TMR 030 – Suspiria (1977)
Episode description
Suspiria (1977)
d. Dario Argento
written by: Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi
Starring:
Jessica Harper
Stefania Casini
Flavio Bucci
Udo Kier
Joan Bennett
This week on Total Movie Recall, we test our feminist bona fides and flex our rigorous academic muscles dissecting the precise and not-at-all haphazard imagery of Dario Argento's giallo horror film, Suspiria. Ryan fantasizes about disappearing into a Black Forest fairytale world where there are no problems and noted ballerina enthusiast Steve remains unimpressed with the technical rigors of this film. Cool colors, though.
Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place.
Things discussed in the show:
The Three Mothers
Red Dead Redemption 2
Suspiria (2018, Luca Guadagnino, Chloë Grace Moretz, Tilda Swinton, Doris Hick)
Anthony Bourdain and Asia Argento
The Crow (1994, Alex Proyas, Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis)
'80s & '90s sitcoms: Wings, Frasier, Step by Step, Family Matters, Dinosaurs and Cheers
South Park
The Simpsons
Community (Dan Harmon, Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, Ken Jeong, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jim Rash, Chevy Chase)
The Russo Brothers
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015, Joss Whedon, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo)
Igmar Bergman
Chopping Mall (1986, Killbots, Jim Wynorski, Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd)
Dr. Killbot
Always Sunny in Philadelphia / Pepe Silvia
Zack Snyder: Sucker Punch, Dawn of the Dead, 300, Justice League, The Snyder Cut, Snow Steam Iron
George Romero
Return to Oz (1985, Walter Murch, Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh)
John Milius
The old snail mail DVD days of Netflix
Letterboxd app
Alamo Drafthouse DTLA's DVD library
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1935, Disney)
The Suspiria soundtrack by Goblin
Phantom of the Paradise (1974, Brian De Palma, Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper)
Farrah Fawcett hair
Psychedelic horror
Mandy (2018, Panos Cosmatos, Casper Kelly, Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache)
Color Out of Space (2019, Richard Stanley, Scarlett Amaris, H.P. Lovecraft, Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur)
Rosemary's Baby (1968, Roman Polanski, Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon)
Giallo films
American Movie (1999, Coven, Chris Smith, Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank, Tom Schimmels)
The Undershorts Film Festival Chicago
The Lost Boys (1987, Joel Schumacher
Thomas De Quincy, occult writer: Confessions of an English Opium Eater, Suspiria De Profundis
Santa Muerte
Inferno (1980, Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi)
Yazidi culture and the icon of the Peacock angel
Supernatural - The French Mistake episode
Next week: Naked Gun 33 1/3