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Suspiria

Horror movie by Dario Argento from 1977.
 
 

Suspiria

Italy, 1977, 98min
Director: Dario Argento

Jessica Harper - Suzy Bannion, Stefania Casini - Sara, Flavio Bucci - Daniel, Miguel Bosé -

An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

Suspiria (pronounced [sʊsˈpɪ.ri.a], lit. Latin: "sighs") is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, co-written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis (Sighs from the Depths) and co-produced by Claudio and Salvatore Argento. The film stars Jessica Harper as an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious dance academy in Germany but realizes, amidst a series of brutal murders, that the academy is a front for a supernatural conspiracy. It also features Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier and Joan Bennett, in her final film role.

The film is the first of the trilogy Argento refers to as "The Three Mothers", which also comprises Inferno (1980) and The Mother of Tears (2007). Suspiria has become one of Argento's most successful feature films, receiving critical acclaim for its visual and stylistic flair, use of vibrant colors and its score by the prog-rock band Goblin.

Suspiria was nominated for two Saturn Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Bennett in 1978, and Best DVD Classic Film Release, in 2002. It has become a cult classic, and is recognised as an influential film in the horror genre. A reboot under the same name, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is currently in production; Harper appears in the film in a secondary role.

Genre: Horror

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Rating by horrory.cz: 76 %
Rating by imdb.com: 75 %

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