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Suspiria

  • 2018
  • R
  • 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Suspiria (2018)
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
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A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to... Read allA darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.

  • Director
    • Luca Guadagnino
  • Writers
    • Dario Argento
    • Daria Nicolodi
    • David Kajganich
  • Stars
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Tilda Swinton
    • Doris Hick
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    84K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,032
    139
    • Director
      • Luca Guadagnino
    • Writers
      • Dario Argento
      • Daria Nicolodi
      • David Kajganich
    • Stars
      • Chloë Grace Moretz
      • Tilda Swinton
      • Doris Hick
    • 738User reviews
    • 368Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 24 wins & 74 nominations

    Videos26

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
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    Teaser
    Trailer 1:30
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    All About Mia Goth
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    Director Hanna Bergholm on the Films That Inspired 'Hatching'
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    "You're in a Company Now"
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    A Guide to the Films of Luca Guadagnino
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    "Take Olga to Her Room"
    Clip 1:53
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    "We'll Have to Build You Up"
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    Susies First Dance
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    "Improvise Freely"
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    Suspiria: Improvise Librement (French Subtitled)
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    Suspiria: You're In A Company Now
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    Photos557

    Dakota Johnson in Suspiria (2018)
    Dakota Johnson, Gala Moody, Sara Sguotti, Anne-Lise Brevers, Halla Thordardottir, Mia Goth, and Olivia Ancona in Suspiria (2018)
    Tilda Swinton in Suspiria (2018)
    Dakota Johnson, Gala Moody, Sara Sguotti, Anne-Lise Brevers, Halla Thordardottir, Mia Goth, and Olivia Ancona in Suspiria (2018)
    Dakota Johnson in Suspiria (2018)
    Dakota Johnson, Anne-Lise Brevers, Mia Goth, and Majon Van der Schot in Suspiria (2018)
    Suspiria (2018)
    Luca Guadagnino in Suspiria (2018)
    Tilda Swinton at an event for Suspiria (2018)
    Tilda Swinton at an event for Suspiria (2018)
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead at an event for Suspiria (2018)
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    Chloë Grace Moretz
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Patricia
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    • Dr. Klemperer
    • (as Lutz Ebersdorf)
    • …
    Doris Hick
    • Frau Sesame
    Malgorzata Bela
    Malgorzata Bela
    • Susie's Mother
    • (as Malgosia Bela)
    • …
    Dakota Johnson
    Dakota Johnson
    • Susie
    Angela Winkler
    Angela Winkler
    • Miss Tanner
    Vanda Capriolo
    • Alberta
    Alek Wek
    Alek Wek
    • Miss Millius
    Jessica Batut
    • Miss Mandel
    Elena Fokina
    Elena Fokina
    • Olga
    Mia Goth
    Mia Goth
    • Sara
    Clémentine Houdart
    • Miss Boutaher
    • (as Clementine Houdart)
    Ingrid Caven
    Ingrid Caven
    • Miss Vendegast
    Sylvie Testud
    Sylvie Testud
    • Miss Griffith
    Fabrizia Sacchi
    Fabrizia Sacchi
    • Pavla
    Brigitte Cuvelier
    • Miss Kaplitt
    Renée Soutendijk
    Renée Soutendijk
    • Miss Huller
    Christine Leboutte
    • Miss Balfour
    • Director
      • Luca Guadagnino
    • Writers
      • Dario Argento
      • Daria Nicolodi
      • David Kajganich
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    • Trivia
      Jessica Harper, who played Suzy in the original Suspiria (1977), appears late in the film as Dr. Klemperer's wife Anke. In an interview with her and screenwriter David Kajganich at the film's Fantastic Fest premiere in Austin, TX, Kajganich revealed he and director Luca Guadagnino thought Anke would be the best character for Harper to play, Guadagnino contacted her and proposed the idea to her, which she immediately agreed to - and then she immediately contacted the Berlitz School to learn and practice German for her scenes, as she had lied to Guadagnino about being fluent in the language. For Harper, the hardest thing to do was get the dialect right while walking backward.
    • Goofs
      The film opens in West Berlin in 1977, with protesters chanting, among other things, "Free Meinhof!" However, Ulrike Meinhof was already dead by that point. She was found hanged in her prison cell a year earlier than the film is set, in May 1976.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Josef Klemperer: Love and manipulation, they share houses very often. They are frequent bedfellows.

