Opera (1987)

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A young opperata is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

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  • Daria Nicolodi in Opera (1987)
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  • Dario Argento in Opera (1987)

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Awards

5 nominations.

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7 August 2002 | D A
I usually like Argento
Willing suspension of disbelief.

You've got to have that for a horror flick, but the characters in this flick have got to be the dumbest lot that Argento has created. After the first murder, the main actress calls the police but won't tell them anything about the murder. Then when a second character shows up, just driving around the city streets at night, she sits in his car, obviously distraught, but refuses to give any indication of what she has just been through.

The set piece where the killer is exposed is just as contrived, taking place in front of hundreds of people with no real indication that the killer would be at the scene.

Then there is the ending, totally out of joint with the rest of the film, where for a moment we get the hope of something original, ala the book version of Hannibal, but no, once again we are presented with brain numbing absurdity.

While the Anchor Bay DVD is beautiful, and we have a nice documentary about the making of the film, I think Argento says it best when he states that "After the movie he went to India for a while, because he thought he had made a bad movie." The documentary ends on that note, as does this review.

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Trivia

Among the VHS tapes that can be seen in Betty's movie collection are copies of Silkwood, Purple Rain, Blade Runner, A Few Dollars More and Hell Night (1981).

Quotes

Betty: I CAN'T GET OUT! I CAN'T GET OUT! FUCK!

Goofs

When Alan is caressing tied Betty, his wound is dry, yet when he is shown touching it in pain, it's wet.

Alternate Versions

The version prepared by Orion Pictures for an American release in 1988 was edited to 96 minutes, removing the scene of Mara Cecova hurling her glass at the TV, much material involving the little girl next door to Betty, and Betty's final crawl through the grass in the final scene. The U.S. plans were scrapped, and this version was released by RCA/Columbia on Japanese laserdisc and as a bonus on Arrow's two-disc DVD reissue in England.

Soundtracks

Knights of the Night
by The Group Steel Grave
By Arrangement with Franton Music/Walkman SRL

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

19 December 1987

Language

Italian, English, German

Country of Origin

Italy

Filming Locations

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

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