When The Rite of Spring premiered in 1911, Parisians cat-called, protested and even brawled in the audience. It’s hard to think of something as genteel as the ballet eliciting such reactions today. But here we are with Suspiria 2018, the balletic ballet horror film which has bifurcated gore-hounds. Luckily, nobody’s come to blows. Oscar WildeContinue reading “Suspiria 2018”
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Suspiria
Every scene in Suspiria is like a gorgeous Instagram post. The beauty more than compensates for the self-indulgence. We find master strokes from Dario Argento, and a nano-thin plot that is an excuse to throw sumptuous visuals* at the viewer. The opening salvo is 15 minutes of a rain nightmare, a dream deluge that seemsContinue reading “Suspiria”
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