Susupiria is arguably horror legend Dario Argento’s greatest work. So, of course there were grumblings from the faithful
when a remake was announced. That’s just what happens in these situations. What
we’ve seen thus far looks creepy and witchy and weird, and early reactions to
footage have been overwhelmingly positive. But that’s all second hand and
hearsay, at least until now. Amazon dropped the first trailer for Luca
Guadagnino’s Suspiria and it looks pretty rad.
The first thing fans will notice is that this
Suspiria looks very, very different from Argento’s. The
Italian director washed his film in a crazy palate of bright, striking colors.
This definitely has a stark, muted vibe in that regard, though it’s full of
striking imagery in its own right and Guadagnino certainly makes use of
splotches of bright color when it suits him. New Suspiria
definitely stands on its own in that regard.
The Call Me By Your Nam director also
told Indiewire this about his film: “It will be cold, evil, and really dark.”
That sounds great to me.
Plot wise, this remake follows at least the basic outline of
the original. Creepy weird evil shit goes on in a ballet troupe. Here’s the
actual synopsis:
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the troupe's artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grieving psychotherapist. Some will succumb to the nightmare. Others will finally wake up.
Both films also boast soundtrack from notable artists. This
one from Thom Yorke, while the prog rock band Goblin turned in one of their
most memorable movie works on the original. I have to say, I’m a much, much
bigger fan of Goblin than Radiohead, but that’s all down to personal taste, and
the score in this Suspiria trailer is nice and eerie and
fitting. (Maybe Yorke will follow his bandmate Jonny Greenwood into this business
where they make music I like much more than their actual band’s music.)
Guadagnino assembled a fantastic cast that includes Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Chloe Grace Moritz and Jessica Harper, star of the original film. Amazon
delivers to theaters Suspiria November 2.
There are also a bunch of spooky posters floating around,
this one is my favorite.
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