Phenomena
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- Réalisateur
- Dario Argento
- Scénaristes
- Dario Argento, Franco Ferrini
- Têtes d'affiche
- Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Fiore Argento
- Genre
- Thriller, Horror
Synopsis
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Corvino
Daria Nicolodi
Frau Brückner
Fiore Argento
Vera Brandt
Federica Mastroianni
Sophie
Fiorenza Tessari
Gisela Sulzer
Dalila Di Lazzaro
Headmistress
Patrick Bauchau
Inspector Rudolf Geiger
Donald Pleasence
Professor John McGregor
Alberto Cracco
UBS Bank Teller
Kaspar Capparoni
Karl, Sophie's Boyfriend
Mario Donatone
Morris Shapiro
Antonio Maimone
EEG Doctor
Davide Marotta
Patau (Bruckner Son)
Fulvio Mingozzi
Mr. Sulzer
Francesca Ottaviani
Nurse
Michele Soavi
Kurt, Geiger's Assistant
Franco Trevisi
Real Estate Agent
Fausta Avelli
Schoolgirl
Franca Berdini
Teacher
Marta Biuso
Schoolgirl
Avis
2 avis
Both a great chance to see two acting icons (one, Donald Pleasence, at his prime, and the other, Jennifer Connelly, just starting out on her filmic journey) and one of the films on director Argento's great run of horror classics, this is worth purchasing the finest print and will award the horror aficionado many great times in rewatches. Cinephiles often called Argento 'the Italian Alfred Hitchcock', and this would be a great Exhibit A for their evidence. Essential for connoisseurs of the arcane.
Phenomena, doo-doo doo-doo-doo. Arriving at a Swiss Academy for girls, Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) gets embroiled in the workings of a serial killer. Her friends the insects and Professor John McGregor (Donald Pleasence) are on hand to help if possible. Directed and co-written by horror legend Dario Argento, Phenomena is a mixed bag. Ignoring the butchered American version, which was titled Creepers, the full uncut version is still messy. Argento the director is doing good work here, which explains why the film has a sturdy reputation. His eye for striking imagery and horror scene staging is evident here for sure, but Argento the writer (along with Franco Ferrini) fails to string a decent enough narrative together. Pace is all over the place, the dialogue often boorish, while wasting Donald Pleasence is a crime against horror film making. Still, there’s enough good Argento at work here to keep Phenomena above average, even if it’s more for the eyes than the brain. 6/10
Note
6.8
Votes
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Popularity
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