We look back at dario argentos phenomena, starring jennifer connelly. He is known for his contributions to the giallo subgenre and his influence dario argento was born in rome, italy, in 1940. Phenomena which combines elements of suspiria, friday the th, and carrie is about a young girl jennifer connelly with the power to communicate telepathically with insects. When insects attack 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. Dario argento born september 7, 1940 is an italian film director, producer and screenwriter best known for horror films. Phenomena soundtrack from 1985, composed by goblin, claudio simonetti. Phenomena is a 1985 italian horror film directed by dario argento and starring jennifer. Phenomenon is a noun that means an observable fact or event in philosophy, and more commonly something remarkable or unusual outside the world of philosophy. The original soundtrack was a mix of songs from the duo simonettipignatelli, made specifically for the film, together with others already published by iron maiden, motorhead. Dance with the devil tom galley, mel galley, richard bailey 8.
The film mostly follows jennifer corvino jennifer connelly, the daughter of a famous actor, who arrives in switzerland to attend the richard wagner academy for girls yes, really. Phenomena 1985 is a horror, mystery movie starring jennifer connelly and daria nicolodi. Contrary to popular belief, the phenomenon of the seasons or the periodic change of climate over the months is not a result of earth approaching or moving away from the sun. The final mission begins in new trailer for agents of s. Cinevox cd mdf 618 country italy format cd release date 2007 upn 8004644002781. Back in january 2012, it was announced that phenomena would get a movie. Until 20, that is, when the account phenomena writer appeared on twitter. This version of the film only cuts out minor material from the integral cut with most being a few frames at the end and.
Phenomena is a really creepy film and while the plot seems a little random, its done well by dario argento. Seasonal climatic variations are due to the slight tilt of the earth, which spins like a top tilted at an angle of 23. From master of horror dario argento suspiria, the bird with the crystal plumage comes phenomena one of his most eccentric and unique. She also sleepwalks, and finds herself at the center of a brutal and bizarre murder spree at her remote swiss boarding school. Supergroups have been common in the realm of hard rock for decades some have worked wonders, while some, well, stunk too many to mention. One of the more obscure ones to surface was the 80s outfit phenomena, who debuted in 1985 with a selftitled release, and featured contributions from the likes of glenn hughes deep purple, don airey ozzy osbourne, and a trio of exwhitesnake. The first time i watched phenomena was in the mid 90s on a heavily edited 83 minute version on vhs known as creepers here in the united states. A shorter version of the film was prepared for international release that had a 110minute running time. Phenomena by various artists album, film soundtrack.
Since phenomenon contains an extra n, like singular, you can always remember that phenomenon is a singular noun. Two vicious teachers and students who constantly taunt her out of jealousy her father is a famous movie star, make jennifers life at school an. Phenomena released three albums in the 1980s and early 1990s, and had a number one hit. Even if the moon had seasons, they would differ from seasons on the earth. Released by cinevox in 2008 cdmdf618 containing music from phenomena 1985. Phenomena 1985 limited edition bluray arrow video a young girl with the ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive swiss boarding school, where her unusual. The term came into its modern philosophical usage through immanuel kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon. It practically plays like a greatest hits of all his virtues, and more than a few of his vices. If you look up the film on the internet movie data base, its just twoclicksaway from some of the. Phenomena 1985 opens w the brutal murder of a young girl, by an escaped.
A true fairy tale for 1985, and one of my most cherished and beloved movies. Similar to the theme about the young woman with psychic powers in stephen kings carrie, this abovepar occult horror film stars jennifer connelly as jennifer carvino, a fragilelooking waif whose. This flick is a bizarre visual masterpiece, filled with creativity, mood and gore. This apparently led to considerable tension between the two on set.
The stars of creepers have been in some of the alltime greats of genre cinema, its what i call a twoclicksaway film. Starring jennifer connelly, donald pleasence, daria nicolodi, patrick bauchau, fiore argento. His influential work in the horror genre during the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the subgenre known as giallo has led him to being referred to as the master of the thrill and the master of horror his films as director include the animal trilogy, consisting of the bird with. R 1h 56min horror, mystery 2 august 1985 usa a young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an. Phenomena original trailer dario argento, 1985 italian language. Directed by dario argentowritten by dario argento, franco ferrinijennifer connellymusic by goblinphenomena is a 1985 italian horror film directed by dario argento.
