Suspiria (1977)

Dario Argento’s phantasmagoric gothic nightmare blends operatic violence, disorienting dream logic and hyper-real visuals to create a horror classic.

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Aspiring ballerina Suzy Banyon enrols at a prestigious European dance academy, only to uncover the terrifying mysteries kept hidden by its faculty in Dario Argento’s phantasmagoric journey into the occult. Co-written with actress Daria Nicolodi, the plot follows a disorienting dream logic that is perfectly complemented by a hyper-real visual style, blending operatic violence with a fairy-tale twist.

: 1977 Italy
Directed by: Dario Argento
Produced by: Claudio Argento
Written by: Daria Nicolodi, Dario Argento
Featuring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci
Running time: 97 minutes