Suspiria (1977)

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"Watched 05/06 "

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"30.4. 2024 A young American woman travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. Several shocking incidents and an overall suspicious atmosphere make the new student to realize that there's something seriously wrong with the school. Argento's long and colourful shots are visually impressive, but the film in its entirety feels hollow. Argento's films have always felt more formalistic trickery to me than anything else. The screechy soundtrack, cheap effects, and wooden acting make it hard for "

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"Watched on: Watched on: February 9th, 2024. Well... that was freaky. I can see the cult-status behind this one for sure. Very gory, especially the very beginning of the film. I didn't even read up on this beforehand, I decided to just watch it with a blind-eye / clear mind, which I'm happy I did so. Definitely one of "those" types of horror I can see... and it delivered! "

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"1977 "

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" 9 confirmed deaths 2 men to their deaths 7 women leaping their deaths Running time: 99 mins Number of deaths: 9 Kills per average: 11 mins Golden dance: Pat Hingle, who falls to death, through stained glass window. Lame dance: Academy members who are toasted! Survivor: Only Suzy Bannion!"

“(BluR) Amazing in its wonderful not evident horrifyng beginning, that sets style, tone, feelings; amazing in colour and imagery (not so much on sound, I like Goblin's melody but orchestration is too noisy)...” read more

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"31.7. Blu-ray Uusintakatselu. Gésu vittú, mitkä värit ja yksityiskohdat Cult Filmsin (Shameless) BD:llä. Visuaalisesti yhäkin upeimpia elokuvia tiedossani ja Goblinin score pelkkää autenttista rakkautta."

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" "Bad luck isn't brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds." Directed by Dario Argento Written by Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi Music by Dario Argento and Goblin Cinematography by Luciano Tovoli Editing by Franco Fraticelli "

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"58) A discovery is about to be made! "

Masterpiece horror, with excellent commentary

“Verified Purchase

This review is for the Suspiria Blu-ray by Nouveaux Pictures.

Suspiria (1976) was made by Italian horror director Dario Argento. I had no idea who Argento was before I saw Suspiria. This is a very powerful film experience, especially in the department of looks and sound. I is also very original, I haven't seen another movie like this. The plot is simple enough: an American Girl, Susie Banyon (played by a young Jessica Harper), arrives to Germany to join a dance academy. The academy is run by witches. The story feels closer to fairy-tales, like Grimm brothers, than usual gore/horror.

The strength of Suspiria is how it looks and sounds: the colors (vivid red, blue and green) are fantastic and create a very fairytale-like effect (similar in styl” read more

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"Tanz Dance Akademie, Freilberg, Germany A music academy, in the city of Frielberg. It’s very prestigious, open to only the best students. It’s secret covenant for witches, and murders have taken place there."

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"Italy"

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" MARCH 9, 2022 SUSPIRIA (1977, dir: Dario Argento) Cast: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Barbara Magnolfi, Alida Valli, Joan Bennett My rating: 6/10 Watched on PRIME VIDEO - Hollywood Suite"

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"Possibly the paragon of Italian horror cinema. Packed to the gills with gorgeous cinematography, a vibrantly cacophonous score, phantasmagoric visuals, and unrelenting atmosphere. Like a modern, poetic fairy tale. "