    • Crazy credits
      Just before the credits end, Susie reappears and makes a small gesture to the camera.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Horror Movies of 2018 (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Fairest of the Season
      Written by Jackson Browne and Gregory Copeland

      Performed by Chloë Grace Moretz

    User reviews738

    Review
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    Featured review
    9/10
    A wild and wicked reimagining of a classic
    Luca Guadagnino's reimagining of "Suspiria" follows the same core plot trajectory as Argento's original film, detailing an American dancer who finds herself a fish out of water at a German dance academy run by witches. Where Argento's film was an acid-trip fairytale erring on Disney-like horror, Guadagnino's rendition of this story is an ambitious period piece underpinned by the political tumult of 1977 Germany.

    I saw the original "Suspiria" at thirteen years old, and it has long been among my top-ten favorite horror films. A remake/ reimagining of Argento's film could have been disastrous in the wrong hands, and fortunately there is a thoughtful (albeit sometimes overwrought) screenplay here supported by masterful direction from Guadagnino. This "Suspiria" is not your average horror remake; far from it.

    It is a visually breathtaking film in an entirely different way than its predecessor--the color this time muted and pallid, but the attention to detail no less scrupulous. More importantly, it is far more narratively involved, perhaps sometimes too much so for its own good, but it still managed to entirely absorb me. The hefty 150-minute runtime honestly bypassed me in what felt like maybe two hours. The onscreen horrors here are sparse but pack a wallop, leaving the audience time to breathe before assaulting the senses again. The already-infamous first proper horror scene is nearly unspeakable.

    It is moments like these where Guadagnino truly strikes gold, entering a rare space between the visceral and the sublime. The proceedings are helped greatly by the performances, with Swinton portraying both the ominous Madame Blanc, as well as taking a gender-bending return to "Orlando" territory as the aging psychotherapist who stumbles into the world of the coven. Johnson turns in a weirdly (though appropriately) detached performance as Susie, while Goth and Moretz are both scene-stealers here as Sara and Patricia; this might be the best work they've done thus far. Elena Fokina, a newcomer, is also particularly strong as Olga.

    There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the historical socio-political backdrop of the film, and I do feel that screenwriter Kajganich is sometimes reaching for some correlation or metaphor that never quite coalesces. That being said, the real-world context lends a dour groundwork for the proceedings, and perhaps Kajganich's greatest stroke of genius is his anchoring of the witchcraft in the movements of the body. Where the witchcraft in Argento's film seemed wholly arbitrary, this version contextualizes the magic and ritual as part and parcel of the dances themselves (which are also expertly choreographed and punctuated by Yorke's spacey score).

    My single criticism of the film lay in the visual presentation of the finale, which exhibits some slow-motion effects that felt very made-for-TV-movie-ish and diametrically opposed to the artful visuals that precede it. This feels like a betrayal given the abundance of exquisite, stark compositions up to that point, some of which look like they've been lifted directly from Pasolini's "Salo." Despite this, the last hurrah is jaw-dropping in more ways than one, and truly revels in literal blood and guts. A denouement resolving the subplot regarding the psychotherapist follows, which is unexpectedly poignant and conversely chilling in presentation.

    All in all, I found very little not to like about Guadagnino's "Suspiria." While it does trip on its own feet in a few areas, it is thoughtfully-imagined, vividly realized, and undoubtedly the most beautiful film I've seen this year. I would also rank it among the best horror films I've seen this decade. If nothing else, it is a truly honorable exploration and worthy heir to its source material. 9/10.
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    • Nov 1, 2018

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Amazon (United States)
      • Official Facebook (Netherlands)
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Суспірія
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Hotel Campo dei Fiori, Varese, Lombardia, Italy(Dance Academy)
    • Production companies
      • Frenesy Film Company
      • Videa
      • First Sun
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,483,472
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $184,037
      • Oct 28, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,942,093
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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