Suspiria is a good film, filled with bright haunting colors that give the film a nightmarish fever dream feel.
It's accompanied score which features heavy orchestral and piano(I think) add to this feeling.
But what downplays this is how it feels like a random collection of conversation that ultimately leads to a plot twist that while pretty shocking, is not that amazing.
The acting is pretty good and the film looks like a beautifull painting but it sacrifices story and characters for that and I don't know how to feel about that.
Obviously the main thing of this film is the colors and cinematography but besides that I didn't have much to chew on. It's still a good movie but a little dissapointing.
Suspiria
Do You Know Anything About Witches?
Rating
4.0 (2)
Release Date
2/1/1977Runtime
99 minsGenres
Overview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
ItalianBudget
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$2,900,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A hallucinatory descent into a nightmare world where color and sound become as menacing as the plot itself. Suspiria prioritizes pure atmosphere and visceral dread over conventional logic, pulling you into a baroque hellscape of supernatural horror.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedParanoidClaustrophobic
Themes
IdentityPowerSurvival
Tone
Operatic
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
High-contrastNeon-drenchedPainterlyFormalist
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Reviews
Prior to tonight, if you had asked me if I’d seen this, I would have sworn that I had. (I think I get this mixed up in my head with that Jennifer Connelly flick)
This would have been just another generic 70s Italian slasher film If not for some masterful direction, cinematography, and set design. It’s a beautiful film, visually.
Not sure that I’m a fan of the Argento/Goblin soundtrack. There are moments that I think it heightens the creepiness, but I also think it is overused and a bit overwhelming.
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