Suspiria (1977)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.4/10   

Réalisateur:

Dario Argento

Writers:

Dario Argento (writer) and
Daria Nicolodi (writer)

Release Date:

12 août 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Accroche:

The Only Thing More Terrifying Than The Last 12 Minutes Of This Film Are The First 92.

Plot:

A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the staff of the school are actually a coven of witches bent on chaos and destruction.

Plot Keywords:

Ballet | Coven | Sinister | Noise | Apartment

Awards:

2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

The most horrifying use of color to date.

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 9

4:00 AM

MAX

Ensemble

Jessica Harper	...	Suzy Bannion
Stefania Casini	...	Sara
Flavio Bucci	...	Daniel
Miguel Bosé	...	Mark
Barbara Magnolfi	...	Olga
Susanna Javicoli	...	Sonia
Eva Axén	...	Pat Hingle
Rudolf Schündler	...	Prof. Milius
Udo Kier	...	Dr. Frank Mandel
Alida Valli	...	Miss Tanner
Joan Bennett	...	Madame Blanc
Margherita Horowitz	...	Teacher
Jacopo Mariani	...	Albert
Fulvio Mingozzi	...	Taxi Driver
Franca Scagnetti	...	Cook

Autre(s) titre(s):

Dario Argento's Suspiria (USA) (promotional title)
Suspiria (France) [fr]

Durée:

98 min | Germany:88 min | USA:92 min | Argentina:95 min

Pays:

Italy

Langue:

Italien | Russe | Anglais | Allemand | Latin

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Mono (35 mm optical prints) | 4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints)

Classification:

UK:18 (video rating) (1990) (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 | Germany:18 (theatrical rating) (1977) (cut) | Germany:18 (TV premiere) (2006) (heavily cut) | USA:R | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-16 | Italy:VM14 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Norway:(Banned) (1977-2003) (cinema release) | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) | Norway:18 (DVD rating) (uncut) (2005)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

BMW Building, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Seda Spettacoli

Anecdotes:

According to star Jessica Harper since the film was going to be dubbed after principle photography, sound was rarely recorded during shooting. Harper remarked that it was strange to her to be in the middle of shooting a scene and hearing the background sound of a stage hand hammering away on another set in the studio.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Pat is drying off, we see through the window, some washing hanging on the line. Then in an outside shot, we see the same washing, but now arranged differently.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Narrator: Suzy Banyon decided to perfect her ballet studies in the most famous school of dance in Europe. She chose the celebrated academy of Freeborge. One day, at nine in the morning, she left Kennedy airport, New York, and arrived in Germany at 10:40 p.m. local time.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Inside the Graveyard (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Markos

The most horrifying use of color to date.

What sets Dario Argento apart from many of his contemporaries is his success with visual imagery. In a style where sudden visual shocks are used to thrill the audience, Argento creates elaborate deaths which cannot be quickly forgotten. The highly involved double-murder towards the beginning of the film still remains one of the most memorable scenes in horror history, standing next to the Psycho "shower scene" in pure sensory input. And in a technique so powefully employed here and here alone, Argento sets scene after scene aglow with color, using it to express the mood in ways only the subconscious can fully appreciate. All around, this is an excellent addition to the genre of horror cinema, one of the most expressive films to ever plunge a knife into the psyche of its viewers.