Rosso – Farbe des Todes (1975)

Rosso – Farbe des Todes: Directed by Dario Argento. With David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Macha Méril. A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.

“It is a very difficult job for me to pick between this and Suspiria as Argentou0026#39;s best work. Both are masterpieces in their own right. Deep Red is about a man that sees a murder committed and then tries to unravel the mystery of finding the killer. David Hemmings does a fine job in the lead as he walks the streets of an Italian city in search of this homicidal killer. As with most of Argentou0026#39;s work, the viewer should not try to make too much sense out of the plot, but rather enjoy the rich subtext and visual tapestry with which Argento paints the screen. The killings, most notably done with a hatchet, are inventive and decidedly gruesome. More than one time I found myself jump and wince(I suppose those are good things!) The acting, even though most dubbed, is very good. The set locations are very atmospheric as well. Argentou0026#39;s camera, however, is the principal character as it shows us all kinds of images related to plot and otherwise and reached into our subconscience for real meaning. This is first and foremost a visual film, and it certainly shows Argentou0026#39;s homage to his mentoru0026#39;s work, the films of Mario Bava.”