Five classic movies from the Italian Horror Master Dario Argento
Suspiria (1977): Inspired by Thomas De Quincey's 'Suspiria de Profundis' and co-written by Argento and his long-term partner Daria Nicolodi, SUSPIRIA is Argento's undisputed masterpiece of Grand Guignol horror, hitting new peaks of terror through its stunning photography (courtesy of Luciano Tovoli), eye-popping production design and terrifying atmosphere of dread - thanks, in no small part, to the great score from Goblin!
Susy Banyon (Jessica Harper) is an American ballet student, travelling to Germany to study at an exclusive dance academy in the Black Forest. After one of the students and her friend are hideously murdered in the first of Argento's breath-catching set-piece killings, Susy discovers that the academy has a bizarre history and, as the body count rises, she gets involved in a hideous labyrinth of murder, black magic and madness...
Tenebrae (1982): Shortly after American mystery-thriller novelist Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) arrives in Rome to promote his new book (the Tenebrae of the title) an attractive young woman is murdered by a razor-wielding maniac who stuffs pages of Neal's latest novel into the mouth of his victim before slashing her throat. So begins a bizarre series of horrific murders, the details of which strangely resemble the fictional murders in Neal's book. Baffled by the killings, the local police believe the author may hold the key to solving the case and turn to him for help. Circumstances change, however, when Neal himself begins to receive death threats from the killer.
Terror At The Opera (1987): When a young opera singer takes over the leading role in an avant-garde presentation of Verdi's Macbeth, she triggers the madness of a crazed fan who repeatedly forces the diva to watch the brutal murders of her loved ones. Will the woman's recurring nightmare hold the key to the identity of this psychopath or does an even more horrific evil lay waiting in the wings?
The legendary Dario Argento co-wrote and directed this savagely stunning thriller featuring some of the most shocking sequences of the maestro's entire career.
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996): On the trail of a deranged serial rapist and killer, Detective Anna Manni (Asia Argento) hides her own secret: she suffers from the Stendhal Syndrome, a mental condition which makes her retreat into frightening hallucinations when confronted with works of art.
Her quarry, the sadistic Alfredo Grossi (Thomas Kretschmann), discovers her condition and uses it against Anna to reduce her to a helpless victim. Subjected to these savage, relentless attacks, Anna is a powerless witness as his murder spree continues. Now alone, she has to face her own fears, her own terrors, and the terrible legacy of the Stendhal Syndrome...
The Card Player (2004): Policewoman Anna Mari plays a dangerous game with a serial killer: if she loses, she will be forced to watch the murderer take another victim...