Review of Suspiria (1977) by Gary Arnold for Washington Post — 02 Dec 1979
A ridiculously self-indulgent spree of satanic bogeymannerisms entitled Suspiria, virtually self-destructs in the opening sequence. Eager to menace the audience from every sensory direction, Argento doesn't so much create and sustain an illusion of terror as invite you to marvel at his garish ingenuity, at the spectacle of a filmmaker who can't resist overstylizing and upstaging his material.
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This review of Suspiria (1977) was written by Gary Arnold and published by Washington Post on 02 Dec 1979.
Suspiria has generally received very positive reviews.
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