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- 1977
- R
- International Classics
- 1 h 39 m
- 1977
- R
- International Classics
- 1 h 39 m
Summary A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the school is a front for something far more sinister and supernatural amidst a series of grisly murders.
Directed By: Dario Argento
Written By: Daria Nicolodi, Thomas De Quincey, Dario Argento
- 1977
- R
- International Classics
- 1 h 39 m
- 1977
- R
- International Classics
- 1 h 39 m
Suspiria
79
7.7
Summary A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the school is a front for something far more sinister and supernatural amidst a series of grisly murders.
Directed By: Dario Argento
Written By: Daria Nicolodi, Thomas De Quincey, Dario Argento
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
79
82% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
79
82% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
18% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Suspiria truly is one of the absolute classics of the horror genre and anyone who considers themselves to be true students of the cinema owe it to themselves to experience it for themselves, especially if they get a chance to see it on the big screen where it belong.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 107 User Ratings
7.7
77% Positive
82 Ratings
82 Ratings
20% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
4% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 107 User Ratings
7.7
77% Positive
82 Ratings
82 Ratings
20% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
4% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
KEEP IN MIND this is not a story based movie and it was never meant to be. anyone dissatisfied with the narrative is the missing the point of the movie. not every movie needs to have a strong narrative and Suspiria understands that.
this is a masterpiece of a movie, my second favourite of all time. incredible lighting and camerawork, amazing soundtrack. please watch this. please. do yourself a favour
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La historia de una academia de baile y los siniestros misterios que la envuelven es uno de los ejemplos de cómo el cine italiano se abrió paso en el género de terror, con voz propia y un score musical que hace que la sangre se congele. Y no van a creer que cantante español está en el reparto.
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As visceral and invigorating as classics like “Deep Red” or “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage” might be, they aren’t a patch on 1977’s Suspiria.
With his sharp eye for the bizarre and for vulgar over-decoration, it's always fascinating to watch; the thrills and spills are so classy and fast that the movie becomes in effect what horror movies seemed like when you were too young to get in to see them. Don't think, just panic.
The movie is a collection of ghoulish creative impulses (some of them gorily sadistic, as when a character is trapped in a room of barbed wire) rather than a coherent story.
Mr. Argento's methods make potentially stomach-turning material more interesting than it ought to be. Shooting on bold, very fake-looking sets, he uses bright primary colors and stark lines to create a campy, surreal atmosphere, and his distorted camera angles and crazy lighting turn out to be much more memorable than the carnage.
A ridiculously self-indulgent spree of satanic bogeymannerisms entitled Suspiria, virtually self-destructs in the opening sequence. Eager to menace the audience from every sensory direction, Argento doesn't so much create and sustain an illusion of terror as invite you to marvel at his garish ingenuity, at the spectacle of a filmmaker who can't resist overstylizing and upstaging his material.
Horror film that can be called a masterpiece of the genre. The tension is always very high, the rhythms are tight and the music is wonderful. The colors of the settings are spot on and the single colors of the lights make the settings surreal. The only flaw is that like many other horror films it has obvious logic problems but the latter take a back seat in front of the merits of this film.
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Not as insane as I would of preferred for a giallo. Has the expected incredible score and vibes.
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Suspiria is probably the most famous movie Dario Argento has made. If you are a New or Young Horror fan the odds are Suspiria would most likely show up on your radar first. Unfortunately when that is the case...sometimes a film can suffer from the fan communities over hyping of that film. Before I saw Suspiria for the first time I had heard and read all kinds of praise for it. When I did watch the film for the first time I was slightly disappointed. I had already seen Deep Red and Opera and feel those films are Argento's Best.
Suspiria isn't a bad movie. It's just not as impactful as I had always heard it to be. The Visuals and Music Score are terrific. The story however I found a bit generic and slightly boring in spots. Still worth a watch. Maybe if you see it without the great expectations I had it will work better.
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Amazing visuals the music was ear piercing good I like the music but my ears hurt so I'm probably not going to watch this movie again But the visuals are really worth the Blu-ray
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Production Company
Seda Spettacoli
Release Date Aug 12, 1977
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Do you know anything about witches?
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Photoplay Awards
• 1 Nomination
