PROFONDO ROSSO

Aka: Deep red
Director: Dario Argento
1975


English musician Marcus Daly is in Rome when he witnesses the murder of a psychic. Daly begins to follow a trail of obscure clues, convinced that he saw something on the night of the murder that he can't recall clearly. But as he begins to unravel the plot, so the killer closes in on Daly...

Argento's first forray into the supernatural remains one of his best. Profondo Rosso is a truly bewildering experience. It?s perverse, but not enough to alienate; it?s sentimental about certain characters, but still slightly devoid of true identity; many scenes feature intense splashes of color and atmosphere while others are simply gristly and brutal; it contains suspense that is never as genuine as hoped. Directed by Italian thrill maestro Dario Argento, Profondo Rosso is material that accommodates so much, yet leaves more to be desired. Considered by many to be Argento`s masterpiece.
It`s as good a film can get within the genre of thrills and bloody mayhem, but it is also a work of pure style with very little substance and depth. That is a complement, mind you.