SUSPIRIA (18)

WHO’S IN IT?

Dakota Johnson (A Bigger Splash), Tilda Swinton (I Am Love), Mia Goth (A Cure for Wellness), Lutz Ebersdorf (film debut), Chloë Grace Moretz (The Miseducation of Cameron Post), Angela Winkler (Clouds of Sils Maria), Ingrid Caven (Violanta), Elena Fokina (Blush), Sylvie Testud (La Vie En Rose), Renée Soutendijk (Spetters), Alek Wek (film debut), Christine LeBoutte (Toute Une Nuit), Fabrizia Sacchi (A Five Star Life), Małgosia Bela (We’re All Christs), Jessica Harper (Shock Treatment), Vanda Capriolo (Call Me By Your Name), Olivia Ancona (film debut), Brigitte Cuvelier (The Court of Shards)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name), director, producer; David Kajganich (A Bigger Splash), writer, producer; Brad Fischer (Zodiac), Francesco Melzi d’Eril (I Am Love), Marco Morabito (The Landlords), Gabriele Moratti (Border), William Sherak (The Messengers) and Silvia Venturini Fendi (Antonia.), producers; Thom Yorke (The UK Gold), composer; Sayombhu Mukdeeprom (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives), cinematographer; Walter Fasano (A Five Star Life), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1977, aspiring American dancer Susie Bannion (Johnson) travels to Berlin to become a student at the prestigious Markos Dance Academy, run by the company’s director Madame Blanc (Swinton). However, after a series of bizarre incidents, Susie quickly learns that the establishment may also be home to a coven of witches…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This new version of Dario Argento’s classic horror Suspiria is given a very unique twist by director Luca Guadagnino, who honours the original’s gothic spirit while also inserting his own ideas into the mix, creating one hell of a fascinating debacle.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 16TH NOVEMBER 2018

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