bird with the crystal plumagebird with the crystal plumage is dario argento's directing debut. based on a novel by brian edgar wallace, it demonstrates themes for the first time that would be later tackled in masterpieces such as profondo rosso and encouraged the creation of many copy cat thrillers. it tells of american writer (tony musante) in rome who witnessed a murder while passing an art gallery. the attacker traps musante and he is forced to watch the woman struggle until the police arrive. the police question musante and take his passport. he then sets out to investigate the murder himself with the aid of his girlfriend (suzy kendall) piecing together clues along the way. can they solve the mystery before it's too late?the cat o'nine tailsblind franco arno (karl malden) and journalist carlo giordani (james fransiscus) unravel a tortuous mystery combining industrial espionage, secret sexuality, grave robbing and genetic dementia in dario argento's visually dazzling study in psycho terror. and when arno's young niece is kidnapped, the nerve-jangling stake increase to breaking point. thrilling camerawork and shattering slaughter mask the identity of a crazed maniac desperately trying to remain hidden in the sinister shadows of the medical terzi institute. the beginning of the italian hitchcock's obsession with guilty eyes and razor-sharp blades, the train carnage and infamous skylight-crashing climax are signature examples of what the future suspiriadirector calls "violence as art".phenomenasomeone is decapitating pupils at an exclusive girls' finishing school in a secluded alpine tourist spot known as the swiss transylvania. can schizophrenic sleepwalker jennifer corvino (jennifer connelly, future oscar-winner for a beautiful mind), use her strange telepathic power over insects to unmask the hideous assassin before he's compelled to kill... and kill again? packed with the outrageous grisly gore suspiriadirector dario argento has become world famous for including a pit of maggot-infested, slimy human remains and a mad monkey climax that has to be seen to be believed - this creepy-crawly shocker will tear the strangled screams from your throat.

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