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Actors: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Mario Adorf
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Bird with the Crystal Plumage |
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THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE is the first movie written and directed by italian director Dario Argento in 1970. Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro and music by Ennio Morricone.
Sam Dalmas, an American writer staying in Rome, is on the verge of flying back to New-York when he witnesses a murder attempt on the wife of an art gallery owner. As three murders of young women have been committed the preceding weeks, police inspector Morosini, after having suspected him, asks Dalmas to stay in Rome and help him find the murderer. Meanwhile, the murderer kills another woman, always in the same manner : with a knife or a razor. Irritated by the alliance between the detective and the writer, the killer contacts Sam and threatens to hurt his girl-friend Julia if Sam doesn't leave Rome.
A reference of the giallo genre.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 90%
Special suspect?
- investigator him/herself
Kind of mystery?
- amateur citizen investigator
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard curly (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
Kind of violence:
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- run over
- perforation--swords/knives
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Italian
Subtitles?
- Yes
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