Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001) (V)

Very Interesting, 18 August 2005

If you are a fan of the movie Suspiria, you absolutely owe it to yourself to get hold of AB's three disc limited edition. Not only does it include the movie (I believe it's the same transfer used on the single disc edition), the soundtrack and this documentary are part of the package. The documentary is wonderful. Many of those who had a significant role in the making of the movie provide interesting stories about their memories of Suspiria and how it was put together. My favorite parts were the interviews with Cinematographor Luciano Tovoli and star Jessica Harper. Tovoli provides some great background into how the movie was filmed, including the use of Technicolor to get those incredibly vibrant colors for which Suspiria is so famous. As Harper is the only American to appear in the documentary, I found it particularly insightful to hear her impressions of working with Argento and in Italy at such a young age.

If I have one complaint, it's that Suspiria 25th Anniversary is too short. Suspiria is the kind of movie that I could listen to stories about the making of for hours. Instead of 52 minutes, I wish it could have been 152 minutes.

9/10