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This superbly moody gothic horror movie by masterful Italian director Dario Argento is probably his best-known film in the States. In Suspiria, as in most of his extraordinarily stylized movies, Argento sacrifices elaborate plotting and characterization in favor of a pervasive sense of dread and looming death. The convoluted story concerns an American dancer (Jessica Harper) who journeys to Freiburg to study ballet, only to uncover dark doings at the mysterious academy she attends. After kicking off with an oddly beautiful bit of ultra-violence, Suspiria settles down into a nightmarish world of dark corridors and strange whispers, culminating in a shocking finale. Harper is suitably disoriented as the innocent who finds herself thrust into the presence of evil, and her character's status as an American abroad adds to her vulnerability and rising panic. In Suspiria, Argento creates an overwhelming feeling of terror that lingers long after the end credits. Amy Robinson

All Movie Guide

A candy-colored nightmare from Italian terror maestro Dario Argento, Suspiria weaves a menacing tale of witchcraft as a fairy tale gone horribly awry. From the moment she arrives in Freiberg, Germany, to attend the prestigious Tans Academy, American ballet-dancer Suzy Banyon (Jessica Harper) senses that something horribly evil lurks within the walls of the age-old institution. Ill at ease as the result of her fellow student's peculiar behavior and increasingly terrified following a series of gruesome and spectacular murders, Suzy slowly begins to unravel the dark history of the academy. Convinced that the occult roots of the school and the horrific tale of its founding mother may hold an unthinkable secret, she begins a hallucinatory journey into the black heart of one of the most powerful witches ever known to exist. As Suzy edges ever closer to a secret that may hold the answers to all of her nightmares, the coven's grip on her soul begins to tighten until there is seemingly no escape. Will Suzy solve the mystery of the cursed academy before the fearsome Black Queen consumes her, or will she finally reveal the secret that has forever haunted the lavish corridors of the academy and bring an end to the Black Queen's terrifying reign? Jason Buchanan

Product Details

• UPC: 827058201391
• Source: BLUE UNDERGROUND
• Region Code: 0
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Language: English
• Editions: Remastered, Special Edition, Uncensored
• Time: 1:38:00
• Sales Rank: 14,466

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