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A horror movie with an unparalleled giallo pedigree, a killer '80s rock soundtrack, a winking self-reflexiveness, some of the gnarliest (and most fun) kills, AND it's set in a movie theater? What's not to love?!
Produced by Dario Argento, directed by Lamberto Bava (son of Mario Bava), and scored by Claudio Simonetti, Demons is Italian horror personified. When a a group of strangers respond to an invitation to a mysterious new movie, they find themselves unwittingly trapped in a movie theater with scores of ravenous demons. Featuring an iconic score mixed with artists like Billy Idol, Mötley Crüe, and Saxon, Demons has gained a worldwide following for its maximalist approach to gore, its self-awareness, and demented glee. [89 min; horror; Italian with English subtitles]
This screening is supported by the Institute for European Studies, a Jean Monnet EU Centre of Excellence.
“Begat by genuine Italian horror royalty, Demons might play like a wink-wink meta experiment if it wasn’t so masterfully crafted.” — Zach Clark, The L Magazine
"This self-referential sense of the narrative eating its own tale is intentional and essential to Demons's claustrophobically narcissistic sense of terror, which director Lamberto Bava exacerbates with a gift for color coordination." — Chuck Bowen, Slant
"Disreputable fun." — Matt Brunson, Film Frenzy
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