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.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.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.
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- 1 win & 4 nominations
Miguel Bosé
- Mark
- (as Miguel Bosè)
Eva Axén
- Pat Hingle
- (as Eva Axen)
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- TriviaDirector Dario Argento's original idea was that the ballet school would accommodate young girls no older than 12 years. However, the studio and producer Salvatore Argento (his father) denied his request because a film this violent involving children would almost certainly be banned. Dario raised the age limit of the girls to 20 years but did not rewrite the script, hence the naiveté of the characters and the occasionally childlike dialogue. He also put all the doorknobs at about the same height as the actress' heads so they would have to raise their arms in order to open the doors, just like children.
- GoofsDario Argento's face can be seen reflected on the taxi's glass partition in the opening sequence. Assumed by many people to have been a mistake coming from a rushed shoot, Argento has gone on record to say it was intentional.
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Dr. Frank Mandel: Bad luck isn't brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds.
- Crazy creditsYou have been watching "SUSPIRIA"
- Alternate versionsThe remixed soundtrack on the Anchor Bay release omits a line of dialogue near the conclusion when Susy is creeping down the secret hallway. It cuts out Tanner's faintly-heard declaration "All right, we must come to a decision. The situation can no longer be tolerated."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ling ye (1981)
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Adapted from "Music in Similar Motion" by Philip Glass
Arranged by Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Agostino Marangolo and Massimo Morante
Performed by Goblin
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Rating: 7
The movie employs flamboyant use of color. I would call it an Italian Shining had it released after The Shining (1980).
The Good - Use of color! The movie has excessive use of dramatics. The soundtrack, colored lighting and the use of gore is prominent throughout. The cinematography, use of imbibition colors makes this movie *eye-catching*
The Bad - Color is the only praise worthy aspect of this movie. Although the movie lays emphasis on gore and is intriguing till the end, the plot is fairly laid out and the acting falls weak. I would simply call this film an art movie which experiments with Horror.
Still, Suspiria has a legacy which topples the movies of the current era. It is definitely in my list of must-watch movies!
The movie employs flamboyant use of color. I would call it an Italian Shining had it released after The Shining (1980).
The Good - Use of color! The movie has excessive use of dramatics. The soundtrack, colored lighting and the use of gore is prominent throughout. The cinematography, use of imbibition colors makes this movie *eye-catching*
The Bad - Color is the only praise worthy aspect of this movie. Although the movie lays emphasis on gore and is intriguing till the end, the plot is fairly laid out and the acting falls weak. I would simply call this film an art movie which experiments with Horror.
Still, Suspiria has a legacy which topples the movies of the current era. It is definitely in my list of must-watch movies!
- Akash_Menon
- Apr 8, 2020
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- Gross worldwide
- $47,000
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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