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Dario Argento makes a clunky transition to film-making in the United States with "Trauma," but still succeeds in creating an atmosphere of suspense and menace. The cast, while well-chosen, is prone to overacting (with Piper Laurie and Frederic Forrest being the key offenders), and the plot revolves heavily around coincidence. Despite this, Argento's skillful POV shots (the hospital sequence is especially impressive) imbue the film with an efficient mood of dread, and the story, once fully revealed, makes a bit more sense than the director's earlier, more artistic efforts. Tom Savini's makeup effects are well-done, but underutilized (even in the uncut version).