CARRIE

Carrie is a shy and complex high school student, tormented by a paranoid and fanatical mother and harassed by odious and malicious classmates. The girl is not as defenseless as she seems, as she possesses surprising telekinetic powers with which she will have the opportunity to avenge the abuses suffered. Based on a novel by Stephen King and directed by the great Brian De Palma, "Carrie" can be comfortably defined as a classic of the horror genre, proving to be one of the most known and appreciated films in the history of horror cinema. The plot is never banal and offers many well-constructed psychological twists, the direction is superb, inventive, and meticulous in the smallest details (multi-screen sequences, optical effects, framings of great visual force); the cast is also perfect, with the overwhelming performances of Sissy Spacek (Carrie White) and Piper Laurie (Carrie's mother) who earned both a nomination for the Oscar. Excellent also the typically collegiate setting in which the relationships between the students are narrated, in contrast to the psychotic and terrifying atmosphere that Carrie lives at home, a deformed environment, a malevolent lair, where the mother (a perfect Laurie) plays a role with demonic contours, which finds the right end in an apocalyptic and worthy finale of a true horror. From the "anthology" of suspense, some moments: the scene of the dance or the sequence of Sue's dream with which the film ends, just to mention a couple. An absolutely must-see film.