Terza Madre, La (2007, ITA) C-98m. SCOPE *** D: Dario Argento. Starring Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Moran Atias, Valeria Cavalli, Philippe Leroy, Daria Nicolodi, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Udo Kier, Jun Ichikawa. Long-awaited conclusion of cult director Argento's Three Mothers trilogy following SUSPIRIA (1977) and INFERNO (1980) is a welcome return to supernatural elements for the filmmaker's fans. A young woman (Argento) is drawn into a witches' revival when her boyfriend, an archaeologist, is sent an urn with occult objects. A magic tunica inside will resurrect the most powerful witch of them all, Mater Lacrimarum, the Mother of Tears. Rome is plunged into chaos, and the young woman must find ways of escaping the witch's grasps and putting an end to the terror. Less uncompromisingly stylish than its predecessors, Argento still delivers, with potent gore effects, atmospheric settings and appropriate nods to his own horror classics. Some unnecessary plot elements (the involvement of the police, in fact any element of realism, could have been completely left out) don't really mar the fun. Great score by Claudio Simonetti (former Goblin member) recalls the brilliant SUSPIRIA soundtrack. Cowritten and coproduced by Dario Argento, whose daughter delivers a convincing lead performance. English title: MOTHER OF TEARS: THE THIRD MOTHER.