
Suspiria(1977)
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.


“Jennifer has a few million close friends. She's going to need them all!”
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

Jennifer Connelly
Jennifer Corvino

Daria Nicolodi
Frau Brückner

Fiore Argento
Vera Brandt

Federica Mastroianni
Sophie

Fiorenza Tessari
Gisela Sulzer

Dalila Di Lazzaro
Headmistress

Patrick Bauchau
Inspector Rudolf Geiger

Donald Pleasence
Professor John McGregor

Alberto Cracco
UBS Bank Teller

Kaspar Capparoni
Karl, Sophie's Boyfriend
Phenomena is a horror, thriller film released in 1985 exploring themes of daughter, insect, boarding school, psychopath, telepathy, detective. Directed by Dario Argento, it stars Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Fiore Argento. A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.
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