'Suspiria’ review: Luca Guadagnino pays homage to the horror classic in the terrifying and witchy remake

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Suspiria’ is a jarringly beautiful yet ghastly tale of ambition and the devil within.
UPDATED OCT 22, 2018

Luca Guadagnino's remake of the 1977 Dario Argento cult horror classic 'Suspiria' will certainly leave a lasting impression on its audience. In Guadagnino's remake, one of the first things we see on screen is 'six acts and an epilogue set in divided Berlin'. This right-off-the-bat kickoff alerts the audience to the fact that they need to prepare themselves for a very unique form of storytelling. Before the first line is even uttered there's a sense of something dark and sinister lurking beneath the surface, which Guadagnino does masterfully through his creepy yet precise direction.

In the same vein of the 1977 original, Guadagnino's remake follows a young Amercian woman named Susie Bannion (played by Dakota Johnson) who recently disassociated herself from her Amish roots in Ohio.

Luca Guadagnino, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, and Mia Goth attend the UK Premiere of 'Suspiria' & Headline Gala during the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on October 16, 2018, in London, England. (Getty Images)
Luca Guadagnino, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, and Mia Goth attend the UK Premiere of 'Suspiria' & Headline Gala during the 62nd BFI London Film Festival on October 16, 2018, in London, England. (Getty Images)

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