Phenomena
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where she uses her ability to call on insects to help a paralyzed scientist (Donald Pleasence) fight a monster.
6 December 1938, Brussels, Belgium
3 July 1957, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
1970, Rome, Lazio, Italy
9 June 1933, Tripoli, Libya
21 October 1968, Rome, Lazio, Italy
29 November 1945, Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
19 June 1950, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
29 January 1953, Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
20 November 1962, Naples, Campania, Italy
7 September 1940, Rome, Lazio, Italy
May 28, 2008
... Phenomena works best when viewed as a contemporary fairy tale.September 02, 2005
If the Devil is the Lord of the Flies, what does that make Jennifer Connelly as a disturbed teenager who can telepathically communicate with the buzzing buggers?May 31, 2017
Phenomena may not be as consistent as Argento's masterpieces but it's frequently fantastic and deserves a reappraisal.December 04, 2001
Phenomena (a.k.a. Creepers) provides what is alternately Argento's most batty and spiritual landscape.March 07, 2011
so over-egged is the story with police procedural, insect science and paranormal events that squaring the circle of all these clashing frames becomes a disorienting thrill with heady pleasures of its own.August 30, 2004
The best acting is by an expressive, resourceful chimpanzee - definitely the year's Best Supporting Primate.June 19, 2008
Worth catching if you're a hardcore Argento fan. Otherwise, pass.February 02, 2014
Though Argento's plot is often confused and grotesque, he has a remarkably energetic visual style (mobile camera, slow-motion, careful lighting, creative editing) that is never boring.May 26, 2006
Excellent horror flick.February 09, 2006
Between shots of stunning mountain scenery there are paranormal breezes, unfeasibly bright night-lighting and buckets and buckets of maggots.December 11, 2002
Don't expect logic -- and don't expect anything remotely approaching reality -- and you'll be OK.