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Phenomena
Description
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where she uses her ability to call on insects to help a paralyzed scientist (Donald Pleasence) fight a monster.
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where she uses her ability to call on insects to help a paralyzed scientist (Donald Pleasence) fight a monster.
Actors:
Michele Soavi,
Franca Berdini,
Franco Trevisi,
Tanga,
Francesca Ottaviani,
Mario Donatone,
Donald Pleasence
Michele Soavi
3 July 1957, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Franca Berdini
Franco Trevisi
29 November 1945, Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Tanga
Francesca Ottaviani
Mario Donatone
9 June 1933, Tripoli, Libya
Donald Pleasence
5 October 1919, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Country:
Euro
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December 04, 2001
Phenomena (a.k.a. Creepers) provides what is alternately Argento's most batty and spiritual landscape.
May 26, 2006
Excellent horror flick.
May 31, 2017
Phenomena may not be as consistent as Argento's masterpieces but it's frequently fantastic and deserves a reappraisal.
February 02, 2014
Though Argento's plot is often confused and grotesque, he has a remarkably energetic visual style (mobile camera, slow-motion, careful lighting, creative editing) that is never boring.
May 28, 2008
... Phenomena works best when viewed as a contemporary fairy tale.
February 09, 2006
Between shots of stunning mountain scenery there are paranormal breezes, unfeasibly bright night-lighting and buckets and buckets of maggots.
September 02, 2005
If the Devil is the Lord of the Flies, what does that make Jennifer Connelly as a disturbed teenager who can telepathically communicate with the buzzing buggers?
March 07, 2011
so over-egged is the story with police procedural, insect science and paranormal events that squaring the circle of all these clashing frames becomes a disorienting thrill with heady pleasures of its own.
December 11, 2002
Don't expect logic -- and don't expect anything remotely approaching reality -- and you'll be OK.
August 30, 2004
The best acting is by an expressive, resourceful chimpanzee - definitely the year's Best Supporting Primate.
June 19, 2008
Worth catching if you're a hardcore Argento fan. Otherwise, pass.