Monday, 14 July 2014

A slice of Argento

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)

Directed by Dario Argento this film based on the novel “The Screaming Mimi” stars Tony Mustante and Suzy Kendall. A down on his luck American writer in Rome gets embroiled in the the hunt for a serial killer.

When it comes to the plot this is a fairly average story that does not have a huge amount of thematic depth really. Where this film really shines is in the direction that is both tense and captures violence in a way not really seen before in cinema. It is a bit of a shame that the script is not a little stronger but this is well worth a watch and you can see why it inspired so many imitations.


4/5

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