1985 · horror
Phenomena
Directed by Dario Argento1h 50m1985
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
Our read: Phenomena (1985) reads as a sombre, steady, surreal horror entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, steady, measured horror, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- intense
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
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