Jennifer loves insects, and insects also seem to have a strong affection for her. But sleepwalking is not her only unusual characteristic. Although a friendly and lovable person, Jennifer does not make too many friends in the boarding school, and due to her sleepwalking most of the other girls think of her as weird. ![]() The area is currently terrorized by a serial killer of girls, whose victims are always heinously dismembered. ![]() Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Conelly), the daughter of an American movie star, is sent to an elite girl's boarding school in the Swiss mountains, more precisely in a part of Switzerland referred to by locals as 'The Swiss Transylvania'. Accompanied by one of Goblin's most outstanding scores, "Phenomena" is a visually stunning and incredibly suspenseful blend of Giallo elements and supernatural Horror, and a must-see for every Horror-fan. While the brilliant Giallo "Profondo Rosso" and the supernatural Horror masterpiece "Suspiria" are Argento's greatest achievements, "Phenomena" is a personal favorite. Dario Argento has enriched the Horror/Giallo genre by quite a bunch of brilliant films, including such stunning pictures as "The Bird With The Crystal Plumage" (1970), "Profondo Rosso" of 1975, "Suspiria" of 1977 or "Tenebrae" of 1982. The music score, with Goblin, Iron Maiden and Motorhead, is another great attraction of this movie. And the versatile Donald Pleasence, in the role of a paraplegic researcher, is efficient as usual. Daria Nicolodi, the mother of Asia Argento and former mate of Dario Argento, has a minor, but very important role. A fifteen years old Jennifer Connelly in her third work, extremely beautiful, shines in the very original role of a sleepwalker that is very connected to insects and develop the skill of communicate with them. The weird story of Dario Argento, one of my favorite directors, is a total cult, showing bizarre characters and situations, maggots, flies, deformed people, serial killer and lots of bodies and body parts. It may sound ridiculous, but "Phenomena" has never been released on video in Brazil only two days ago, "Phenomena" was released on DVD in Brazil and now I am glad to have this movie in my collection. McGregor about a serial killer that is killing young girls in that area. Jennifer decides to help the investigation of Dr. John McGregor (Donald Pleasence), and his chimpanzee Tonga. While sleepwalking, she meets and becomes friend of a Scottish entomologist, Prof. Jennifer is a sleepwalker, is capable of telepathically communicate with insects and has adaptation problem in the new school. In Switzerland, the teenager Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly), daughter of a famous actor, arrives in an expensive board school and shares her room with the French schoolmate Sophie (Federica Mastroianni).
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