Dir. Dario Argento
1987, Italy, 107 min
There’s nothing else like Opera. After the artistic highs (and box office lows) of Tenebre and Phenomena, Dario Argento (Suspiria) was on a mission to make the most accomplished giallo of his career. And that’s exactly what he did. Opera follows Betty, the star of an avant-garde production of Macbeth, as she deals with a black-gloved maniac on a mutilation spree at the opera house. With its ultra-stylized photography, complex metaphors, and intense violence, Opera is a brilliantly deranged spectacle—and the most breathtaking horror experience of 1987. Thanks to Severin Films, this essential giallo is now available for bookings via a brand new 4K restoration.
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“Argento’s Opera is a film of rare beauty, a celebration of love’s absence and the ferocious force of the gaze.” – Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
