


SUSPIRIA Dario Argento's Masterpiece in a Spectacular 4K Restoration! Jessica Harper (PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN) stars in this horrific tale of a young student who uncovers dark and horrific secrets within the walls of a famous German dance academy. Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA comes to home video from Synapse Films in an exclusive new 4K restoration from the original uncut, uncensored 35mm Italian camera negative with the original 4.0 English surround sound mix, for the first time EVER! Painstakingly restored over the past three years, Synapse Films has created the ultimate special edition of this horror classic with the supervision and approval of the film(s Director of Photography, Luciano Tovoli. SPECIAL FEATURES: Original English 4.0 Surround Mix. English language opening and closing credits. Theatrical trailers. English SDH subtitles. Review: Suspiria - Nouveaux Pictures / Cine Excess blu ray review - Suspiria is one of the undisputed classics of horror cinema, and certainly one of the very best horror movies ever to come out of Europe. Argento will probably always be a divisive figure. For all of his talents as a stylist, all of his movies (as much as I love them) are let down by tired pacing, ludicrous plots, hackneyed dialogue and pathetic characterisations. In short, if you're looking for cerebral, rather than purely visceral, look elsewhere. The main reason Suspiria was and still is able to stand out from the rest of Argento’s oeuvre is that, for the first time, his focus was on the supernatural, rather than on some implausible and clumsily conceived murder mystery. The dialogue is still hammy and the characters – especially the woeful lead, Jessica Harper, who has about as much charisma as my grandmother’s socks – are all pretty slender (pun intended), but the plot actually moves along well and the supernatural undercurrent gives Argento completely free reign to indulge his visualistic flair like never before (or since). Subtle it is not, but it sure is effective. The colour palette is gorgeous and the production design (note the height of the door handles) is eerily effective in setting the demented fairy-tale-gone-wrong tone. The death set pieces are among the best Argento devised (I cannot look at razor wire without wincing), their strength, as with all Argento deaths, being the fact that they’re so connectible to the type of pain we can all imagine and we all dread. And, of course, there’s the now-classic Goblin score which, however bombastically it is sometimes deployed, takes the tension up ten-fold. So what of the Nouveaux Pictures / Cine Excess blu ray itself? Most of the reviews I have read have been extremely positive about both the picture and audio quality. The PQ is stunning. This is a movie which begs to be seen in uncompressed hi-def, and this disc delivers. Sadly, the audio is a huge let down. Firstly, the mix is all over the place. Parts of the dialogue are barely audible, and had me thumbing the volume-up button on my remote, only to have my hair blown off my head moments later when the music and/or screaming kicked back in at ferocious volume. Yes, I get it, I know this is the whole idea. As we're all aware, Argento is not known for his delicacy. I am also aware that the benefit of uncompressed blu ray audio makes it possible to heighten this effect but, in my humble opinion, they have over-egged the omelette a little on this disc. At one stage I was genuinely afraid that my neighbours might have thought I was actually murdering my wife. The overbearing mix aside, I was also very disappointed with the quality of the remastered sound, especially the music itself which, to this audiophile’s ears, sounds horribly muddy, over-compressed and tinny (there is very little bottom end). The special features are a little flaccid, but the retrospective documentary (created by Cine Excess for this disc) adds a little insight for those new to the movie. Minor gripes aside, this blu ray is the definitive version of Suspiria out there, and it seriously belongs in every collection, Argento fan or not. We can only hope that the long-circulated rumours of a remake remain unfounded. Review: Masterpiece horror, with excellent commentary - This review is for the Suspiria Blu-ray by Nouveaux Pictures. Suspiria (1976) was made by Italian horror director Dario Argento. I had no idea who Argento was before I saw Suspiria. This is a very powerful film experience, especially in the department of looks and sound. I is also very original, I haven't seen another movie like this. The plot is simple enough: an American Girl, Susie Banyon (played by a young Jessica Harper), arrives to Germany to join a dance academy. The academy is run by witches. The story feels closer to fairy-tales, like Grimm brothers, than usual gore/horror. The strength of Suspiria is how it looks and sounds: the colors (vivid red, blue and green) are fantastic and create a very fairytale-like effect (similar in style to Argentos sequel: Inferno). Very important is also the soundtrack by Goblin, incredibly well fitted into the movie and creating a scary atmosphere. The settings are also fantastic: the house with it's huge doors and extreme wallpaper designs, the lightning effects etc. All in all, Suspiria looks incredible and should really be seen on a large screen. I watched the Blu-ray on a projector (100") and it looks excellent. There are some flaws here and there in the picture, some unfocused moments etc, but this doesn't seem to be a fault in the transfer but rather problems with the film itself. But the major part looks incredibly sharp and with rich colors. (I have the DVD-version as well, and it looks almost as good as the Blu-ray). There is a commentary track with Argento/horror film experts Alan Jones and Kim Newman. This is excellent and the two gentlemen have a really good time. They drop so many interesting observations about every aspect of the film: the looks, the music, the actors, the director, references to other movies (there are two or three references to Psycho) etc. Very informative and well worth listening to again. This is a horror movie, and if your'e very sensitive to blood you should of course be aware of that. But: the effects, blood and violence is not very realistic (the blood ususally looks like bright red paint, and probably is!). As the commentators say: Suspiria is not about fright and gore as much as about style! Actually, I think the "18"-label is a little exaggerated. Highly recommended to anyone interested in cinema!






