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The Terrifying First Chapter of DARIO ARGENTO'S "Three Mothers" Trilogy... Uncut, Uncensored and Remastered from the Original Negative!Jessica Harper (PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE) stars as Suzy Banyon, a young American ballet dancer who arrives at a prestigious European dance academy run by the mysterious Madame Blanc (Joan Bennett of DARK SHADOWS) and Miss Tanner (Alida Valli of KILLER NUN). But when a series of bizarre incidents and horrific crimes (including what Entertainment Weekly calls "the most vicious murder scene ever filmed") turn the school into a waking nightmare of the damned, Suzy must escape the academy's unspeakable secret of supernatural evil.Experience the most shocking and hallucinatory horror movie in history as you've never seen or heard it before, now featuring the fully remastered landmark score by Goblin and a heart-stopping new film transfer supervised by cinematographer Luciano Tovoli.
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Jessica Harper
Jessica Harper wears many hats. As an actress she co-starred in Stardust Memories with Woody Allen, Pennies From Heaven with Steve Martin, My Favorite Year with Peter O'Toole, Minority Report with Tom Cruise and cult favorites 'Phantom of the Paradise' and 'Suspiria.' Harper won a Cable Ace Award for best actress in 'It's Garry Shandling's Show,' and her numerous other television appearances include a guest shot on Late Night With David Letterman. Her stage experience ranges from 'Hair' on Broadway to co-starring with Al Pacino in regional theatre.
After she became a mom in 1989, Jessica wrote and produced seven CDs of music for children, which have earned multiple awards and rave reviews from critics in Entertainment Weekly, Parenting, Family Fun, Billboard and others. TV Guide's Parent's Guide stated that 'her lyrics'rank with the best of contemporary children's poetry.' Of Harper's 2002 release, 'Inside Out,' Lynne Heffley of the LA Times said, 'Children's music doesn't get better than this.' People Magazine did a special feature on Harper, her music, and her focus on family.
Not busy enough just being an actress, recording artist , mom, and wife of a busy executive, Jessica became an award-winning author, penning seven picture books in the last decade, including the best-selling 'Nora's Room.' Her most recent book, 'A Place Called Kindergarten' (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2006) , received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly and a NAPPA Gold Award. Next on the agenda for Harper is a series of chapter books for young readers. The first, 'Uh-oh, Cleo,' will be published by G.P. Putnam's Sons this spring.
Jessica's charitable work includes a board position at PXE International (www.pxe.org) and weekly mentoring sessions with a teenage girl, under the auspices of WriteGirl (www.writegirl.org) .
For lots more information, please visit Jessica's website: www.jessicaharper.com.
