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Suspiria (18)
Directed by Luca Guadagino
PSYCHEDELIC and feminist-driven, Luca Guadagino's homage to Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic Suspiria is not for those of a nervous disposition.
Set in the same year as the latter's film, the action unfolds over six acts and an epilogue in 1970s Berlin, with US dancer Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) arriving at a world-renowned dance academy run by Madame Blanc (Tilda Swinton) where it transpires that all is not what it seems.
Bannion isn't formally trained but shows the raw potential the school is looking for. The plot thickens when dancers start slowly disappearing.
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