| ASIN | B07987C2QB |
| Actors | Alida Valli, Barbara Magnolfi, Jessica Harper, Joan Bennett, Udo Kier |
| Best Sellers Rank | #23,666 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #617 in Horror (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,842) |
| Director | Dario Argento |
| Media Format | Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces |
| Release date | March 13, 2018 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 38 minutes |
| Studio | Synapse Films |
C**X
Suspiria - Nouveaux Pictures / Cine Excess blu ray review
Suspiria is one of the undisputed classics of horror cinema, and certainly one of the very best horror movies ever to come out of Europe. Argento will probably always be a divisive figure. For all of his talents as a stylist, all of his movies (as much as I love them) are let down by tired pacing, ludicrous plots, hackneyed dialogue and pathetic characterisations. In short, if you're looking for cerebral, rather than purely visceral, look elsewhere. The main reason Suspiria was and still is able to stand out from the rest of Argento’s oeuvre is that, for the first time, his focus was on the supernatural, rather than on some implausible and clumsily conceived murder mystery. The dialogue is still hammy and the characters – especially the woeful lead, Jessica Harper, who has about as much charisma as my grandmother’s socks – are all pretty slender (pun intended), but the plot actually moves along well and the supernatural undercurrent gives Argento completely free reign to indulge his visualistic flair like never before (or since). Subtle it is not, but it sure is effective. The colour palette is gorgeous and the production design (note the height of the door handles) is eerily effective in setting the demented fairy-tale-gone-wrong tone. The death set pieces are among the best Argento devised (I cannot look at razor wire without wincing), their strength, as with all Argento deaths, being the fact that they’re so connectible to the type of pain we can all imagine and we all dread. And, of course, there’s the now-classic Goblin score which, however bombastically it is sometimes deployed, takes the tension up ten-fold. So what of the Nouveaux Pictures / Cine Excess blu ray itself? Most of the reviews I have read have been extremely positive about both the picture and audio quality. The PQ is stunning. This is a movie which begs to be seen in uncompressed hi-def, and this disc delivers. Sadly, the audio is a huge let down. Firstly, the mix is all over the place. Parts of the dialogue are barely audible, and had me thumbing the volume-up button on my remote, only to have my hair blown off my head moments later when the music and/or screaming kicked back in at ferocious volume. Yes, I get it, I know this is the whole idea. As we're all aware, Argento is not known for his delicacy. I am also aware that the benefit of uncompressed blu ray audio makes it possible to heighten this effect but, in my humble opinion, they have over-egged the omelette a little on this disc. At one stage I was genuinely afraid that my neighbours might have thought I was actually murdering my wife. The overbearing mix aside, I was also very disappointed with the quality of the remastered sound, especially the music itself which, to this audiophile’s ears, sounds horribly muddy, over-compressed and tinny (there is very little bottom end). The special features are a little flaccid, but the retrospective documentary (created by Cine Excess for this disc) adds a little insight for those new to the movie. Minor gripes aside, this blu ray is the definitive version of Suspiria out there, and it seriously belongs in every collection, Argento fan or not. We can only hope that the long-circulated rumours of a remake remain unfounded.
