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Suspiria
ITALY · 2018

Suspiria

Luca Guadagnino
witchcraft dance and performance psychological manipulation institutional corruption grief and trauma
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Synopsis

A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.

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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