Suspiria

Suspiria (1977)

  • 95% of critics liked it
    (38 reviews)

  • 82% of users liked it
    (33,418 ratings)

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… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi
Genres
Drama, Horror
In Theaters
Feb 1, 1977 Wide
International Classics Inc.

Critic Reviews

  • J. Hoberman, Village Voice

    A movie that makes sense only to the eye (and even then . . .).

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Argento works so hard for his effects -- throwing around shock cuts, colored lights, and peculiar camera angles -- that it would be impolite not to be a little frightened.

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    It's always fascinating to watch; the thrills and spills are so classy and fast that the movie becomes in effect what horror movies seemed like when you were too young to get in to see them.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    Mr. Argento's methods make potentially stomach-turning material more interesting than it ought to be.

  • Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

    Its outlandish, confounding style [does] more than virtually any other film to create the exact sort of unsettled, panicky mood in the viewer that is at the heart of horror.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    I'd forgotten about watching this years ago, it was among many forgotten rotten VHS films that I knew probably were good but the picture quality was not. So, I watched it on glorious Blu-ray the other day and wow. Just wow. The bright colours are hypnotic. It puts to rest the… More

  • Eric S


    Classic horror by Dario Argento. The film is quite mesmerizing with Argento's brilliant use of lighting and cinematography which creates an eerie mood well accompanied by Goblin's brilliant soundtrack. The use of chimes in horror seems to quietly get you. Argento's use… More

  • Graham J


    Classic italian horror and the score is great.

  • El Hombre I


    In response to learning of a remake set to be released in 2012, I thought I'd share my opinion of this unique 1977 film. Very few directors have the visual style of Dario Argento, making him very unique as far as directors go. At times it seems as if the plot is in the… More

  • Jan Marc M


    A haunted ballet school splashed with a bloody barrage of colors and sound, Suspiria is undoubtedly extravagant and bizarre.

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