Suspiria

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Suspiria
1977 · Italy · (various)
Body count: 9
Directed by Dario Argento
Produced by Claudio Argento
Salvatore Argento
Written by Dario Argento
Daria Nicolodi
Thomas De Quincey
Starring Jessica Harper
Stefania Casini
Flavio Bucci
Miguel Bosé
Udo Kier
Music by Dario Argento
Goblin
Cinematography Luciano Tovoli
Editing by Franco Fraticelli
Language Italian
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"Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, and co-written by Argento and actress Daria Nicolodi, with whom Argento was romantically involved at the time. Nicolodi claims the plot was inspired by an experience of her grandmother's. The setting was originally to be a children's school, but was later changed to a dance school for older teens ... Suspiria is the first film in a trilogy Argento refers to as "The Three Mothers", about evil forces attempting to break through to the earth and wreak merciless havoc. Argento's next film, Inferno (1980), was the second in the trilogy. The third film is The Mother of Tears." That quote, and more, is available from Wikipedia - Video Underbelly has little desire to be an authoritative resource on all that is written about Suspiria.

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  • Once you've seen it, you will never again feel safe in the dark.
  • The most frightening film you'll ever see!
  • The only thing more terrifying than the last five minutes of this film are the first 90!
  • The only thing more terrifying than the last 12 minutes of this film are the first 92.

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

Helena Markos: "Who is it? Who's there? Ah, I've been expecting you! The American girl! I knew you'd come. You want to kill me! You want to kill Helena Markos!" [vanishes] "You wanted to kill me! You wanted to kill me! What are you gonna do now, huh? Now death is coming for you! You wanted to kill Helena Markos! Hell is behind that door! You're going to meet death now... the LIVING DEAD!"

[edit] External reviews

"Suspiria tells a genteel story, a fairy tale for adults. Suzy Banyon (Jessica Harper) is a student at an elite ballet academy slowly learns that the academy harbors a coven of witches. The plot, however, takes a back seat to the visuals almost as soon as the film begins. Suspiria is an exploration of subconscious horror imagery and atmosphere, the film is drenched in uncanny colors and ripples with a swirling chaos of bizarre sounds. Argento digs his fingers into the vast collective unconsciousness that gives birth to monsters and pulls from it a wild feast of imagery that has never since been duplicated." --filmcritic.com

@todo Need one more review.

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1: Death by knife, hanging (accidental).

1: Death by knife, hanging (accidental).

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2: Death by glass (accidental), spike (accidental). Video of 1 and 2 below.

2: Death by glass (accidental), spike (accidental). Video of 1 and 2 below.

2: Death by glass (accidental), spike (accidental). Video of 1 and 2 below.

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3: Death by animal, bite, throat ripped out.

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6 - 9: Death by unseen force.

6 - 9: Death by unseen force.

6 - 9: Death by unseen force.

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