SUSPIRIA (1977) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Dario Argento

 

Written by - Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi (based on the book by Thomas De Quincey)

 

Starring - Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini

 

 

 

"One of the highlights of the Italian gothic horror period, or indeed one of the highlights in the gothic horror period in general, from the master of the Italian giallo Dario Argento. The story is rather simple, as we are taken inside a dance school run by witches. However, the imaginative way in which the story is brought to the screen unleashes an array of impressive and ramerkable stylistic techniques that make this a truly horrifying experience. Argento is quite a perfectionist when it comes to building suspense, while his use of lighting and colour is sometimes eccentric it helps construct a distinctive and unique nightmarish vision that conveys the madness of the plot and nature of the film. All this is aided by another great soundtrack which is the fruit of another collaboration between the filmmaker and prog rockers Goblin after their previous successful part collaboration on Deep Red."

 

 

Horror, Italy