Saturnalia

Saturnalia is a high-concept homage to the cerebral and stylish world of the Italian Giallo films of the 1970s. After the mysterious death of both her parents, Miriam Basconi, a newcomer to a prestigious boarding school, realizes that the macabre institution and its cruel headmistress are a front for something much more evil. The film is scored by the legendary Claudio Simonetti, composer of Suspiria, Deep Red, and Dawn of the Dead.

Cast

Sophia Anthony

as Miriam Basconi

Velvet

as Ms. Hemlock

Dante Blake

as Holden Sax

Amariah Dionne

as Hannah Blankenship

Maddie Siepe

as Kathleen Brooks

Morgan Messina

as Nancy Miller

Brian K. Landis

as Cabbie

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