M**G
Masterpiece horror, with excellent commentary
This review is for the Suspiria Blu-ray by Nouveaux Pictures. Suspiria (1976) was made by Italian horror director Dario Argento. I had no idea who Argento was before I saw Suspiria. This is a very powerful film experience, especially in the department of looks and sound. I is also very original, I haven't seen another movie like this. The plot is simple enough: an American Girl, Susie Banyon (played by a young Jessica Harper), arrives to Germany to join a dance academy. The academy is run by witches. The story feels closer to fairy-tales, like Grimm brothers, than usual gore/horror. The strength of Suspiria is how it looks and sounds: the colors (vivid red, blue and green) are fantastic and create a very fairytale-like effect (similar in style to Argentos sequel: Inferno). Very important is also the soundtrack by Goblin, incredibly well fitted into the movie and creating a scary atmosphere. The settings are also fantastic: the house with it's huge doors and extreme wallpaper designs, the lightning effects etc. All in all, Suspiria looks incredible and should really be seen on a large screen. I watched the Blu-ray on a projector (100") and it looks excellent. There are some flaws here and there in the picture, some unfocused moments etc, but this doesn't seem to be a fault in the transfer but rather problems with the film itself. But the major part looks incredibly sharp and with rich colors. (I have the DVD-version as well, and it looks almost as good as the Blu-ray). There is a commentary track with Argento/horror film experts Alan Jones and Kim Newman. This is excellent and the two gentlemen have a really good time. They drop so many interesting observations about every aspect of the film: the looks, the music, the actors, the director, references to other movies (there are two or three references to Psycho) etc. Very informative and well worth listening to again. This is a horror movie, and if your'e very sensitive to blood you should of course be aware of that. But: the effects, blood and violence is not very realistic (the blood ususally looks like bright red paint, and probably is!). As the commentators say: Suspiria is not about fright and gore as much as about style! Actually, I think the "18"-label is a little exaggerated. Highly recommended to anyone interested in cinema!
J**S
La imagen y el sonido, tanto en versión original como doblada, son muy buenos, la imagen está restaurada en alta definición. Yo la vi en versión original en inglés, con subtítulos, en DTS-HD 5.1. En esta película la banda sonora tiene muchísima importancia, y el sonido es simplemente espectacular, es una gozada escucharla. La película viene muy bien presentada en caja roja y funda de cartón. También viene con dos extras, un documental de una media hora, en el cual salen hablando varios críticos y una pequeña entrevista a Darío Argento de una media hora de duración. También incluye el doblaje original de la película en castellano. Por el precio que costó en preventa, me parece una edición muy completa, así que no tengo nada negativo que añadir. Compra indispensable para los fans de películas de terror y el cine en general.
つ**お
非常に良い品物でした 満足です ありがとうございました
M**5
Suspiria is a great movie for what it is: a nightmare on film. Like a nightmare, sometimes it doesn’t make much sense - but telling a logical tale isn’t the purpose of Argento with Suspiria. It is a mental assault! Don’t go into Suspiria looking for a carefully plotted film, you’ll be disappointed. However, as a viewing and listening experience, it very well could be one of the best horror movies ever made. This is a reference quality blu ray. The colors in Suspiria pop off the screen like no other movie, a garish fever dream on film. The cinematography is absolutely fantastic. The score by Goblin is equally powerful and this is the best Suspiria has looked and sounded on home video. This is a movie you crank up, turn off the lights, and can be mesmerized by! The packaging is also amazing, a wonderfully gorgeous steelbook with magnificent artwork. Synapse knocked this one out of the park. Easily this is one of the best restorations I’ve ever seen, along with Universal’s Dracula. Now the bad: Movie arrived a day late (not a big deal but strike one), package was “left in a secure place” (sitting on the ground in the wet snow by my garage - with a picture added to the delivery notes! Luckily, I was home so it didn’t sit in the cold, wet snow for long, but strike two). Then I go on Blu Ray.com and see a link to Amazon for the movie a day later at a significant price drop! (Strike three!) I reached out to customer service and I hope they refund the difference here because that is pretty lame. Taking a picture of it in the snow like it’s a good thing is also poor. In the past, my customer experiences with Amazon have been excellent, so I’m hoping they make this right and refund or credit me the difference. So, five stars for this great release from Synapse but one star for delivery. Leaving a movie I paid $74 bucks for on the ground in the snow is a joke. Good thing I was home!!! Added note: After speaking with a customer service supervisor, Kelly H, they made this right for me. My experience with Amazon customer support was a positive one and she resolved it in a way that was satisfactory! Nice save, Kelly!!
