The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Film197096 min

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

Taste attributes: horrormysterythrillerdetectivefastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"A stunning portrait in psycho-terror!"

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and layered: a heavy horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city, and conducts his own investigation despite himself and his girlfriend being targeted by the killer.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

fighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Tony MusanteSuzy KendallEnrico Maria SalernoEva RenziUmberto Raho

Details

Genre
Horror
Year
1970
Runtime
96 min
Status
Released
Studio
Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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