Phenomena

Cork International Film Festival kick of their 2023 year-round programme of special screenings and events with a short season of cinematic thrills, suspense and terror!

Dario Argento is undoubtedly the Master of Horror, directing some of the greatest horror and giallo films ever. Phenomena, a tale of a girl who can communicate psychically with insects starring Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence, is one of his finest films from the 1980s, merging supernatural elements into the familiar giallo. The film was treated badly by its US distributors, who cut almost half an hour of footage and changed the name to ‘Creepers’, and this version was also released in the UK/Ireland. It fared poorly due to the cuts rendering the film incomprehensible. Since the original, complete version became available it has undergone a reevaluation; the bizarre world of Argento and his masterful set pieces are now available in a gorgeous 4K restoration.