Phenomena, 1985 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. 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. And for the argento veteran, its a gas for those very same. Arriving at a swiss academy for girls, jennifer corvino jennifer connelly gets embroiled in the workings of a serial killer. If you are new to the works of italian horror maestro dario argento, phenomena 1985 is as good a place as any to start. Phenomena 1985, dario argento dvd new for sale online. Phenomena, by italian director dario argento, originally played in the united states in a shortened form as creepers. This version of phenomena is often referred to as the integral cut. During the recording of phenomena i, they were joined by metalhammer founder wilfried rimensberger. Since it has such a small tilt, each spot on the moon has the same season all year. Phenomena 1985 opens w the brutal murder of a young girl, by an escaped madman. An englishdubbed version was produced by new line cinema and released under the title creepers on august 2nd, 1985. Jennifer connelly daria nicolodi dalila di lazzaro donald pleasence patrick bauchau. Phenomena is a rock music concept formed by record producer tom galley and his brother, whitesnake guitarist mel galley.
Phenomena 1985 dario argentos phenomena opens with the brutal murder of a schoolgirl, somewhere in swiss alps, by awell, something chained in a room in a remote cabin. It has finally been released in america, by anchor bay on dvd and vhs. Her friends the insects and professor john mcgregor donald pleasence are on hand to help if possible. Soundtrack to dario argentos movie phenomena starring jennifer connelly, daria nicolodi, dalila di lazzaro, patrick bauchau and donald pleasence in the role of john mcgregor. Land of the minotaur, halloween 1 and 2, an entomologist who has. Contributors were leading rock musicians such as glenn hughes, brian may, and john wetton, amongst others. See more phenomena 1985 bluray arrow video dario argen. Directed and cowritten by horror legend dario argento, phenomena is a mixed bag. Dwyer in feature articles, slider october 30, 2018 0 the beginning of dario argentos 1985 film phenomena is absolutely beautiful, a quality that does not diminish with the quick onset of cinematic violence. Presented widescreen and fulllength, we can finally judge it as its author intended. The scene switches to the laboratory of professor john mcgregor donald pleasence land of the minotaur, halloween 1 and 2, an entomologist who has been working w fly. Very little news was given, other than a short and still unupdated synopsis on filmed imagination and some posters on their facebook page. R 1h 56min horror, mystery 2 august 1985 usaa young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an. Phenomena, a film by dario argento from 1985, is today an international cult classic of horror cinema, born once again from the italian directors incredible imagination.
Dvdblu ray are made for uk market so have english as main language unless made as foreign language and are region 2 region b. Email to friends share on facebook opens in a new window or tab share on twitter. Its absurd in so many ways but that only adds to its uniquely wonderful carnival of insanity charm. Phenomena arranged by choral arrangements, songwriter paul robbins 2 choir midland boys singers keyboards richard bailey 3 lyrics by, songwriter tom galley other musical director alvena grant, pete grant vocals solo vocalist neil willars. An edited version of the film was released in the united states under the title creepers. A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate. Hence, many of the weather phenomena which we associate with seasons wind, rain. Phenomena was released theatrically in italy on 31 january 1985 with a 116minute running time. Sure, it has its flaws but the overall result more than makes up for them. John carpenters halloween series, escape from new york enlists. With jennifer connelly, donald pleasence, daria nicolodi, fiore argento. Tracks a1, a3, a5, b2, b5, b6 recorded at acquario studios in rome. He announced that he wanted it to be a live action tvseries. Most cddvdblu ray are sealed by the maufacturer, however not all are.
Watch nova episodes online season 12 1985 tv guide. Phenomena phenomena 1985, luminous sleeve, vinyl discogs. However, it is impossible to evaluate good or bad before watch phenomena 1985 full movie. Stream now some commentators say that phenomena 1985 is a good movie, although some of them say that phenomena 1985 is a bad movie. Still the night glenn hughes, pat thrall, paul delph 4. He is the son of the italian film producer and executive salvatore argento, and the brazilianborn photographer elda luxardo. The cast was excellent with jennifer connelly, daria nicolodi argento movie regular deep red, tenebrae, and opera as frau bruckner jennifers chaperone, and donald pleasence halloween, halloween ii, iv, v, vi as.
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