OPERA - Dario Argento (1987)

 This week's classical Mercredi feature is another monsterpiece from the Maestro Dario Argento!

"Opera," what a great simplistic one word title!

But this is a Dario Argento film, and in Dario's world, nothing is even remotely close to simplistic!

I'm just gonna come right out and say it, this is not one of my favorites of Argento's films, because many scenes are quite disturbing, and horribly violent, and yet you keep on watching, because Argento's movies can be as hypnotizing as they are repulsive!

I found the star, Cristina Marsillach's performance to be completely stiff, even though she wasn't dead, just as I suspect Argento must have wanted it, or maybe it's just because she's a Libra!

Dungeon fave and Dario Argento's main squeeze, Daria Nicolodi is in there of course!

I'm sure this one shot cost more than one whole movie we made!

Blame it all on the curse of Lady Macbeth!

I really could have got along without about twenty minutes of slicing and slashing!

The music in "Opera" is really interesting, and was not what I expected at all!

It bounces back and forth between real opera and metal madness by Steel Grave and Norden Light!

Some of the music is by Brian and Roger Eno, and......

......Some of it is by Bill Wyman and Terry Taylor!

You can find the soundtrack to "Opera" on vinyl or cd on Discogs for a mere pittance!

It's Argento's eye for shots like this that keep me coming back!

To make sure you can't close your eyes to the horror in front of you!

Steel Grave - "Just Push The Play Buton"

I should have counted how many different types of horror are!

The rest of the soundtrack was created by Maestro Claudio Simonetti!

As a last resort, sometimes shooting motherfuckers is the only option you have!

But when that doesn't work!

Well, here we go again!

Lo and Behold, Look what I just found on YouTube, so if you so desire, you can come to your own conclusions or concussions, however you want to look at it.
 Just don't let your kids watch it!