Suspiria [4KUHD-HDR VISON] [ALL REGION] Limited Numbered

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“The only thing more terrifying than the last 12 minutes of this film are the first 92 minutes.”“I hope you are ready?!” Dario Argento, the Maestro of Horror, personally introduces this definitive HDR and Dolby Vision 4K presentation of his unrivalled masterpiece, SUSPIRIA. This exclusive, no-compromise edition has been meticulously encoded to honour Argento’s original Technicolor Dye Transfer specifications, restoring with unprecedented fidelity the director’s full expressionist intent. At last, Suspiria is experienced as it was conceived - a luxuriant, hallucinatory assault of colours, sound, and sensation, unleashed with a ferocity and intensity as never before. Visually breathtaking, Suspiria shattered the boundaries of horror cinema, redefining the form through Argento’s radical use of colour, movement, and space. Every sequence unfolds within a fevered dreamscape of razor-sharp intensity and beauty, choreographed to Goblin’s legendary, pounding score. Jessica Harper stars as Suzy Bannion, an American student lured into the nightmarish heart of a prestigious German dance academy. As its occult machinery stirs and secrets surface, students vanish or are discovered grotesquely murdered. The tension coils toward an inescapable crescendo as Suzy is trapped within a waking nightmare — isolated, hunted, and marked for sacrifice. There is no escape. The terror is absolute. Produced in collaboration by CultFilms and Shameless Films, this edition unleashes Argento’s sensory onslaught with uncompromising precision and daring, reaffirming Suspiria’s status as one of the most influential and terrifying Horror films ever made.This collector’s edition spans two discs and features over six hours of special features, including extensive interviews with Dario Argento, cast, crew, and critics, alongside a newly commissioned book by Argento authority Alan Jones. Art cards and a collector’s poster complete this definitive celebration of Suspiria’s enduring, terrifying, hypnotic power.THIS RELEASE CONTAINS A UHD + BLU-RAY of EXTRAS -> SPECIAL FEATURES on 4K UHD MAIN FEATURE• New HDR Dolby Vision Grading & Surround Sound • Suspiria told by Dario Argento • ‘Surveying Suspiria’ by Cine Excess • ‘Fear at 400 Degrees’ by Cine Excess • Restoring Suspiria by TLEFilms • Audio commentary by Alan Jones & Kim Newman • Interview with actor Jacopo Mariani • Original Italian opening and closing credits • Trailers, TV-Spots & Radio-Spoton BLU-RAY BONUS DISC (EXTRAS ONLY)• Suspiria 4K UK Film Premiere – introduction by Dario Argento & Alan Jones • ‘Screentalk at Barbican’ Dario Argento in conversation with Alan Jones • Claudio Simonetti interview • ‘Ladies of Fear’ – interview with film historian Kat Ellinger • Interview with foley artist Massimo Anzellotti • Dario Argento, Stefania Casini & Alan Jones interviews – ‘Into Suspiria’ • Interview with make-up artist Pier Antonio Mecacci • Interview with still photographer Franco Bellomo+ Perfect-bound original Book by Alan Jones, Art-Cards & Original Poster - Limited, Serial Numbered, Slip-case Collector’s Edition.Empire: ★★★★★ TimeOut: ★★★★★ Alan Jones: ★★★★ ‘Argento's masterpiece’ SFX ‘One of the most important horror films ever made’ ESplatter‘Suspiria isn’t just Dario Argento’s masterpiece…. it’s also a true work of art’ OffScreen ‘nothing compares to the savage beauty of Argento's head-spinning SUSPIRIA’ Mark Kermode

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Jessica Harper (Actor), Stefania Casini (Actor), Dario Argento (Director) & 0 more Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: Blu-ray

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This review is for the Suspiria Blu-ray by Nouveaux Pictures.Suspiria (1976) was made by Italian horror director Dario Argento. I had no idea who Argento was before I saw Suspiria. This is a very powerful film experience, especially in the department of looks and sound. I is also very original, I haven't seen another movie like this. The plot is simple enough: an American Girl, Susie Banyon (played by a young Jessica Harper), arrives to Germany to join a dance academy. The academy is run by witches. The story feels closer to fairy-tales, like Grimm brothers, than usual gore/horror.The strength of Suspiria is how it looks and sounds: the colors (vivid red, blue and green) are fantastic and create a very fairytale-like effect (similar in style to Argentos sequel: Inferno). Very important is also the soundtrack by Goblin, incredibly well fitted into the movie and creating a scary atmosphere. The settings are also fantastic: the house with it's huge doors and extreme wallpaper designs, the lightning effects etc. All in all, Suspiria looks incredible and should really be seen on a large screen. I watched the Blu-ray on a projector (100") and it looks excellent. There are some flaws here and there in the picture, some unfocused moments etc, but this doesn't seem to be a fault in the transfer but rather problems with the film itself. But the major part looks incredibly sharp and with rich colors. (I have the DVD-version as well, and it looks almost as good as the Blu-ray).There is a commentary track with Argento/horror film experts Alan Jones and Kim Newman. This is excellent and the two gentlemen have a really good time. They drop so many interesting observations about every aspect of the film: the looks, the music, the actors, the director, references to other movies (there are two or three references to Psycho) etc. Very informative and well worth listening to again.This is a horror movie, and if your'e very sensitive to blood you should of course be aware of that. But: the effects, blood and violence is not very realistic (the blood ususally looks like bright red paint, and probably is!). As the commentators say: Suspiria is not about fright and gore as much as about style! Actually, I think the "18"-label is a little exaggerated.Highly recommended to anyone interested in cinema!