Suspiria (1977)

Suspiria is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi and was inspired in part by Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis. Jessica Harper is an American ballet student who transfers to a famous dancing institution but discovers, following a series of gruesome killings, that the academy is a front for a supernatural conspiracy. Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier, and Joan Bennett, in her final film role, all appear.

The film is a cult classic ballet horror film, which is why it was remade in 2018. The remake was not nearly as good as the original. Suspiria received two Saturn Award nominations: Best Supporting Actress for Bennett in 1978 and Best DVD Classic Film Release in 2002. It is regarded as one of the most influential horror pictures of all time. Whatever its narrative and emotionally realized flaws, Suspiria's technical and aesthetic calmness overwhelms, astounds, and shocks its position in the annuls of all horror, giallo or otherwise.

Director: Dario Argento
Casts: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci
IMDb: 7,3