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Suspiria

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Directed by Dario Argento
Produced by Claudio Argento
Written by Dario Argento
Daria Nicolodi
Starring Jessica Harper
Udo Kier
Music by Dario Argento
The Goblins
Cinematography Luciano Tovoli
Editing by Franco Fraticelli
Distributed by Dimension Extreme 2008
Release date(s) Flag of Italy
February 1, 1977
Flag of the United States
August 12, 1977
Running time Rated
92 min. Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Claudio Argento (born September 15, 1943 in Rome Italy) is an Italian Film producer and Screenwriter. Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Daria Nicolodi (born 19 June 1950) is an Italian actress and screenwriter Jessica Harper (born October 10, 1949) is an American actress and producer as well as a singer and author of children's music and books Udo Kier (born October 14 1944, as Udo Kierspe) is a German Actor. Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Goblin are an Italian Progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films (including Deep Red Luciano Tovoli (born in 1936 in Massa Marittima, Italy) is an Italian Cinematographer, Film director, and Screenwriter. Franco Fraticelli (born 28 April 1928 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian Film editor. Dimension Extreme is a genre DVD label owned by The Weinstein Company. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway
Unrated
88 min.
Country Flag of Italy
Language Italian
Russian
English
German
Latin
Gross revenue ITL 1. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. 43 billion
Followed by Inferno
The Mother of Tears
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Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento, and co-written by Argento and actress Daria Nicolodi, with whom Argento was romantically involved at the time. Inferno is a 1980 Italian Supernatural Horror film written and directed by Dario Argento. The Mother of Tears ( Italian title La Terza madre) is a 2007 Italian / American Supernatural The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had discovered the medium when Pope Leo XIII was filmed Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Dario Argento (born September 7 1940) is an Italian Film director, producer and Screenwriter. Daria Nicolodi (born 19 June 1950) is an Italian actress and screenwriter Nicolodi claims the plot was inspired by an experience of her grandmother's. The setting was originally to be a children's school, but was later changed to a dance school for older teens. Entertainment Weekly rated the film #18 in its top 25 scariest movies of all time and said it had "the most vicious murder scene ever filmed. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc " Suspiria is often considered Argento's finest film and a classic of the horror genre.

This movie was number 24 on the cable channel Bravo's list of the "100 Scariest Movie Moments". Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama

Suspiria is the first film in a trilogy Argento refers to as "The Three Mothers," about evil forces attempting to break through to the earth and wreak merciless havoc. A trilogy is a set of three works of art usually Literature, Film, or Video games, that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or three The Three Mothers ( Le Tre madri in Italian) is a Trilogy of supernatural Horror films by Italian Film Argento's next film, Inferno (1980), was the second in the trilogy. Inferno is a 1980 Italian Supernatural Horror film written and directed by Dario Argento. The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens The third film is The Mother of Tears. The Mother of Tears ( Italian title La Terza madre) is a 2007 Italian / American Supernatural

In a poll of film critics conducted by the Village Voice, Suspiria was named the 100th greatest film made during the 20th century[1]. This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills.

The film is also famous among filmmakers as the final feature film to be processed in Technicolor before the processing plant was shut down. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation

Contents

Plot

The story involves a young American ballet student, Suzy Banyon, who arrives in Germany to attend a prestigious dance academy. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. On the night of her arrival, there is a torrential downpour, and she is unable to gain admittance to the school. But she witnesses one student, a young blonde girl, flee the building in a panic.

The fleeing student is horribly murdered, and Suzy begins having suspicions that all is not as it seems at the school. She begins experiencing inexplicable dizzy spells, and other deaths occur, such as that of the school's blind pianist, who is killed by his own guide dog the night after he is fired from his job. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra "Guide Dogs" redirects here For the British charity see The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Guide dogs are Assistance

Suzy ultimately discovers the school is a front for a coven of witches who practice a diabolical black magic. Coven or covan was originally a late medieval Scots word (c1500 meaning a gathering of any kind according to the Oxford English Dictionary Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Black magic or dark magic is a form of sorcery that draws on malevolent powers The headmistress of the school turns out to be a legendary black witch over a century old, who has kept herself alive through satanic rituals. A ritual is a set of actions often thought to have Symbolic value the performance of which is usually prescribed by a Religion or by the Traditions Suzy uncovers the school's secret chamber where the rituals take place, and manages to kill the ancient witch.

