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Sort by List order. 1. Suspiria. 1977 1h 32m R. 7.3 (108K) Rate. 79 Metascore. An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders. Director Dario Argento Stars Jessica Harper Stefania Casini Flavio Bucci.
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Giallo movies – Italian films that mix horror, mystery, thrillers, and slashers – were big in the ’70s and Dario Argento had plenty to do with that. He started his directing career with the well-renowned giallo trilogy of The Bird With the Crystal Plumage , The Cat o’ Nine Tails , and Four Flies on Grey Velvet , which are among his highest-rated movies.
- Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) It might well have been a made for TV flick commissioned by RIA Trade, but it remains one that stands up as a highlight from Argento’s twilight years as a director.
- Le Cinque Giornate (1973) A real departure for the horror maestro as Argento delves into the realm of comedy in a film only released in his native Italy, though his foray into unfamiliar territory was to prove rather short lived.
- The Card Player (2004) Much like the awful Giallo, this particular excursion down the route of Argento’s favourite horror sub-genre is a fairly by-the-numbers affair being thoroughly conventional in style, yet unlike his 2009 effort, this one at least tries to defy convention, on paper at least.
- Phantom of the Opera (1998) Having already made the excellent Opera some eleven years previous, it is puzzling why the director chose to re-tread such familiar ground, particularly given the comparatively shoddy results.
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- Deep Red (1975) Plot: A pianist witnesses a murder and is drawn into the mystery surrounding the killer's identity.That's So Argento! Marcus hears a woman's scream while chatting with a friend on a late-night street and soon witnesses a murder through a window as the woman is slashed, smashed through the glass, and cut further on the sharp shards.
- Phenomena (1985) Plot: A teenager who can control insects befriends a chimpanzee, witnesses a murder, and is drawn into the mystery surrounding the killer's identity.That's So Argento!
- Suspiria (1977) Plot: A young American hopeful arrives at a German ballet academy only to discover it's home to murder, witches, and an excessive amount of barbed wire.That's So Argento!
- Tenebrae (1982) Plot: A writer whose books are being used as templates for murder is drawn into the mystery surrounding the killer's identity.That's So Argento!
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- Deep Red (1975) Argento’s best film is similar to many others that he has done, but made to perfection. Here, we have the much used plot of a man (David Hemmings) witnessing a murder then becoming entangled with the killer.
- Suspiria (1977) Argento has made two all-time horror classics. You can take your pick on whether this one or the next is his best and neither choice would be wrong.
- The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970) Argento’s first film is also among his best. This one, while not filled with so much of the bright red blood of so many of his later works, helped to kick off the giallo movement of the 70s.
- Opera (1987) One image stands out more than any other in this film, one that even graced various versions of its promotional posters and has haunted the nightmares of audiences since.
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Aug 14, 2022 · The best Dario Argento movies combine the filmmaker’s acute understanding of tension and whodunnits with his immediately recognizable artistic eye. From the excellence of “Deep Red” to the ...
