opera ( 1987 ) director represent dario argento ( deep red and suspiria ) screenplay represent dario argento and franco ferrini ( the church and sleepless and demon ) photography represent ronnie taylor ( a chorus line and sleepless ) music represent claudio simonetti ( phenomena and goblin ) story represent betty ( cristina marsillach ) be the lady macbeth understudy of a very stylized staging of verdi macbeth opera . betty time to shine come when the diva star break her leg before open night when she be hit by a car run away in a tantrum . the famous curse of macbeth take a more sinister and calculate turn when right away the body count begin to rise . it seem betty get her first fan via a stalker who tie her up and tape needle to her eye to force her to witness the grisly murder of the people around her . story represent 3 of 5acting represent act in a lot of these italian film can sometimes be hard to judge . english and italian and french and german and spanish can sometimes all be in the same flick a they usually speak their native language make dub rule of thumb and hard to judge . i usually cut them some slack in the area a a result . act represent 4 of 5 direction represent giallo maestro argento enters again the genre help pioneer . opera show him at the top of his game with an exquisite blend of gore and tension and beauty . direction represent 4 of 5visual represent this have to be one of argento best look film . gorgeously film by taylor and opera feature some stunning and inventive camera work that keep the film run fast and hard and keep the eye candy come . the camera always seem to be in notion whether it be a wonderful shot of the camera go up a spiral staircase or a sequence towards the end of a bird eye view of say bird circle the crowd at the opera house . visual represent 5 of 5audio represent frequent argento collaborator simonetti ( through his various band goblin and demonian and solo effort ) compliment the screen action with zeal a his score touch from the classical ( verdi ) to metal musing ( with a little help from brian and roger eno and bill wyman ) and lend music muscle to the screen bloody gristle . the sound design give you all that you need from stabbings to gunshot and fire to scream and masterfully remastered on the anchor bay disc in glorious 6 . 1 for every crunch and caw . audio represent 5 of 5technical represent the edit keep the film flow and move wonderfully . combine with the camera work and the editing help keep the surreal dreamy imagery flow . the exquisite opera house be one hell of a location and perfect for stag the horror version of macbeth . one can not end a review of an argento film without have to comment on the kill . argento dispatch character with glee this time around with a brilliant stabbing sequence and crow eye gouging and the film highlight of a gun blast through a keyhole into the eye and out the back of the head shot that once again send argento ex wife daria nicolodi to the movie morgue . priceless . technical represent 5 of 5wrap up represent a nearly flawless giallo that suffer from a slightly unnecessary epilogue in switzerland that deliver all the visual thrill that argento fan crave . overall represent 4 of 5 .