Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Jennifer ConnellyJennifer Corvino
- Daria NicolodiFrau Brückner
- Fiore ArgentoVera Brandt
- Federica MastroianniSophie
- Fiorenza TessariGisela Sulzer
- Dalila Di LazzaroHeadmistress
- Patrick BauchauInspector Rudolf Geiger
- Donald PleasenceProfessor John McGregor
- Alberto CraccoUBS Bank Teller
- Kaspar CapparoniKarl, Sophie's Boyfriend
Recommendations
- 80
IGN
The movie has a much more open feel than Argento's other films and offers an interesting counter point to his work. The film also exercises Argento's effects work. There are several great scenes where a swarm of flies comes to Jennifer's rescue. - 75
Slant Magazine
The whole of Phenomena is less than the sum of its parts, but the parts are often terrifying and exhilarating. - 60
Time Out
Between shots of stunning mountain scenery there are paranormal breezes, unfeasibly bright night-lighting and buckets and buckets of maggots. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Though Argento's plot is often confused and grotesque, he has a remarkably energetic visual style (mobile camera, slow-motion, careful lighting, creative editing) that is never boring. - 40
The New York Times
The gore starts spattering in earnest too late to save Creepers, a dim-witted horror movie.