T**N
SUSPIRIA, ich meine damit DEN Original aus dem Jahr 1977 von Dario Argento. Das Remake aus dem Jahr 2018 wird hier NICHT besprochen...es können noch so viele gute Schauspieler*innen da sein, Argento ist NICHT zu toppen. Nach Jahren habe ich mir den Film wieder angeschaut. Ich bedanke mich bei unserem Zauberer, der uns (mir) immer wieder wunderbare Rezensionen liefert, gerade in den Berreich Giallo Filmgenre, Horror usw. Er weiß schon, was ich meine. Und weil gerade seine Rezension aus dem Jahr 2014 perfekt ist, wird mein Teil hier nur eine Sicht, nicht mehr. Ich mag Dario Argento, und zwar mag ich seine versteckte Andeutungen, die manchmal ziemlich leicht zu durschschauen sind (das will er auch). Ich liebe sein Spiel mit der Kamera, mit den Lichteffekten. Mit wenigen Worten, ohne den/die Hauptdarsteller*in überhaupt zu zeigen, erzeugt er einen permanenten Schauer, der mir in dieser Hitze eine "Kälte" über den Rücken zurücklässt... Warum hat er den Film nach Freiburg im Breisgau "verlegt"? Ist es wegen den "Haus zum Walfisch"? Ich war neulich erst dort (leider zu kurz), habe mir das Haus, das Portal angesehen, es ist diese ROTE Farbe, die Argento in dem Film verwendet. Und, es sind die Treppen und vieles mehr, das Innere hat Argento dann auch nach seinem Geschmack verändert. Für die Handlung, natürlich - zum Guten! Wir sehen die junge Amerikanerin, Suzy Banyon (Jessica Harper), die in München ankommt und nach Freiburg weiterreist. Als sie vor dem Haus, in dem sie Balletunterricht nehmen wird, ankommt, lauft im strömenden Regen eine junge Frau aus dem Haus. Suzy klopft an, man lässt sie aber nicht hinein. Sie schläft in der Nacht dann in der Stadt. Am nächsten Tag kommt sie dann in die Schule, wo sie Madame Blank (Joan Bennett) und Marie Tanner (Alida Valli), die Leiterinnen, begrüßen. Sie sagen ihr, man hat sie gestern nicht gehört. Es war ein Gewitter und somit ware die Geräusche draußen nicht zu hören, außen den Regen... Die Schule ist groß, es gibt viele Räume. Madame Blank zeigt Suzy die Übungsräume und will ihr Können testen. Man übt sehr konzentriert und unter strengen Aufsicht, die Schüler*innen sollten schon einiges wissen und können. Als Suzy in der Schule ein Zimmer bekommt, fühlt sie sich nicht wohl. Die Farben stören sie, rot, dann kommt ein kräftiges Gelb dazu, überall sieht man Fenster, einige bemalt wie in der Kirche. Und es ist verwinkelt, man verliert sich in den Korridoren. Das Haus scheint ein Eigenleben zu haben. Einige Schülerinnen berichten über die Seufzer (Suspiria, lat.) in der Nacht. Man hört die Türen, die laut zuschlagen... Suzy freundet sich mit Sandra (Stefania Casini) an. Als Suzy einen Schwächeanfall hat, verordnet ihr der Doktor eine Diät und ein Glas Rotwein für das Blut. Der Hausdiener Pavel (Giuseppe Transocchi), ein Rumäne, der angeblich nicht die Sprache versteht, serviert ihr das Abendessen und kontroliert, ob sie es gegessen hat. Sandra kommt öfter zu ihr, doch Suzy ist schläfrig und kann ihr nie genau zuhören. Sandra hat indessen etwas über Patricia gehört, das Mädchen, das damals geflüchtet ist. Sie sei tot. Sandra erzählt von den Gerüchten, die man sich über das Haus erzählt. Auch über eine mächtige Hexe... Die beiden "Lehrerinnen" sollen jeden Abend nach Hause gehen, doch Sandra zählt die Schritte und merkt, dass eine von ihnen sicher nicht immer zu Hause schläft. Vielmehr, sie bleibt hier, im Haus. Die Mädchen und auch einige Jungs werden zwar streng unterrichtet, aber hinter der Fassade lauert etwas. Wartet etwas, was besonders junge Mädchen braucht...Etwas, dass einen