Suspiria
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Critics Sentiment
Suzy kills invisible Helena Markos with glass peacock quill
Suzy passes out during dance class and moves into school
The film drops from the iconic opening murder to weaker character development, then surges back with increasingly elaborate death sequences.
Suspiria opens with universally acclaimed brutal murders that establish its reputation, dips during character development sections that critics find weak, then builds to a climactic finale praised for its visual spectacle. The film's sentiment follows its reputation as style over substance, with the elaborate death sequences and finale earning the highest praise while plot mechanics receive more mixed reactions.
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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
Renato Scarpa
Prof. Verdegast
Serafina Scorceletti
2nd Cook
Giuseppe Transocchi
Pavlo
Renata Zamengo
Caroline
Alessandra Capozzi
Dancer
Crew
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