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Suspiria (1977)

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Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 24  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 8/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Synopsis: Dario Argento's masterpiece of horror, with its assault of garish colors, booming soundtrack and horrifically dreamlike set pieces, is the cinematic equivalent of an exceptionally scary fun house. It tells the story of Susan (Harper) a young, impressionable American who travels abroad... Dario Argento's masterpiece of horror, with its assault of garish colors, booming soundtrack and horrifically dreamlike set pieces, is the cinematic equivalent of an exceptionally scary fun house. It tells the story of Susan (Harper) a young, impressionable American who travels abroad in order to study at a prestigious European ballet academy. From the first day, however, she begins to realize that frightening things are afoot at the hallowed institution. Enduring a rain of maggots, poisoned food and other unpleasant occurrences, she discovers that the school is a secret convening place for an ages-old witches' coven. Cut to various lengths due to violent content, the film's original full running time is 100 minutes. [More]

Genre: Foreign Films

Starring: Jessica Harper, Flavio Bucci, Stefania Casini, Joan Bennett, Miguel Bosé

Director: Dario Argento
Screenwriter: Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi
Composer: Goblin

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 25, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 0
  • 2-Disc Set; Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Italian, English, French
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Materials:

  • Interviews - 1. Dario Argento - Director
  • 2. Daria Nicolodi - Co-Writer
  • 3. Luciano Tovoli - Cinematographer
  • 4. Goblin - Composers
  • 5. Jessica Harper - Star
  • 6. Stefania Casini - Star
  • 7. Udo Kier - Star
  • Music Video - "Suspiria" - Daemonia
  • Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailers
  • 2. TV Spot
  • 3. Radio Spots

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Biographies
  • Stills/Photos

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A strange combination of the art house and the slaughterhouse, it may be too violent for the typical cineaste and too contrived for the typical gore-hound. Yet somehow Argento impressively straddles both worlds, offering a unique vision ...

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07/04/08
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
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3.5/4

One of the most important horror films ever made

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06/19/08
Lucius Gore
ESplatter
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5/5

As an appetizer to the thoroughly bizarre world of Italian horror, Suspiria is the perfect antipasto.

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09/26/07
Adam Smith
Empire Magazine
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4/4

Throughout this nerve-wracking journey, Argento's sly gift is to strike when you least expect it.

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03/29/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Argento works so hard for his effects -- throwing around shock cuts, colored lights, and peculiar camera angles -- that it would be impolite not to be a little frightened.

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03/29/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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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.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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4/4

Dario Argento's best-known film is a Cinemascope, pinwheel lollipop-colored spin through a haunted German dance academy.

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04/01/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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Only catches fire when it has run out of imagination to end it in any other way but through a pyrotechnic display.

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03/03/06
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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3/5

No review available.

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09/04/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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5/5

a wild feast of imagery that has never since been duplicated

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08/15/05
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com
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3.5/5

Mr. Argento's methods make potentially stomach-turning material more interesting than it ought to be.

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05/09/05
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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4/5

A get-under-your-skin makes no sense classic with some of the scariest images ever put on film.

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01/14/05
Blake Davis
KFOR Channel 4 News
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3/5

No review available.

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09/17/04
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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3/5

No review available.

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02/10/04
Spence D.
IGN Movies
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3/5

Overrated Argento thriller. Great design and the lamest climax on record.

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01/29/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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The final revelations aren't especially difficult to discern and ultimately are a tad unrewarding but Argento never takes his foot off the atmospheric pedal, and the anxiety in the viewer lingers until the credits begin to roll.

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07/22/03
Gabe Leibowitz
eCinemaCenter.com
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...all the visual artistry in the world can't compensate for a lousy script.

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02/25/03
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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5/5

One of the scariest movies ever made.

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08/22/02
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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3.5/4

Everything is baroque and overdone, including the obviously fake gore, but that gives the film a distinctive style that makes it exciting.

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07/01/02
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com
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In terms of technical prowess the king of horror cinema is Italy’s Dario Argento. His masterpiece is the lurid Suspiria, which boasts the most arresting tagline for any horror film.

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04/03/02
Rumsey Taylor
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