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70's made-for-TV terror THE BERMUDA DEPTHS (1978) debuts on Blu-ray from @warnerarchive, presenting the film in the original 4脳3 broadcast ratio as well as 1.85 widescreen international theatrical version, plus we get a new commentary from @amandamftvm and Lance Vaughan #carlweathers #burlives #leighmccloskey #rankinbass #tomkotani #kindertrauma #madefortvmovie #conniesellecca https://www.instagram.com/p/CMYAETaFw2s/?igshid=1cfmv000g7oo3
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Thoughts : Inferno (1980)
October is here, and thanks to a good friend and some credentials swapping, I finally have access to the newly emerged streaming giant that is Shudder, a streaming service with a deep devotion to fans of horror films.聽 With such a vast library to choose from, I found myself in the suggested collections section, and there it was, clear as day.... the Dario Argento Collection.聽 As a long-time Suspiria fan, diving into this collection was a no-brainer, and my first stop on this journey was the sequel to Suspiria, the color-infused brain-scrambler that is Inferno.聽
New York-based poet Rose Elliot (Irene Miracle) finds herself fascinated with The Three Mothers, a recently acquired book by author and alchemist Varelli聽(Feodor Chaliapin, Jr.) about three ancient and evil sisters who rule the world from homes in Freiburg, Rome and New York that were built for them by Varelli.聽 After noticing several similarities between her surrounding location and the New York area described in the book, Rose writes a letter to her brother Mark (Leigh McCloskey), a music student living in Rome, before continuing her research, which leads her to a multi-level basement in her building and the subsequent fright of her life.聽 Meanwhile, Mark receives the letter, but after an attempt to read it in class is thwarted by a beautiful and mysterious student, Mark leaves the letter behind accidentally, and it is recovered by his classmate and friend Sara聽(Eleonora Giorgi).聽 Sara鈥檚 curiosity leads her to a library copy of The Three Mothers, but after getting lost and attacked in catacomb-like basement of the library, she leaves the book behind and flees home.聽 Scared and feeling pursued, Sara attempts to contact Mark, but before she can meet up with him, her and a stranger she asks to protect her are killed.聽 Mark discovers the bodies, and after reporting them, sees the same mysterious stranger from his class.聽 In hopes of getting to the bottom of these mysterious circumstances, Mark heads to New York聽to meet up with Rose, leading him deeper down the path of mystery and danger connected to The Three Mothers.
First and foremost, the obvious praise : this movie is stunning and gorgeous to look at.聽 All of the thematic and cinematic uses of color that were present in Suspiria are amplified in Inferno, to the point that the film resembles a colorized Fritz Lang production, or a precursor to early Tim Burton work.聽 The slight to vast swatches of color also play off of a reoccurring combination of special effects that happen when a spell is being cast or a witch is present, which further drives the emotional tones into the red.聽 The score can come off a bit dated at times, but then again, it鈥檚 hard to measure up to the nearly perfect score that The Goblin provided for this films predecessor.聽聽
All that being said, if not for the recent Suspiria remake and their specific focus on the Three Mothers, I鈥檇 have been completely lost with Inferno鈥檚 storyline.聽 The original Suspiria plays almost directly like a modern-day fairytale, with a clear protagonist, clear set of antagonists, and well-defined auxiliary characters.聽 By contrast, Inferno聽is a lore-based film that requires you to have a deeper understanding of the original material presented, and most of this understanding is meant to be grasped during an immediate exposition dump at the beginning of the film.聽 From there, it鈥檚 basically jumping characters from location to location in order to provide colorful backdrops for suspense and terror-filled sequences the numerous characters must endure.聽聽
Irene Miracle and Eleonora Giorgi both exhibit the expressive facial expressions that made the characters in Suspiria so engaging, and their genuine fright-filled reactions to the goings-on stick with the viewer.聽 Leigh McCloskey is an interesting protagonist with his reserved nature, appearing more shell-shocked at the crazy events that in a fearful state of panic.聽 Sacha Pioteff suffices in his role as the harbinger, providing enough knowledge of The Three Mothers to keep characters on a hook while simultaneously being cryptic enough to keep the viewer on a hook.聽 Daria Nicolodi, Feodor Chaliapin Jr, Veronica Lazar and Alida Valli all provide wonderful character textures to the New York dwelling that most of the second half of the movie takes place in.聽聽
For my money鈥檚 worth, Inferno is certainly worth the experience, despite an extremely wild plot and sequence of events that unfold.聽 The almost characterized color, unique locations, matte paintings and special effects more than make up for the disconnectedness of the story, and more than build sufficient suspense.聽 Definitely one to throw on if you鈥檙e looking for some old school, horror-style exploitation.
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Came across the dvd of one of my favorite movies as a child. Now, I have both dvd and vhs. #thebermudadepths #conniesellecca #carlweathers #leighmccloskey #burlives #giantturtle #rankinbass
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