"Susie, do you know anything about... witches?"Director: Dario Argento
Starring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini
I went in having only seen the trailer, expecting to be amused, maybe to excite the nerves a little.
That is pretty much what happened. I'm worried my generation is a little jaded to what in cinema was originally supposed to incite fear. Or maybe not. Your thoughts?
For your records --the ending did not live up to the trailer hype..at all, but the film does open with one of the most gruesome murder scenes I've ever seen:
All right, folks, so as much as it was amusing it was also frightening...terrifying...scary...I can't quite decide which word carries the right tone. Regardless of the fright-content, I'd highly recommend this just for its general creepiness and simply how it looks...the lighting and the sets are astounding. Suspiria is the first in a trilogy. I will let you know how this goes.
Trivia to note: The film is also famous among filmmakers as the final feature film to be processed in Technicolor before the processing plant was shut down.
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