Opera (1987)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Young opera singer Betty gets her big chance when the previous star of a production of Verdi's 'Macbeth' is run over by a car. Convinced that the opera is bad luck, she accepts--and becomes the target (in Argento's unmistakable style) of a psychopath, a man who has inhabited her nightmares since her childhood. The film, featured earlier performances by WilliamT McNcNamara, and Ian Charleson, Opera, featured songs written by Bill Wyman, Terry Taylor, Phillip Eno, and Brian Eno, and compose"

My Favorite Films of 1987 (25 movies items)

" "I think it's unwise to use movies as a guide for reality. Don't you, Inspector?" "Depends what you mean by reality." Directed by Dario Argento Written by Dario Argento and Franco Ferrini Music by Brian Eno, Roger Eno, Steel Grave, Claudio Simonetti and Bill Wyman Cinematography by Ronnie Taylor Editing by Franco Fraticelli"

Movies Viewed in 2023 (578 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: October 22nd Via: Shudder (via VPN) Plot: A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself. Rating: 7.8/10 Why Did I Watch It? It's a Dario Argento horror movie with good ratings, and it's horror month."

Giallos I Want To Watch & I Have Watched (109 movies items)

"1 out of 5 I haven't seen this since the early 00's, so I might need to give this one a rewatch. It was pretty wtf and had a good bit of body horror and that's all I remember."

Movies I Watched in January 2021 (56 movies items)

" Date: 1/3/2021 Viewed: Blu-Ray Re-Watch Note: I haven't watched Opera in about almost 20 years and I had the Blu-ray on my shelf for the last few years now. My January Horror Hunt gives me a reason to revisit this movie again and this movie is still awesome. Opera is probably Dario Argento's last great movie in my opinion. Just like any other movie from Dario Argento, you have fantastic visuals and a great soundtrack. I love how this movie looks and feels. It may not be on the same level as S"

Watched films in 2019 (87 movies items)

"22.6. Blu-ray Vähemmän yllättäen tässä vaiheessa, aivan saatanan nätti. Päähahmon mielenterveyden arpominen on hauska kikka, mutta perus-giallon kuviot alkavat olla jo aika tuttuja. On myös liki, onko oopperamaailman mahtipontisuus jo vähän itseriittoista Argentolta."

Elokuvapäiväkirja 2018 (216 movies items)

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Slant’s 100 Greatest Horror Films – 2018 Edition (100 movies items)

"Dario Argento’s last masterpiece, Opera, to date is one of his supreme essays on the possibilities of the subjective tracking shot for elaborating on the diseased pitfalls of the oft-discussed “male gaze.” Spritely, funny, atmospheric, and formally masterful, this clever fusing of The Phantom of the Opera with the legendarily cursed theatrical history of Macbeth also offers one of the horror film’s greatest metaphors: a collection of pins taped directly under the heroine’s eyes that li"