Demons (1985)
Directed by Lamberto Bava
A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.
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That’s where the praise belongs to Lana Wachowski, clearly inspired by films such as Lamberto Bava’s Demons , Inception , and following in the footsteps of what Craven did with the Scream series.
The post-modernity extends off-screen: Dario Argento produced, and the director is the son of Mario (Black Sabbath) Bava.
Other more or less obvious sources of inspiration include Dawn of the Dead , such Italian horror flicks as Lamberto Bava's Demons and Michele Soavi's The Church , Terence Malick's Badlands, and the novels of Jim Thompson.
Inglourious Basterds and 1985's Demons may have used their cinema setting to great effect but during Contagion you can sense the anxiety that comes from human proximity, let alone the angst accompanying an audience member’s cough.
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The highlight of the disc’s extras is the interview with Argento, which is actually more of a brief, behind-the-scenes documentary, including stills, clips, and comments from Argento’s assistant director Lamberto Bava (who went on to direct the Argento-produced Demons and Demons 2.) The interview is presented with the subjects speaking in their native language, and viewers have the choice of watching with or without English subtitles.