Synopsis
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
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Cast
- Cristina MarsillachBetty
- Ian CharlesonMarco
- Urbano BarberiniInspector Alan Santini
- Daria NicolodiMira
- Coralina Cataldi-TassoniGiulia
- Antonella VitaleMarion
- William McNamaraStefano
- Barbara CupistiSignora Albertini
- Antonino IuorioBaddini (as Antonio Juorio)
- Carola StagnaroAlma's mother
Recommendations
- 100
Slant Magazine
Opera is a violent aria of memory, bad luck, the artistic drive and the horror of the stare. - 80
Screen Rant
It's no surprise that Opera is Argento's largest mainstream success due to the fact that it is everything a traditional horror fan could want coupled with the addition of giallo elements and a unique story. - 80
Slashfilm
Arguably Argento's last very good to great film, Opera is awash in lush visuals, killer set-pieces, and bloody shenanigans as it riffs on its well-known literary source. - 80
The New York Times
Inspired by Argento’s own frustrations with directing a production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, Opera replaces the supernatural with the sexual, leaving room for a conversation about the link between sexual and artistic impotence. [25 Oct 2018] - 50
Los Angeles Times
Opera, while undeniably entertaining, winds up overwhelming its suspense with morbidity. [13 Jun 1990, p.F6] - 40
Time Out
All the trademarks are here: minimal plot, striking set pieces, baroque camera movements, misogynist violence. As always, though, the most horrific thing is the dubbing.
