La terza madre
Réalisation:
Dario ArgentoPhotographie:
Frederic FasanoMusique:
Claudio SimonettiActeurs·trices:
Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Udo Kier, Valeria Cavalli, Moran Atias, Daria Nicolodi, Philippe Leroy, Jun Ichikawa, Clive Riche (plus)Résumés(1)
The final installment of the "Three Mothers" trilogy. A young American art student, Sarah, "unwittingly opens an ancient urn that unleashes the demonic power of the world's most powerful witch. As a scourge of suicides plague the city and witches from all over the world converge on Rome to pay homage, Sarah must use all her own psychic powers to stop the 'Mother of Tears' before her evil conquers the world." (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (2)
This film has a very thick atmosphere at times, the jump-scares are very effective – one of them almost left me breathless. The performances are not perfect, but they do the job – Italian is so nice to listen to, especially when accompanied by great music… Argento is not afraid to show stuff that would hardly be well received if it came from an American director (or would hardly be understood), but that European audiences can take without problem. The story itself is passable, but the ending felt a bit rushed, which is a shame because the minutes that preceded it were very intense (both in atmosphere and gore) and I think it could have been a bit longer… It’s not for everyone, but rather for connoisseurs of horror from the 70s and 80s.
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I didn't really believe that Dario Argento could successfully finish his Mother trilogy after the year 2000 because his films in the new millennium simply aren't as great as the ones in the past. However, the script in this case is good, the casting of the main heroine is great, and moreover, the film manages to create truly terrifying images that can crawl under your skin with their intimacy. In the end, you will only be waiting to see how the whole thing manages to escalate.
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