Argento here presents a stylish and compelling film that boasts remarkable visuals and an inventive use of sound effects and music.
Deep Red(Profondo rosso)
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Italy · 1975
Rated R · 2h 7m
Director Dario Argento
Starring David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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After Marcus discovers the body of a murdered psychic, he joins forces with Gianna, a journalist, to find the killer. But as a mysterious glove-wearing figure leaves behind more and more bodies, the pair realize they must work quickly to uncover the maniac’s identity — or suffer the same fate as the others.
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Entertainment Weekly by Chris Nashawaty
A Freudian honey trap of murder and women straight out of Italian Vogue.
A great horror film about a weak man who, gazing into a vibrant pool of freshly spilled blood, learns just how little he ultimately knows.
Deep Red is a riveting thriller whose secrets carefully unravel via a series of carefully calibrated compositions that become not unlike virtual gateways into Freudian pasts.
For all its nonsensical qualities, it also contains some of Argento's most hallucinatory images and unforgettable setpieces, as always reason enough to watch even when the usual reasons are nowhere to be found.
Undoubtedly the finest of Argento's thrilling horrors, this one takes the radical step, for the director at least, to concentrate on a plot that equals the shocking visuals of his other works. David Hemmings is well cast and is given a great script which genuinely frights.
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