Movie Description Dario Argento's masterpiece of horror, with its assault of garish colors, booming soundtrack and horrifically dreamlike set pieces, is the cinematic equivalent of an exceptionally scary fun house. It tells the story of Susan (Harper) a young, impressionable American who travels abroad in order to study at a prestigious European ballet academy. From the first day, however, she begins to realize that frightening things are afoot at the hallowed institution. Enduring a rain of maggots, poisoned food and other unpleasant occurrences, she discovers that the school is a secret convening place for an ages-old witches' coven. Cut to various lengths due to violent content, the film's original full running time is 100 minutes.
| Credits | | Cast: | Alida Valli, Miguel Bosé, Udo Kier |
| Details | | Edition: | Limited Edition; Contains Original Soundtrack CD by Goblin | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, THX Sound |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Custom Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English DTS Surround ES 6.1 - English Dolby Surround - English Dolby Surround - Italian Dolby Surround - French THX Mastered Audio Additional Release Material: Featurette - 1. "SUSPIRIA's 25th Anniversary" (52 min.) Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. TV Spots 3. Radio Spots Music Video - 1. Goblin - "Daemonia" Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus Text/Photo Galleries: Stills Production Art Biographies Additional Products: Booklet Poster/Lobby Card CD - 1. Original Soundtrack by Goblin, Theatrical Release: August 12, 1977.
SUSPIRIA was the first entry in Dario Argento's planned trilogy on witches. The second was INFERNO, after which the trilogy was abandoned.
Editorial Reviews "...Campy, surreal....Really quite funny, during those isolated interludes when nobody is bleeding." New York Times - p.11 - Janet Maslin (08/13/1977)
"...SUSPIRIA is an impressively accomplished chiller..." Total Film - Stephen Applebaum (06/01/2000)
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