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- 1990
- R
- Orion Classics
- 1 h 47 m
- 1990
- R
- Orion Classics
- 1 h 47 m
Summary A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Directed By: Dario Argento
Written By: Franco Ferrini, Dario Argento
- 1990
- R
- Orion Classics
- 1 h 47 m
- 1990
- R
- Orion Classics
- 1 h 47 m
Opera
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Summary A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
Directed By: Dario Argento
Written By: Franco Ferrini, Dario Argento
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
68
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Opera is a violent aria of memory, bad luck, the artistic drive and the horror of the stare.
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]
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.
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.
Opera, while undeniably entertaining, winds up overwhelming its suspense with morbidity. [13 Jun 1990, p.F6]
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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Awards
Golden Ciak Awards
• 3 Nominations
Fantasporto
• 1 Nomination
