PHENOMENA

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PHENOMENA Movie

1985

(6,8 out of 10)
Horror (Giallo)
1 h 55 min - 115 min
Directed by Dario Argento

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	Jennifer Connelly
	Daria Nicolodi
	Fiore Argento
	Federica Mastroianni

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Jennifer, in Svizzera per studiare, si trova coinvolta in misteriosi assassinii di ragazzine dai quali esce incolume grazie al suo rapporto parapsicologico con gli insetti e all'aiuto di un entomologo paralitico. Sulla scia di Suspiria (1977), la natura ha un posto importante nel 9° film di D. Argento: il vento (phön), l'acqua, gli animali (lo scimpanzé vendicatore), soprattutto gli insetti per i quali il regista mette in opera acrobatiche tecniche di ripresa, contrapposti al degrado degli umani con il punto più basso toccato dal mostruoso figlio di Mrs. Bruckner (make-up dell'ottimo Sergio Stivaletti). Il programmatico disinteresse per la logica narrativa esplode nel delirio truculento dell'ultima mezz'ora con 4 o 5 finali infilati l'uno nell'altro, ulteriore dimostrazione di un narcisismo esibizionistico quasi disperato.

<br>Continuity<br>_________<br>When Jennifer finds the small boy, she removes a sheet from a mirror. In the next shot the sheet is draped back over the mirror again.<br><br>--------<br>The professor's comments about the hyperactive behavior of his insects are accompanied by close-ups of different bugs moving around in their cages very quickly. However, in close-ups of Jennifer listening to him, many of the same bugs can be seen in their cages behind her, and they are completely still.<br><br>--------<br>When Jennifer gets on the bus with the fly to find the bodies/killer, the bus makes a stop and the young man with the blonde hair behind her kissers the lady next to him as he gets off the bus. The next shots after that, the young man is still sitting behind Jennifer.<br><br>--------<br>Lots of the scenes with the larvae, the amount of the larvae changes. One good example is the 'glove', there's first only three larvae on it which she also seems to shook off, then later on when inspecting it under the microscope it seems to be filled with larvae.<br><br>--------<br><br><br>Revealing mistakes<br>_________<br>After killing the professor, the killer gets in a car and drives away. In the next shot, it shows the killer's point of view from inside the car as the monkey jumps onto the windshield. But you can clearly see off to the right, a large pine tree branch, and that the car really isn't moving at all.<br><br>--------<br>The girl in the opening is allegedly Danish, but clearly speaks Norwegian.<br><br>--------<br><br><br><br><br><br>