26th September 2011 - Horror Film Research

In todays media lesson we were all given an individual horror film to research. 

Suspiria (1977)

FACTS
Directed by
Dario Argento

Produced by
Claudio Argento

Written by
Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi

Starring Jessia Harper
Stefania Casini
Flavio Bucci
Miguel Bose
Alida Valli
Joan Bennett

Music by Goblin
Dario Argento Cinematography  Luciano Tovoli

Editing by Franco Fraticelli

Distributed by Blue Underground (DVD)
Nouveaux Pictures

Release date(s)
February 1, 1977 (Italy)
August 12, 1977 (US)         Running time 92 minutes  , 98 minutes (Unrated)
                                                                      Made in Italy
Language’s : Italian
Russian
English
German
Latin

Suspiria (1977) is an Italian Horror film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi. The film follows an American ballet student who transfers to a dance academy in Germany, only to discover that it is controlled by a coven of witches. 
Dario Argento was born in Rome, Italy on September 7 1940. He is the son of producer Salvatore Argento. He began his career as a movie critic for the Rome daily newspaper.                                                                             .

It was also one of the final feature films to be processed in the Italian processing plant of technicolour before it was closed. Suspiria is the first of the trilogy, Argento refers to as "The Three Mothers" followed by Inferno and The Mother Of Tears.

The film has become one of Argento's most successful feature films, receiving critical acclaim for its visual and stylistic performance, outstanding colors, and soundtrack. It has been nominated for two Saturn Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Joan Bennett in 1978 and Best DVD Classic Film Release in 2002. The film has since become a cult classic.

Suspiria has received critical acclaim from contemporary critics. According to review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes the film receives a 94% "fresh" rating based on 31 reviews with the consensus "The blood pours freely in Argento's classic Suspiria, a giallo horror as grandiose and glossy as it is gory". Rotten Tomatoes also ranked it 41 on their Best Horror Movies 2010 list. Whilst some critics praise the film's visual performance, outstanding use of colour, and soundtrack, others have criticized it for its lack of sense and puzzling storyline.



Suspiria stars:

Jessica Harper

Stefania Casini