Suspiria
Director: Dario Argento
Genre: Slasher, Coming of age, Horror, Supernatural, World cinema, Cult, Gothic Film
Year: 1977
Country: Italy
Language: Latin Language, Russian Language, English Language, Japanese Language, German Language, Italian Language
Starring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Joan Bennett, Alida Valli, Udo Kier, Miguel Bosé, Barbara Magnolfi, Flavio Bucci, Eva Axen, Rudolf Schündler, Susanna Javicoli
Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi. The film follows an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious dance academy in Germany, only to discover that it is controlled by a coven of witches. The film's score was performed by Goblin. The stars are Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci and Miguel Bosé. It was also one of the final feature films to be processed in the Italian processing plant of Technicolor before it was closed. Suspiria is the first of the trilogy Argento refers to as "The Three Mothers", followed by Inferno and The Mother of Tears.
The film has become one of Argento's most successful feature films, receiving critical acclaim for its visual and stylistic performance, outstanding colors, and soundtrack. It has been nominated for two Saturn Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Joan Bennett in 1978 and Best DVD Classic Film Release in 2002. The film has since become a cult classic.
A remake is currently in pre-production and expected in 2013.
An American ballet student, Suzy Banyon (Jessica Harper), arrives from her flight in Munich, Germany on a stormy night to enroll in a
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