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Dario Argento's 1970 debut feature, the evocatively titled early giallo THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, comes thrillingly fully formed, the seeming work of a filmmaker who had been helming movies for decades. Nevertheless, it is fascinating to see his unique style so early on, one that he would continue to ornately develop in later films such as 1971's THE CAT O'NINE TAILS and FOUR FLIES IN GREY VELVET, 1975's DEEP RED, 1977's SUSPIRIA, 1980's INFERNO, 1982's TENEBRAE, and 1985's PHENOMENA.
The striking Tony Musante stars as Sam Dalmas, an American author living in Italy who witnesses the attempted murder of an art gallery owner (Eva Renzi) and becomes embroiled in an investigation to finger the identity of a black-coated, black-gloved slasher terrorizing Rome. Few directors make movies as intoxicating as Dario Argento. His worlds (usually set in various exotic European cities) are immersive and dreamlike. His visuals and framing are rapturous, foreboding paintings come to life. His murder-mysteries are involving and lurid, often provocatively exploring sexuality, gender, and the finicky notions of point-of-view and memory. As for his mesmerizing horror set-pieces, they are frightening, tension-rich tour de forces which earned him the moniker of being "the Italian Hitchcock." He was something more than that, though, and his films of the '70s and '80s, especially, were helmed in a singular style unmistakably his own.
Arrow Video's new limited-edition Blu-ray is pure cinema nirvana, coming with a gorgeous new 4K restoration, an invaluable audio commentary from film historian Troy Howarth (author of "So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films"), multiple insightful video essays, and a wonderful new 2017 interview with Argento himself. Can you tell I could gush over THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and Argento and the giallo genre all day?
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