Suspiria
Sign in to saveSuspiria is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis. The film stars Jessica Harper as an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious European dance academy but realizes, after a series of murders, that the academy is a front for a coven of witches. It also features Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier, and Joan Bennett, in her final film role.
Film · TMDB
7.5An 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.
Released: 1977-02-0199 minDir: Dario ArgentoHorror
Cast
- Jessica Harper as Suzy Bannion
- Stefania Casini as Sara
- Flavio Bucci as Daniel
- Miguel Bosé as Mark
- Barbara Magnolfi as Olga
- Susanna Javicoli as Sonia
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.3/10
115,510 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
79/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Suspiria
- Film.image
- SuspiriaItaly.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Dario Argento
- Film.producer
- Claudio Argento
- Film.cinematography
- Luciano Tovoli
- Film.editing
- Franco Fraticelli
- Film.studio
- Seda Spettacoli
- Film.distributor
- Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
- Film.runtime
- 99 minutes
- Film.country
- Italy
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Key dates
- Published
- 12 August 1977
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- exploitation film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- The Three Mothers
- Based on
- Suspiria de Profundis
- Main subject
- occultism
- Director
- Dario Argento
- Screenwriter
- Daria Nicolodi
- Cast member
- Daria Nicolodi
Article
22 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Post-production
- Dubbing
- Musical score
- Release
- Critical response
- Retrospective assessment
- Home media
- Related works
- Subsequent films
- Unfilmed remake
- 2018 film
- Awards
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Suspiria is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis. The film stars Jessica Harper as an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious European dance academy but realizes, after a series of murders, that the academy is a front for a coven of witches. It also features Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier, and Joan Bennett, in her final film role.
The film is the first of the trilogy Argento refers to as The Three Mothers, which also comprises Inferno (1980) and The Mother of Tears (2007). Suspiria has received a positive response from critics for its visual and stylistic flair, use of vibrant colors and its score by Argento and the progressive rock band Goblin.