by The Ghosty Gal

Created on: January 11, 2007   Last Updated: May 09, 2007

Opera

This film by Italian horror maestro Dario Argento has a killer soundtrack mixed with blood, gore and terrific suspense. Most people are familiar with Suspiria, but Opera is a hidden gem of foreign horror films.

Opera is the story of Betty, an opera singer (of course), who gets her big break when the star of Verdi's Macbeth breaks her leg in an accident, and Betty is called upon to take the role. But she soon becomes an audience of one, forced to watch an opera of a totally different kind. She doesn't know it but a sadistic psycho is stalking her, someone fascinated with finding fantastic ways to dispose of her. Betty's portrayal of Lady Macbeth captures the maniac's attention. He captures her, ties her up, and forces her to watch him slaughter the other member's of the opera's cast. The soundtrack is used to build insurmountable suspense as we try to discover the identity of the evil doer. Yet we also are made to feel Betty's emotional terror terror as she is forced to watch the horrors going around her.

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