blinden Klavierspieler zu dem Opfer macht... Sandra will mehr erfahren...Und sucht nach den Antworten. Am nächsten Tag sagen die Damen, sie wird nicht mehr kommen, sie sei nach Hause gereist. Suzy kann das nicht glauben, sie ruft sie an und stellt fest - man hat sie belogen. Am Abend wirft sie das Essen weg, trinkt den Wein nicht und begiebt auch sie sich auf die Suche. Das Haus ist viel größer, als sie denkt. Sie geht den Geräuschen nach, sieht die Damen und hört dabei (und den jungen Neffen), wie sie über ein Mädchen sprechen, das verschwinden muß...Suzy geht weiter, kommt in ein Teil des Hauses, der mit vielen Zeichen "beschrieben" wird. Und sieht dort... Was macht den Film zum KULT, den das ist er auf jeden Fall? Was schon viele in den Besprechungen über das GENIE Argento geschrieben haben, so denke auch ich. Der braucht diesmal weniger "Schock", weniger Blut als in manchen seinen anderen Filmen (oder überhaupt im Giallo Genre). Die Musik, die von der Band "Goblin" gespielt wird, ist sehr schön, hat wenig "Horror-Elemente", aber gerade diese Schönheit, die wiederkehrende Töne, die an die Musik aus den 17. Jhr erinnert, all das macht den Film perfekt. Die Musik gibt den Film die Hand und umgekehrt. Man erwartet nicht, das bei solcher Musik auch Blut zu sehen ist. Aber, die Musik kündet ganz "klassisch" an, man weiß, es wird etwas geschehen...und dann kommt es. Nie gezwungen, immer langsam und perfekt. Die Metapher sind ein sehr bedeutender Teil des Geschehens. Sowohl die rote Farbe (Liebe, aber auch Blut...), wie die Mädchen, alle jung, sehr unschuldig, wegen des Ballets "ohne" viele weiblichen Attributten. Sie sollen "wie Knaben" aussehen - aber, doch Frauen sein. Die erotische Note ist auch hier vorhanden. Und ist wichtig! Die Kameraeinstellungen, die das Grauen von weiten zeigen, unsere Imagination anregen - um uns am Ende doch zu schockieren. Die vielen Fenster, in denen Mann sowohl die Mädchen sieht, wie auch die Schatten, das Spiel mit Licht und Dunkel, klassisch mit dem Gewitter. Es bleibt immer noch so viel verborgen. Und ist auch nicht wichtig, wie wir uns das Ende vorstellen. Es gibt ja eine Vorsetzung (das dritte Teil ist nicht meins), alle haben nur ein Thema gemeinsam...eine Frau, eine Hexe und ihre Kraft. Mein Gedanke? Waren die Hexen immer schlecht, schuldig? Oder, waren sie im Mittelalter DIE Frauen, die man heute als emanzipert nennt? Wobei, Emanzipation ist die normalste Sache, oder sollte sie wenigstens sein, werden... Dario Argent hat hier mit Alida Valli, Joan Bennett den großen Schauspieler*innen perfekte Rollen gegeben. Aber, auch Jessica Harper macht ihre Sache sehr gut. Noch ein Wort zu "Inferno" (1980), die Vorsetzung, hm, gut, dort ist die Musik von Keith Emerson zu hören (Emerson, Lake and Palmer - eine meiner liebsten Bands, schon früher mit Nice", was nur das besagt, was ich ankünden will - Inferno ist eine würdige Vorsetzung...obwohl, ein Film für sich. Noch einmal, danke an alle Rezensenten, der Zauberer hat sicher noch etliche Ideen, wie man die Besprechung zur Perfektion machen kann. Mehr als 5 P kann ich nicht geben. ANSEHEN...
D**A
Chi leggerà questo commento conosce già il film, visto che si tratta di un classico datato 1977, quindi non mi voglio dilungare in proposito. Mi preme invece confermare che questa edizione è al momento la migliore presente sul mercato da un punto di vista puramente tecnico. La qualità del riversamento, soprattutto per quanto concerne la colorimetria, è avanti anni luce rispetto alle altre versioni.
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