Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom invites will be sent out via email once you are registered. This month’s film is Suspira (1977), directed by Dario Argento.
We have collected some reviews and additional resources below, should you wish to learn more about this fascinating film.
GENERAL
Turner Classic Movies webpage for ‘Suspiria’: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92027/suspiria#overview
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPs2ExUL_bc
REVIEWS
Brian Eggert, Deep Focus Review (2018): https://www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/suspiria/
Chauncey K. Robinson, Suspiria: Overhyped? (2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdrCZeEG__M [about 15½ minutes]
Gary Arnold, Washington Post (1977): https://wapo.st/46WYSWN
Ed Gonzalez, Slant (2001): https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/suspiria/
Adam Nyman, The Ringer (2018): https://www.theringer.com/2018/10/05/movies/suspiria-dario-argento-luca-guadagnino
Sarah Cartland, Caution:Spoilers (2018): https://www.cautionspoilers.com/film-reviews/suspiria-1977/
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR (Dario Argento)
Biography (Life in Italy, 2015): https://web.archive.org/web/20220806041707/https://lifeinitaly.com/dario-argento/
Documentary: Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DljSpS4BDA4 [about 57 minutes]
Adam Scovell’s 2023 BBC interview with Argento: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230517-dario-argento-interview-there-is-a-fascination-surrounding-murder-and-i-try-to-use-my-fantasy-to-explore-it
MISCELLANEOUS
Thomas De Quincey essay, ‘Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow,’ upon which the film is partially based: https://web.archive.org/web/20060714014656/http://dequincey.classicauthors.net/LevanaAndOurLadiesOfSorrow/
Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayjIKeon7Ok&list=PLwd2dpqAu5rimdQPzANSQ_TYdKEIkWq6H
[All links current and active as of 10-17-2025]