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Suspiria

1977

Dario Argento

Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Udo Kier ...

6.6

11,295

Horror A young American dancer travels to Europe to join a famous ballet school. As she arrives, the camera turns to another young woman, who appears to be fleeing from the school. She returns to her apartment where she is gruesomely murdered by a hideous creature. Meanwhile, the young American is trying to settle in at the ballet school, but hears strange noises and is troubled by bizarre occurrences. She eventually discovers that the school ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Mr. Argento's methods make potentially stomach-turning material more interesting than it ought to be (...) [It] is really quite funny"	POS
United States	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."	POS
United States	Gary Arnold The Washington Post	"One can't deny Argento's technical ability to manufacture jolts, but he seems incapable of contriving a dramatic context that would make the jolts more enjoyable by virtue of being more discreet and credible."	NEU
United States	Chris Coffel Bloody Disgusting	"One of the greatest films ever made. It’s a big, bold film that isn’t afraid to go over-the-top. From the opening frame through the closing credits, this is a movie that sets out to make an impression and that’s exactly what it does."	POS
United Kingdom	Adam Smith Empire	"Argento, who started out in gialli (pulp thrillers) has never really delivered on the promise, in horror terms at least, he showed with Suspiria (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"Argento’s visuals actively evoke a fairy-tale fantastique, engaging and toying with the Technicolor glory of Disney’s cartoon version of Snow White, a film the director had been obsessed with since youth (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	J. Hoberman Village Voice	"'Suspiria' is a movie that makes sense only to the eye (and even then...)"	NEU

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