Phenomena

Jennifer Connelly talks to insects, Donald Pleasence lives with a monkey, and the progrock cult band Goblin provide the soundside to one of Dario Argento's most madcap masterpieces. 'Phenomena' (Dario Argento, 1985) is Italian giallo in its most dreamlike and grotesque form — a hallucinatory blend of serial killer films, supernatural horror and ultraviolent art film, where all logic slowly dissolves into nightmarish atmosphere, sleepwalking and synth prog. At a Swiss boarding school, young Jennifer discovers that her mysterious connection to insects may help her solve a series of brutal murders.

Director: Dario Argento
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Fiore Argento, Dalila Di Lazzaro
Country/year: Italy, 1985
Running time: 116 min.
Formato: DCP
Language: English subtitles
Age limit: Allowed for children over 15

Part of the series: The Monsters Who Changed Us
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