Inferno (1980 film)

Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film, written and directed by Dario Argento. The film stars Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi and Alida Valli. The cinematography was by Romano Albani and Keith Emerson composed the films thunderous musical score. The story concerns a young mans investigation into the disappearance of his sister, who had been living in a New York City apartment building that also served as a home for a powerful, centuriesold witch.

Rose Elliot Miracle, a poet living alone in New York City, finds an ancient book called The Three Mothers. It tells of three evil sisters who rule the world with sorrow, tears, and darkness. The book, written by an architect named Varelli, reveals that the three dwell inside separate homes that had been built for them by the architect in Rome, Freiburg, and New York. Rose suspects that she is living in one of the buildings and writes to her brother Mark McCloskey in Rome, urging him to visit her. Using clues provided in the book as a guide, Rose searches the cellar of her building and discovers a hole in the floor which leads to a waterfilled ballroom. She accidentally drops her keys and enters the water to find them. After she reclaims the keys, a putrid corpse suddenly rises from the depths, frightening her.In Rome, Mark attempts to read Roses letter during class. He is distracted by the intense gaze of a beautiful student Ania Pieroni, who leaves suddenly Mark follows, leaving the letter behind. His friend Sara Eleonora Giorgi picks up the letter, and later reads it. Horrified by the letters contents, she takes a taxi to a library and finds a copy of The Three Mothers. Sara is attacked by a monstrous figure who recognizes the book. She throws the book to the ground and escapes. She seeks the company of a neighbor, Carlo Gabriele Lavia and both are stabbed to death by a gloved killer. Mark discovers the bodies and two torn fragments from Roses letter. After the police arrive, he walks out of Saras apartment and sees a taxi slowly driving by. In the back seat of the vehicle is the music student, staring at him intently again. ........

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