![]() ![]() The jarring use of Iron Maiden’s ‘Flash of the Blade’ in a couple of sequences, including once in a sequence that would normally be underscored by mournful music (Argento’s first counterpunctive use of a ‘found’ heavy metal track in his films, an effect continued in 1987’s Opera) was frequently singled out for particular criticism. As a result, the film was held in relatively low regard even by Argento fans, often cited as a symbol of the director’s perceived ‘decline’ during the 1980s. This edit of the film lost almost half an hour of footage, including both moments of violence and narrative footage the edits condensed the film’s narrative, foregrounding its strange setpieces and thereby amplifying the film’s jarring shifts in tone and approach to its subject matter. Phenomena / Creepers (Dario Argento, 1985)Īn oddball mixture of thrilling all’italiana/ giallo all’italiana (Italian-style thriller) and eccentric horror-fantasy elements, Dario Argento’s Phenomena(1985) was first seen by most English-language viewers via its heavily abbreviated export cut entitled Creepers. ![]()
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