THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
Special Features: 4K Restoration
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In 1970, young debut director Dario Argento (DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA) indelibly redefined the giallo genre of murder-mystery thrillers with THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, catapulting him to international stardom. Sam (Tony Musante, THE INCIDENT) is an American writer living in Rome who witnesses a brutal attack on a woman (Eva Renzi, FUNERAL IN BERLIN) in an art gallery. Powerless to help, he grows increasingly obsessed with the incident. Convinced he saw something that night that holds the key to identifying the maniac terrorizing Rome, Sam launches his own investigation parallel to that of the police, heedless of the danger to him and his girlfriend (Suzy Kendall, TORSO). A staggeringly assured first feature, the movie establishes the key traits that define Argento's filmography, including lavish visuals and a flair for wildly inventive, brutal scenes of violence. With sumptuous cinematography by Vittorio Storaro (APOCALYPSE NOW) and a seductive Ennio Morricone score, this landmark film has never looked or sounded better. (Note courtesy of American Genre Film Archive.) DIR/SCR Dario Argento; PROD Salvatore Argento. Italy/West Germany, 1970, color, 96 min. In Italian with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, June 01, 2024
Genre: Mystery thriller