Cast

Production

The title Suspiria and the general concept of the "The Three Mothers" came from Thomas De Quincey's sequel to his Confessions of an English Opium Eater, Suspiria De Profundis. The Three Mothers ( Le Tre madri in Italian) is a Trilogy of supernatural Horror films by Italian Film Thomas de Quincey (15 August 1785 &ndash 8 December 1859 was an English author and intellectual best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater There is a section in Suspiria De Profundis entitled "Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow". In Roman mythology, Levana ("lifter" was the goddess of newborn babies The piece asserts that just as there are three Fates and three Graces, there are three Sorrows: "Mater Lachrymarum, Our Lady of Tears," "Mater Suspiriorum, Our Lady of Sighs," and "Mater Tenebrarum, Our Lady of Darkness. The Moirae or Moerae (in Greek – the " apportioners " often called the The Fates) in Greek mythology, were the white-robed In Greek mythology, a Charis (Χάρις is one of several Charites (Χάριτες Greek: " Graces " goddesses of charm beauty "

Suspiria is noteworthy for several stylistic flourishes that have become Argento trademarks. The film was shot with anamorphic lenses. Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for the Cinematography technique of capturing a Widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other The production design and cinematography emphasize vivid primary colors, particularly red, creating a deliberately unrealistic, nightmarish setting. Production designer is a term used in the movie and Television industries to refer to the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films See also Filmmaking Cinematography (from Greek: kinesis κινησις (movement and grapho γραφω (to record is the discipline Primary colors are sets of Colors that can be combined to make a useful range ( Gamut) of colors Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength This look was emphasized by the use of imbibition Technicolor prints. Imbibition is defined as the displacement of one fluid by another Immiscible fluid Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation The imbibition process, used for The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, is much more vivid in its color rendition than emulsion-based release prints, therefore enhancing the nightmarish quality of the film. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American dramatic - romantic - War film adapted from Margaret Mitchell 's 1936

It was rumored that this film contained ghostly images or apparitions in certains scenes within the backgrounds that appeared in glass and lighting that were unexplained. This added to the mystique of the movie.

Soundtrack

Main article: Suspiria (soundtrack)

The Italian rock band Goblin composed most of the film's musical score. The soundtrack to the film Suspiria was composed and performed by the Italian band Goblin. Goblin are an Italian Progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films (including Deep Red Goblin also composed music for several other films by Dario Argento. [2] The score for Suspiria is considered a unique masterpiece regarded as a cult hit ahead of its time. It was even used in Yuen Woo-ping's Hong Kong martial arts film Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979). Yuen Woo Ping ( born 1945 in Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and Film director, renowned Hong Kong action cinema is the reason why Hong Kong film industry 's is so well known Dance of the Drunk Mantis aka “South North Drunk Fist” is a martial arts film starring Korean kicking expert Hwang Jang Lee and Yuen Siu Tien (aka Simon

Goblin frontman Claudio Simonetti went onto to form a heavy metal band, Daemonia, and the 2001 Anchor Bay DVD release contains a video of the band playing a reworking of the Suspiria theme song. Claudio Simonetti (born February 19, 1952 in São Paulo Brazil) is an Italian composer This DVD edition also contains the entire original soundtrack as a bonus CD, but long out of print in North America.

Response

No aspect of Suspiria was as influential as Argento's flamboyant approach to shooting the many killings occurring in the story. Argento already had a reputation for brutal violence in his films, such as his preceding feature, Deep Red, and he would later in his career draw much criticism for it, including charges of misogyny which he staunchly denies. Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like Storms and Earthquakes Profondo Rosso (also known as Deep Red or The Hatchet Murders) is a 1975 Giallo Thriller film directed The word critic comes from the Greek el κριτικός ( el-Latn kritikós) "able to discern" which in turn derives from the word Misogyny (mɪˈsɒdʒɪni is hatred (or contemptof women Misogyny is parallel to Misandry — the hatred of men In Suspiria, victims are murdered in extremely elaborate ways; e. g. , the first student to die initially has her face shoved through a window, then she is stabbed in the heart repeatedly (in close up), then she is tied up, and her body dropped through the glass skylight of a building, only to be stopped in mid-fall by a electric cord around her neck. A large metal support from the skylight claims the second victim, also a young woman.

Suspiria propelled Argento to the front ranks of horror directors throughout the world. Though many of his later films were admired by his fans, Suspiria is generally regarded as his masterpiece.

