Ænigma
dir. Lucio Fulci · 1987
The struggle for identity and revenge can transcend even the boundaries of life and death, revealing the deep scars left by cruelty and the desire for justice.
Kathy, an outcast at an elite boarding school, lies in a coma after a cruel prank gone wrong, while Eva, her replacement, unwittingly becomes a pawn in Kathy's quest for revenge. Watching this film is like stepping into a dark, twisted dream where the boundaries of morality blur, and the consequences of privilege and cruelty unfold in haunting ways.
Kathy is an outcast at an elite New England boarding school whom lands in a coma resulting from accidentally being hit by a car during a cruel practical joke against her by several car loads of her tormentors. A little later, Eva, a new arrival to the school, takes over Kathy's old room and begins socializing with some of the girls responsible for Kathy's condition. It turns out that Eva is a pawn under the control of the comatose Kathy from her hospital bed in seeing revenge against those whom did her wrong, while Kathy's physician, meets and begins dating Eva whom also targets his latest girlfriend.
