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Four Flies on Grey Velvet
ITALY · 1972

Four Flies on Grey Velvet

Dario Argento
blackmail murder stalking mistaken identity psychological thriller
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Synopsis

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone i

Cinema Atlas Connection
The first time I saw an Argento film, it was Deep Red and Four Flies on Grey Velvet when I was very young, and it was a shock. It was just an esthetic shock. You watch those films and you see a way of telling stories, a way of moving the camera, a way of constructing images that is unique. It’s absolutely fantastic cinema.
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