It’s bizarre & I can’t honestly say it’s “good” by any means but bizarre is better than boring in my book. I’m afraid it didn’t live up to my own hype but I’m glad I finally saw it & it’s one I think I like slightly more now, months after seeing it. I’ve been wanting to see this for a long time, which is why it ended up on my Blind Spot list. This movie appealed to me as I of course like Labyrinth-era Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence is pretty cool, the plot sounded interesting, and I’m a sucker for good cover art & like the above poster. So this is written by someone with very little Argento knowledge & I have no idea if Phenomena is typical of his usual work or not. I’ve thought about exploring them but am pretty sure I’d find them too graphic – they don’t really look like the sort of thing for me. I don’t have any experience with any Dario Argento films besides Suspiria or with any of the Italian “giallo” films. ![]() Here’s a quick list of links to my 2016 Blind Spot Reviews so far, including where I’d rank Phenomena: Its plot focuses on a young girl at a remote Swiss boarding school who discovers she has psychic powers that allow her to communicate with insects, and uses them to pursue a serial killer who is butchering young women at and around the school. Phenomena is a 1985 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento and starring Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, and Donald Pleasence. Music by Goblin, Claudio Simonetti, Bill Wyman, Simon Boswell, Pina Magri ![]() ![]() Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Donald Pleasence, Patrick Bauchau
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