A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Direction
Argento's killer POV shots—cruel, intimate, unforgettable.
Cinematography
Red and blue gels everywhere, every frame a giallo painting.
Sound
Heavy metal meets opera; Brian Eno and Claudio Simonetti unhinged.
Director
Dario Argento
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lead Cristina Marsillach allegedly had such a fraught relationship with Argento that she refused to dub her own voice—her lines are spoken by another actress.
The killer's black gloves are pure giallo tradition, inherited from Bava and perfected by Argento—here they're almost fetishized into costume themselves.
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