A combination of alchemy, architecture, and
horror, director Dario Argento's Inferno is a pulsing thriller
filled with murder and supernatural mayhem.
The peculiar proceedings are set into motion in both New York
and Rome when two young women, Sara (Eleonora Giorgi) and
Rose (Irene Miracle), find a book called The Three Mothers,
a tome of alchemy written by an architect named Varelli.
According to the book, Varelli built a trio of resting places
for the Three Mothers, an evil trio whose identities remain
at the core of the film's mystery.
Rose's brother and Sara's boyfriend is Mark (Leigh McCloskey),
a music student in Rome who jets to New York after Sara is
murdered and Rose disappears.
He follows up Rose's research on The Three Mothers and, with
the help of his sister's neighbor, Elise (Daria Nicolodi),
comes to the realization that the building they are in is
one of Varelli's.
Along the way, Mark encounters a variety of quirky characters
including Elise's butler (Leopoldo Mastelloni), the building's
maid (Alida Valli), a cat-hating bookseller named Kazanian
(Sacha Pitoeff), and the infirm Professor Arnold (Feodor Chaliapin)
and his nurse (Veronica Lazar).
After a series of murders and a revelation that the butler
and the maid have been plotting to steal Elise's jewels, Mark
discovers a secret series of passages within the building.
They lead him to its core where he finds the wheelchair-bound
Professor Arnold, who explains that he is really the architect
Varelli.
After a violent struggle, the dying old man confesses to Mark
that he is merely a servant to the Mothers.
The building begins to burn out of control, but before Mark
can escape, he discovers the shocking identity of the Three
Mothers.
Cast:
Eleonora Giorgi, Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Daria Nicolodi,
Alida Valli, Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., Ryan Hilliard, Veronica
Lazar, Fulvio Mingozzi, Sacha Pitoeff, Gabriele Lavia, Anja
Pieroni, Leopoldo Mastelloni, Rodolfo Lodi, Paolo Paoloni
Director:
Dario Argento |
