1977 · horror
Suspiria (1977)
Directed by Dario Argento1h 39m1977
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.
Our read: Suspiria (1977) (1977) reads as a heavy, steady, surreal horror entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, extreme horror, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- extreme
- surreal
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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How Suspiria feels to watch.
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