1977's Suspiria , director Dario Argento's first full-fledged supernatural horror thriller, a young ballet student encountered evil in a German dance academy. At the heart of the corruption was a single malevolent witch. Argento's follow-up expands upon the mythology suggested by Suspiria . The remainder of Inferno introduces Mark to the inhabitants of the New York building and it surroundings. As the film progresses, those who come too close to the secret of Mater Tenebrarum seal their own hideous fates, while Mark, who knows nothing, remains relatively safe.
Inferno is a film of sparse plot and indelible imagery.
Questions like these receive no answers here. It's simply enough to know that the Three Mothers do indeed exist and that they are evil. Argento, however, leaves little time for such ponderings. But while Deep Red resembled a dream in its stylization, Inferno functions on the level of a nightmare in all respects. Disturbing, unexplained images, such as a brief shot of a young woman hanging herself, occasionally punctuate the on-screen action, while the characters find themselves unable to react appropriately to the situations they encounter.