Tenebrae

Name: Tenebrae
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Released: February 17, 1984
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 83
Cast: Ania Pieroni, Anthony Franciosa, Carola Stagnaro, Christian Borromeo, Daria Nicolodi

1984

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Titanus | Release Date: February 17, 1984 | Not Rated

Starring: Ania Pieroni, Anthony Franciosa, Carola Stagnaro, Christian Borromeo, Daria Nicolodi, Eva Robins, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon, Mirella D'Angelo, Veronica Lario

Summary: An American writer in Rome is stalked and harassed by a serial killer who is murdering everyone associated with his work on his latest book.

Director: Dario Argento

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 101 min

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Ed Gonzalez

Tenebre is a riveting defense of auteur theory, ripe with self-reflexive discourse and various moral conflicts. It’s both a riveting horror film and an architect’s worst nightmare. Read full review

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Almar Haflidason

Sadistically beautiful and viciously exciting, welcome to true terror with Dario Argento's shockingly relentless Tenebrae. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Directed by Dario Argento, a.k.a. the Italian Hitchcock, the remastered giallo Tenebre is crammed with artsy camera work, intricate Rube Goldbergian death scenes, and a gruesome final reel where blood flows like the Tiber. Read full review

Slashfilm Rob Hunter

It’s easily the most straightforward of Argento’s films, and that works to its advantage in delivering a suspenseful thriller with bloody, terrifically crafted murder set-pieces... and a killer reveal that’s both surprising and satisfying. Read full review

Empire Mark Dinning

Tenebrae is essential viewing for fans of the Italian stallion thanks to some of his most arterial gore to date. Read full review

Screen Rant Mara Bachman

It is one of Argento's finest works to date that captures the sub-genre he helped popularize in mainstream cinema. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

It does confirm Argento's dedication to the technicalities of constructing images - Grand Guignol for L'Uomo Vogue, perhaps - but you'll still end up feeling you've left some vital digestive organs back in the seat. Read full review

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Boggiebamph123

Oct 9, 2022

Tenebrae has it's moments. Argento's return to his giallo roots. Maybe his most gory film. It never quite reaches the high mark set by his classic film Deep Red. Worth a watch.

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HellHoleHorror

Feb 16, 2022

This slightly boring gore-soaked murder-mystery had trouble holding my attention for most of the film. The story is far too predictable. It really did not impress me and I was expecting a scary fright-fest but got a brooding mystery. It didn't make me jump once. There wasn't even anyThis slightly boring gore-soaked murder-mystery had trouble holding my attention for most of the film. The story is far too predictable. It really did not impress me and I was expecting a scary fright-fest but got a brooding mystery. It didn't make me jump once. There wasn't even any suspense. I enjoyed a few great moments of bloody gore, especially best is when a girl gets her arm predictably chopped off.… Expand

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