Italian horror master Dario Argento pays homage to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which he would remake a decade later, with this film about a hooded killer who torments the opera diva whom he adores. Cristina Marsillach stars as Betty, a young understudy who gets a chance to star in a production of Verdi's MACBETH when the lead .. Read more
| Starring | Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, William McNamara |
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| Director | Dario Argento |
| Genres | Horror |
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Italian horror master Dario Argento pays homage to THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, which he would remake a decade later, with this film about a hooded killer who torments the opera diva whom he adores. Cristina Marsillach stars as Betty, a young understudy who gets a chance to star in a production of Verdi's MACBETH when the lead breaks her leg. Her performance receives universal acclaim and also attracts the hooded killer who periodically kidnaps Betty, tapes razor blades under her eyes, and forces her to watch him commit murder. Like most of Argento's films, OPERA is long on style and short on sense, but among his work during the 1980s and 1990s, OPERA is one of the brightest spots.
| Starring | Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, William McNamara, Cristina Giachino |
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| Director | Dario Argento |
| Studio | ARROW FILM DISTRIBUTORS LTD. |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English, Vietnamese, Mandarin LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1988 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 15 Aug 2011 To Rent: DVD: 24 Mar 2003 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
The Visconti of Violence goes straight for the throat (and eyes) in this stylishly sick thriller about a young diva -... read more on Time Out
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Rubbish...
A bad plot, bad acting, bad dubbing and a bad ending....
Way too much squealing...I kept looking for the tortured pig.
A film for the ... read more »
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Stylish Classic Italian Horror
If you can get past the cringe-inducing prologue Opera rewards you with being one of Argento's best movies.Of course,as in most of his works,the characters ... read more »
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phantom is deranged sadist
Stylized presentation of Macbeth is plagued by bad luck even before killer strikes and then things go from bad to gory as terror unfolds. Body count increases ... read more »
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Absolutely awful
One of the worst films I've ever seen, which was so badly dubbed that I spent half the film thinking - has this really been dubbed or is it really bad ... read more »
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