This is the second entry in a proposed trilogy of films from Dario Argento, whose masterful SUSPIRIA was the opening salvo. Burdened with an almost incoherent narrative, the film begins in New York and follows a young poet, Rose (Irene Miracle), who has rented a gothic apartment in
Manhattan. The strange-looking building was designed by an alchemist, and while researching its origins, Rose buys a book written by the architect,
The Three Mothers, from an eccentric, crippled bookseller (Sacha Pitoeff). From the book, Rose learns that two similar buildings were constructed in
Rome and Germany--all three built in honor of the Mothers of Whispers, Darkness, and T...
Released:
1980
Rated:
R
Length:
107 mins