Dario Argento's Tenebre (1982)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:12
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: A virtual style-fest from Italian horror mastermind Argento, originally released in butchered form in the US as UNSANE. Franciosa portrays Peter Neal, an American mystery novelist promoting his... [More]
Starring: Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Christian Borromeo
Director: Dario Argento
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Reviews for Dario Argento's Tenebre
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The film synthesizes all the familiar Argento motifs (psycho killers, bloody violence, convoluted plot twists, pulse pounding music) into an almost perfect symphony of fear that overcomes many of his traditional shortcomings. Full Review |
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In a way, it could be [Argento's] most personal film. Full Review |
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Tenebre is possibly Argento's most overtly sexual film, and at the heart of it lies an all-too human fascination with sexuality in all of its desirable and frightening forms. Full Review |
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Unpleasant even by contemporary horror standards. Full Review |
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Argento's most coherent film and one of his most shocking.
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2/5 |
Gory but not particularly effective Argento horror flick, complete with his usual touches: secret villain, topless Italian beauties, and an overbearing organ score. Full Review |
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Tenebre is nearer to body of Argento’s filmography, and seems like an homage to his early gialli; in comparison it marks the extent of the director’s progressive evolution. Tenebre is among Argento’s best films. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Not the director's best
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If it looks like trash and smells like trash and photographs like trash, then it probably is trash. Full Review |
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Tenebre is a brilliant piece of self-reflexive cinema. Full Review |
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[Argento has] removed the boring detective work and given us a ripping good mystery that doesn't always make sense, but never fails to entertain. Full Review |
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