The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Directed by Dario Argento
Dario Argento nails the Giallo blueprint in The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, a brutal thriller that packs a gory brace of terrifying murders alongside its genre defining mix of red herrings, leather gloved slashers and stylish decor. When Sam, an American writer in Rome witnesses an attempted slaying in an art gallery, he unwittingly sets the killers sights on himself and his beautiful model girlfriend. But soon, things start to unravel as it becomes clear that the identity of the unknown slayer is very much open to question. Somebody’s killing everyone; who is the evil fiend? Could it be Sam himself? Argento’s groundbreaking shocker combines eye-popping visuals with a seamy vein of sadomasochism and a lust for violence to create a genre defining movie classic.
When Sam, an American writer in Rome witnesses an attempted slaying in an art gallery, he unwittingly sets the killers sights on himself and his beautiful model girlfriend.
Cast: Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander, Anton Diffring
Member Reviews
Love it. Thrills, chills, and shadowy madness well crafted and shot to near perfection
Completely silly and fun and sometimes a little boring, but still fun murder mystery. Watch with friends to have more fun. Also two stars.
damn good whodunnit
I have been saving this, like a fine bottle of wine. I finally popped the cork, and I am more then pleased. I always considered myself a "Noir" fan, I think maybe Giallo is what I truly dig. The humor was dated ( of course ) but that gave it more charm. Great story. RustJT from Tiktok
One of if, if not the best twist ending and killer reveal I've seen!!! Psh, and people talk about "Screm" having one id the hest twist killer reveals😂🤣 M. Night Shamylan is nothing to Dario Argento ehen it comes to twist endings ,(immm