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Um escritor americano em Roma é assediado por um assassino em série enquanto mata todas as pessoas associadas a sua obra em seu último livro.Um escritor americano em Roma é assediado por um assassino em série enquanto mata todas as pessoas associadas a sua obra em seu último livro.Um escritor americano em Roma é assediado por um assassino em série enquanto mata todas as pessoas associadas a sua obra em seu último livro.
Ennio Girolami
- Department Store Manager
- (as Enio Girolami)
Enredo
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesThe impressive two and a half minute crane shot that encircles Tilda's house took three days to be completed. American distributors wanted the shot to be cut from the film for US release, but Argento refused.
- Erros de gravaçãoWhen Peter chases after the killer out to the street, the long shot shows him from the rear, looking to his left, but in the following close-up from the front, he's looking to his right.
- Citações
Peter Neal: Let me ask you something? If someone is killed with a Smith & Wesson revolver... Do you go and interview the president of Smith & Wesson?
- Cenas durante ou pós-créditosAnne's screams continue even as the ending credits roll.
- Versões alternativasThe U.S. Mill Creek Entertainment DVD release under the title "Unsane" is listed as the 110 minute version. However, the version on the disc is pan-and-scanned, heavily edited and runs a little over 90 minutes.
- ConexõesFeatured in O erotas tou Odyssea (1984)
- Trilhas sonorasTake Me Tonight
Performed by Kim Wilde
Avaliação em destaque
The Italian mastermind behind the giallo movement, Argento once again provides another enthralling crime investigative thriller poised with provocative imagery and plenty of throat slashing. This representing my third foray into his filmography, I was both sceptical and excited to see what he would produce. As soon as that 80s horror score kicked in almost immediately, I was invested. The author of the recent hit "Tenebrae" travels to Rome for promotional events, but is quickly caught up in a murder mystery to which the killer utilises phrases from his book leaving clues to the next victim.
The backbone of the narrative is reminiscent of his directorial debut 'The Bird with the Crystal Plumage', but with Argento's style evolving throughout the years. He showcases his talent for balancing suspicious characters (the list is endless) with evocative camera techniques that allow the tension and suspense to naturally grow. Beautiful one take shots to enhance the eerie quality, POV handheld movements enabling the audience to enter the suspect's mind and inventive use of mirrors to reflect slashed corpses. It's clear that Argento, at this stage in his career, exhumed confidence in his directing. The editing however frequently felt disorientating. Quick cuts were exhaustingly utilised during scenes of frantic nature, such as a woman fleeing to her room whilst grabbing onto her towel, which detracted from Argento's minimalistic approach.
The story itself, whilst consistently engaging, contained a few segments that were questionable at best. Stabbing someone in the middle of a high street in broad daylight, with people only noticing when he is lying in his own pool of blood, lacked believability. Evidently Rome is a dangerous place during giallo season, but still. The final reveal was unsurprising due to the amount of suspects being killed off, and consequently was absent of surprise.
Ironically the countless female kills did paint the narrative in a coat of sexism, fortunately the second half counteracts that indicative viewpoint. A criticism that Argento's work has succumbed to in the past, therefore reacting to this by changing the deaths in the second act. Not particularly subtle, evolving the story to fit around this criticism was evident, however it made for a refreshing pace. The performances were perfectly hammy, although Franciosa weighed in a surprisingly strong nuanced performance as the sturdy author.
As giallo films go, this is most certainly one of the most accessible. Whilst not necessarily Argento's strongest narratively speaking, for I did prefer 'The Bird with the Crystal Plumage', it honed in on his trademark aesthetic style. Erotically staged murders with exquisite lighting accompanied by a euphoric score. If you are new to the sub-genre or want to trial Argento's techniques, then this will most likely be the easiest film to watch.
The backbone of the narrative is reminiscent of his directorial debut 'The Bird with the Crystal Plumage', but with Argento's style evolving throughout the years. He showcases his talent for balancing suspicious characters (the list is endless) with evocative camera techniques that allow the tension and suspense to naturally grow. Beautiful one take shots to enhance the eerie quality, POV handheld movements enabling the audience to enter the suspect's mind and inventive use of mirrors to reflect slashed corpses. It's clear that Argento, at this stage in his career, exhumed confidence in his directing. The editing however frequently felt disorientating. Quick cuts were exhaustingly utilised during scenes of frantic nature, such as a woman fleeing to her room whilst grabbing onto her towel, which detracted from Argento's minimalistic approach.
The story itself, whilst consistently engaging, contained a few segments that were questionable at best. Stabbing someone in the middle of a high street in broad daylight, with people only noticing when he is lying in his own pool of blood, lacked believability. Evidently Rome is a dangerous place during giallo season, but still. The final reveal was unsurprising due to the amount of suspects being killed off, and consequently was absent of surprise.
Ironically the countless female kills did paint the narrative in a coat of sexism, fortunately the second half counteracts that indicative viewpoint. A criticism that Argento's work has succumbed to in the past, therefore reacting to this by changing the deaths in the second act. Not particularly subtle, evolving the story to fit around this criticism was evident, however it made for a refreshing pace. The performances were perfectly hammy, although Franciosa weighed in a surprisingly strong nuanced performance as the sturdy author.
As giallo films go, this is most certainly one of the most accessible. Whilst not necessarily Argento's strongest narratively speaking, for I did prefer 'The Bird with the Crystal Plumage', it honed in on his trademark aesthetic style. Erotically staged murders with exquisite lighting accompanied by a euphoric score. If you are new to the sub-genre or want to trial Argento's techniques, then this will most likely be the easiest film to watch.
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- 28 de abr. de 2019
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Detalhes
- Data de lançamento
- País de origem
- Idiomas
- Também conhecido como
- Tenebrae (el placer del miedo)
- Locações de filme
- Viale Perù, 40 00060 Le Rughe RM, Formello, Roma, Lazio, Itália(Christiano Berti's house)
- Empresa de produção
- Consulte mais créditos da empresa na IMDbPro
- Tempo de duração1 hora 41 minutos
- Mixagem de som
- Proporção
- 1.85 : 1
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