Suspiria

1977
R
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

110K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,100

235

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations

Trivia
Director Dario Argento's original idea was that the ballet school would accommodate young girls no older than 12 years. However, the studio and producer Salvatore Argento (his father) denied his request because a film this violent involving children would almost certainly be banned. Dario raised the age limit of the girls to 20 years but did not rewrite the script, hence the naiveté of the characters and the occasionally childlike dialogue. He also put all the doorknobs at about the same height as the actress' heads so they would have to raise their arms in order to open the doors, just like children.

Goofs
Dario Argento's face can be seen reflected on the taxi's glass partition in the opening sequence. Assumed by many people to have been a mistake coming from a rushed shoot, Argento has gone on record to say it was intentional.

Quotes
Dr. Frank Mandel: Bad luck isn't brought by broken mirrors, but by broken minds.

Crazy credits
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Alternate versions
The remixed soundtrack on the Anchor Bay release omits a line of dialogue near the conclusion when Susy is creeping down the secret hallway. It cuts out Tanner's faintly-heard declaration "All right, we must come to a decision. The situation can no longer be tolerated."

Connections
Featured in Ling ye (1981)

Soundtracks
Markos
Adapted from "Music in Similar Motion" by Philip Glass
Arranged by Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, Agostino Marangolo and Massimo Morante
Performed by Goblin

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Featured review

8/10

Dancing On Thin Ice...

A ballet school is not what it presents, as it pirouettes charades with dark pretence, a coven of conspirators, necromancer choreographers, a malevolent and pernicious, dark presence. A young American enrols, and takes the floor, not too long before events suggests theirs more, than an Arabesque or Jeté, a Battement or Plié, as she's overcome by things she will abhor.

A colourful and vibrant tale of what lies beneath the surface, under the covers and behind closed doors in a German school of dancing, brought to life with the customary Dario Argento palette and brushes and coloured vibrant red throughout.