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Suspiria
ITALY · 1977

Suspiria

Dario Argento
witchcraft ballet academy supernatural horror murder mystery occult conspiracy
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Synopsis

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.

Cinema Atlas Connection
Visually, I was trying to mix different styles, from the experimental cinema of Kenneth Anger and Jordan Belson to films like Suspiria for its extreme use of color.

Suspiria is a truly beautiful film with extraordinary visual language. It's definitely something that's always been in the back of my mind when I'm creating a mood or atmosphere with color.

— Nicolas Winding Refn  ·  The Skinny Interview: Nicolas Winding Refn on Only God Forgives
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