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Suspiria (1977)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:27

Rotten:2

Average Rating:8/10

Consensus: The blood pours freely in Argento's classic Suspiria, a giallo horror as grandiose and glossy as it is gory.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

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.... 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]

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

Starring: Jessica Harper, Flavio Bucci, Stefania Casini, Joan Bennett, Miguel Bosé, Udo Kier, Alida Valli

Director: Dario Argento

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

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Sep 11, 2001

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Reviews for Suspiria

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J. Hoberman

A movie that makes sense only to the eye (and even then . . .).

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 01 2009 05:22 PM

Village Voice

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4/5

Pablo Villaca

A direção de arte e fotografia impecáveis, associadas à angustiante trilha e à direção segura de Argento, compensam as más atuações e o roteirofraco, criando uma experiência intensa e incômoda.

comment Comment | Jan., 01 2009 11:19 PM

Cinema em Cena

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4/5

Argento's skilful use of unsettling, intense colour and stunning set designs adequately obscure the film's numerous structural flaws.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 19 2008 09:19 AM

Channel 4 Film

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Steve Biodrowski

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 ...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 04 2008 03:51 PM

ESplatter

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3.5/4

Lucius Gore

One of the most important horror films ever made

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 19 2008 08:48 AM

ESplatter

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5/5

Adam Smith

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 26 2007 11:31 AM

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 29 2007 11:30 AM

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Dave Kehr

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 29 2007 11:29 AM

Chicago Reader

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Geoff Andrew

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 04:28 AM

Time Out

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4/4

Jeffrey M. Anderson

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 01 2006 04:28 AM

Combustible Celluloid

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Dennis Schwartz

Only catches fire when it has run out of imagination to end it in any other way but through a pyrotechnic display.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 03 2006 06:50 PM

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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3/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Sep., 04 2005 05:17 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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5/5

Keith Breese

a wild feast of imagery that has never since been duplicated

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 15 2005 08:53 AM

Filmcritic.com

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3.5/5

Janet Maslin

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

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 09 2005 03:15 AM

New York Times

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4/5

Blake Davis

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

comment Comment | Jan., 14 2005 02:15 PM

KFOR Channel 4 News

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3/5

Kevin Carr

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comment Comment | Sep., 17 2004 01:18 PM

7M Pictures

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3/5

Spence D.

No review available.

comment Comment | Feb., 10 2004 02:44 PM

IGN Movies

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3/5

Ken Hanke

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

comment Comment | Jan., 29 2004 07:07 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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3.5/4

Gabe Leibowitz

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 22 2003 07:46 PM

Film and Felt

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David Nusair

...all the visual artistry in the world can't compensate for a lousy script.

Full Review Source: | comment 4 Comments | Feb., 25 2003 09:01 PM

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