Suspiria (1977)

Directed by Dario Argento · Cinematography by Luciano Tovoli

R92 min57 frames

Horror

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What is Suspiria about?

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.

Suspiria is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay Suspiria de Profundis. The film stars Jessica Harper as an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious European dance academy but realizes, after a series of murders, that the school is a front for something sinister. It also features Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli, Udo Kier, and Joan Bennett, in her final film role.

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What does the cinematography of Suspiria look like?

Sampled across 57 frames, the coverage of Suspiria leans on medium shots (44% of the sample) and wide compositions (25%). Cinematographer Luciano Tovoli keeps 54% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 67% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Suspiria?

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