Sooner or later, everyone who is interested in film learns about Argento. The Italian master of horrors in the distant 70s laid the canons, on which then for decades slasher directors will rely.
Horror films have always been a low genre, and the development of special effects and the appearance of computer graphics leave almost no chance for the modern viewer to be frightened by films from that distant era. However, time was very favorable to Suspiria. The film captures quite unexpected elements for the horror genre.
The first is actually a picture. Working with angles and color sharpens all spectator feelings and makes you greedily absorb a beautiful picture, seasoned with bright colors. Music and sound design here are at least outstanding. Primitive electronic compositions in the right places create an atmosphere of mystery, and in scary scenes, the soundtrack causes the viewer’s body to shrink at a purely physiological level.
The plot is extremely primitive. It is a shame that such a beautiful and stylish work got such a weak plot. So much time in a stylish environment caught up with suspense, then quickly and routinely finish everything - probably this was also part of the author's idea.
The murder scenes themselves were filmed qualitatively for that time, but today they cause a smile.
A good movie, it is definitely worth getting acquainted with it for lovers of horror history, beautiful sounds and juicy visual images.