Dario Argento’s horror masterpiece Suspiria (1977) is beautiful to look at, but calling it an art film is a distinctly revisionist impulse. 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Thematically, this subplot posits Klemperer as the emotional heart of the story, a frustrating choice for a film dominated by women. [68] He described the film's look as "winter-ish, evil, and really dark. "[117] Slant Magazine's Greg Cwik praised the cinematography, but expressed disappointment for what he felt was a lack of cohesion: "Suspiria is a largely befuddling accumulation of shots and sounds that never coalesce. He expressed interest in making a prequel about Markos: "I have this image in my mind of Helena Markos in solitude in the year 1212 in Scotland or in Spain. [127], The film's elaborate dance sequences were largely praised by critics. Dario Argento’s horror masterpiece Suspiria (1977) is beautiful to look at, but calling it an art film is a distinctly revisionist impulse. Upon touching him, Klemperer suffers from a violent seizure that erases his memories, after which Susie leaves immediately. The witchcraft that I'm interested in also has a lot to do with what, psychoanalytically, is called the concept of the terrible mother, which you can see also in some religions, particularly in the Kali goddess. "[19] Abrams concludes that the film offers "an underdeveloped, pseudo-Jungian understanding of how historical events kinda/sorta overshadow their protagonists' lives. [9] Hannah Ewens of Vice notes: "With coven power transferred to Susie, it's impossible to say where her talent ends and the influence of the mothers begins. Though I strongly suspect Suspiria will be the only film I ever appear in, I like the work, and I do not mind getting up very early. "[6], Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post links the film's theme of motherhood (characterized alongside its "discontents" as being "chewed on like a vulture tearing at a carrion") with ethnic nationalism, though he states that "neither subtext goes much of anywhere". [9] Film Crit Hulk, a pseudonymous writer for The New York Observer, interprets Susie's character arc as the discovery of her shadow self: "Initially she seems just a fresh-faced girl from Ohio, eager to make strides into this esteemed dance company. [9] As the film progresses into its final act, however, it is revealed that Susie is in fact Mother Suspiriorum, one of the Three Mothers whom the coven exalts. [20][21] In 2007, Luca Guadagnino had convinced the original film's creators Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi to allow him to option a remake of the film. Klemperer represents all that is male, above-ground, and yes, the Reich, with whom he’s complicit, a mistake for which he must magically atone. It was cold and dark and scary...  which was kind of appropriate, but not ideal shooting circumstances. The film is even structurally ambitious: The fact that the school is run by a sinister coven—the entire thrust of Argento’s plot—is clear from the first of Guadagnino’s “six acts and an epilogue set in divided Berlin,” where runaway student Patricia (Chloë Grace Moretz) lays out the occult inner workings of the Tanz Dance Academy to her psychiatrist. She and the other matrons can inflict injuries on dancers whenever and wherever they want. Mia Goth, Elena Fokina, and Chloë Grace Moretzappear in sup… [31], Damien Jalet choreographed the elaborate dance sequences in the film. By the time the dancers gather for their culminating frolic in a show dubiously called Volk — “the people,” a loaded idea in German history — the movie has slid so far off the rails that even its final big bloody show, with its deli cuts and Busby Berkeley moves, can’t save it. [7] Klimek praised the performances of all involved,[123] while Ehrlich found Johnson's performance "thrillingly unrepentant". Steven, a charismatic surgeon, is forced to make an unthinkable sacrifice after his life starts to fall apart, when the behavior of a teenage boy he has taken under his wing turns sinister. In September 2015, at the 72nd Venice Film Festival, Guadagnino announced plans to direct a "remake" of Suspiria with the four main actors of his film A Bigger Splash, which had premiered at the festival. On the opening night of Volk, Sara returns to the sanctum to find Patricia, who is in a withered condition. Suspiria is a 2018 supernatural horror film directed by Luca Guadagnino with a screenplay by David Kajganich, inspired by the 1977 Italian film directed by Dario Argento. Later, they informally vote for the coven's leader, and elect Mother Helena Markos, an aging witch who has long ruled the coven, over Blanc.