100
Slant Magazine by Ed Gonzalez
Opera is a violent aria of memory, bad luck, the artistic drive and the horror of the stare.
Opera
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- Italy
- 1987
- · 107m
Director
Dario Argento
Cast
Cristina Marsillach,
Ian Charleson,
Urbano Barberini,
Daria Nicolodi,
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Genre
Horror,
Mystery,
Thriller
When the star performer of Verdi's Macbeth gets seriously injured, young opera singer Betty takes over her role. Unbeknownst to Betty, her appearance on stage has triggered an obsessed fan. The deranged stalker makes her watch as he cruelly murders her fellow performers, hoping to claim her as his own.
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What are critics saying?
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]
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
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
The New York Times by Richard Newby
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]
80
Slashfilm by Rob Hunter
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
Screen Rant by Mara Bachman
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.
50
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
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.
40
Time Out by Staff (Not Credited)
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.
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