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Phenomena

1985 · 115 min

A dreamlike, unsettling plunge into murder and insects, with surreal imagery and a haunting atmosphere that lingers.

Tagline
Jennifer has a few million close friends. She's going to need them all!
Overview
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • mystery
  • death
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • school
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Dario Argento
Written by
Franco Ferrini, Dario Argento
Starring
Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Donald Pleasence, Federica Mastroianni, Fiore Argento, Fiorenza Tessari, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Patrick Bauchau
Music
Claudio Simonetti, Simon Boswell
Cinematography
Romano Albani
Runtime
115 min
Country
Italy
Languages
German, English, Danish, Italian

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