The film's original theatrical release was heavily edited, most notably the first (and most infamous) murder sequence. The stabbing and hanging portion of the murder was cut back to the point of being almost purged entirely from the film.

Legacy

In the late 1980s, the film was released uncensored on VHS and in its original widescreen format (a rarity at the time for a horror film). After an intense bidding war, the film was released on DVD in the United States in 2001 by Anchor Bay Entertainment. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Anchor Bay Entertainment is a home entertainment company and a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz LLC. Anchor Bay's release was criticized for several reasons. The DVD was not compatible with the Sony Playstation 2 DVD drive and many questioned Anchor Bay's decision to release both a single disc version of the film and an expensive three-disc set version of the film, which featured an exclusive documentary on the film as one of the discs in the three-disc version.

Suspiria seems to have had an effect on the music world. Two bands, Susperia, a Norwegian thrash metal band, and Suspiria, a pioneering mid-1990's U. Susperia is a Norwegian melodic black / Thrash metal band formed in October 1998 by Tjodalv and Cyrus. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Suspiria is the name of a Darkwave / Gothic rock band from England K. gothic rock band, have named themselves after the film. This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Multiple albums have also been named after the film, including Suspiria by Darkwell, Suspiria by Miranda Sex Garden, and Suspiria de Profundis by Die Form which can also be regarded as inspired by Thomas De Quincey's work of the same title. Darkwell is a Gothic metal band from Innsbruck, Austria. Formed in 1999 by Bassist Roland Wurzer and Guitarist Roman Suspiria is Miranda Sex Garden's third release and second album Miranda Sex Garden was a band from London, England. Originally a trio of madrigal singers their first album Madra, was entirely Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977-78

The Smashing Pumpkins used the theme from the film as intro music on their 2007 tour. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 The Houston-based Two Star Symphony Orchestra, on their 2004 CD Danse Macabre: Constant Companion, included a track titled "Goblin Attack" that features a strings rendition of the Suspiria theme. The track's title appears to be a reference to the Italian rock band Goblin. Goblin are an Italian Progressive rock band known for their soundtracks for Dario Argento films (including Deep Red

This movie has recently been sampled in a few Underground Rap songs, namely Cage Kennylz's "Weather People" and Atmosphere's "Bird Sings Why the Caged I Know". Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways Chris Palko, better known by his Stage name Cage, is an American rapper from New York City known for lyrics inspired by his experiences in the Atmosphere is an American hip hop duo from Minneapolis Minnesota.

In the film Juno, the title character mentions Suspiria during a discussion of horror films with character Mark Loring after she finds a SomethingWeird Video copy of The Wizard of Gore. Juno is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. The Wizard of Gore is a 1970 Splatter film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis.

Remakes

A remake was expected for a 2005 release according to the Internet Movie Database. A " remake' " is a term used to described something that has been done again sometimes with better Quality, and usually with more features The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper This status remained as such into 2006, but the entry was eventually removed. Around the same time, writer Steven Katz stated that the remake "probably will not happen. "[3] Some fans believe that Argento was responsible, as he was openly against the remake, claiming to have seen a script that was sent out, and saying "it will be shit, but that won't be my fault". But according to the IMDb, the remake has now been announced to be released in 2008.

In June 2006, Japanese studio GONZO reportedly announced the production of an anime remake of Suspiria (サスペリア) is in development, but it has not been announced yet a release date for TV broadcast. (anime in Japanese, The anime adaptation will be directed by Yoshimasa Hiraike (Solty Rei). [3]

In March 2008, it was announced on the MTV Movies Blog website that the remake of Suspiria was to be made and released in 2008 with director David Gordon Green at the helm. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. David Gordon Green (born 9 April 1975 in Little Rock Arkansas) is an American Filmmaker. The remake is being produced by Italian production company First Sun.

References

  1. ^ http://www.filmsite.org/villvoice.html
  2. ^ Flanagan, Jamie. "Suzy and the Twisted Technicolor Nightmare: Dario Argento's Suspiria", Italian Film blog, 2007-11-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Retrieved on 2007-11-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.   "The film’s menacing score is provided by Argento-favorites Goblin, an Italian prog-rock band who also scored Argento’s Deep Red and George A. Romero’s horror classic Dawn of the Dead. "
  3. ^ Weinberg, Scott. "Argento Confounds Filmmakers: Suspiria Remake Dead", Cinematical, 2006-05-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony  

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