Suspiria - Exam
  • 1. Who directed the original 'Suspiria' film released in 1977?
A) John Carpenter
B) Tobe Hooper
C) Dario Argento
D) Wes Craven
  • 2. In which country is the dance academy located in the film 'Suspiria'?
A) Germany
B) Scotland
C) France
D) Italy
  • 3. What color is often associated with the supernatural elements in 'Suspiria'?
A) Green
B) Black
C) Red
D) Blue
  • 4. What is the primary setting of 'Suspiria'?
A) An asylum
B) A haunted house
C) A dance academy
D) A hospital
  • 5. Which specific dance form is a key element in the plot of 'Suspiria'?
A) Ballet
B) Tap
C) Jazz
D) Hip-hop
  • 6. Which aspect of 'Suspiria' is highly praised for its visual style and use of color?
A) Screenplay
B) Costume design
C) Cinematography
D) Soundtrack
  • 7. What is the name of the mysterious and malevolent headmistress in 'Suspiria'?
A) Miss Tanner
B) Olga
C) Madame Blanc
D) Helena Markos
  • 8. Which actress played the lead role of Suzy Bannion in the original 'Suspiria'?
A) Jessica Harper
B) Tilda Swinton
C) Chloë Grace Moretz
D) Dakota Johnson
  • 9. What is the name of the prestigious dance school in 'Suspiria'?
A) European Dance Institute
B) Freiburg Dance School
C) Bolshoi Ballet Academy
D) Tanz Akademie
  • 10. Who co-wrote the screenplay for 'Suspiria' with Dario Argento?
A) Luca Guadagnino
B) Thomas De Quincey
C) Daria Nicolodi
D) William Kiehl
  • 11. What is the basis for part of 'Suspiria's' screenplay?
A) An original story by Dario Argento
B) A play by Luca Guadagnino
C) Thomas De Quincey's essay Suspiria de Profundis
D) A novel by Daria Nicolodi
  • 12. Which band provided the score for 'Suspiria'?
A) Goblin
B) The Beatles
C) Pink Floyd
D) Led Zeppelin
  • 13. For which award was Joan Bennett nominated in relation to 'Suspiria'?
A) Best Film at the Golden Globes
B) Best Director at the Oscars
C) Best Supporting Actress at the Saturn Awards
D) Best Screenplay at the BAFTAs
  • 14. Who was responsible for establishing the Tanz Akademie in 'Suspiria's' backstory?
A) Madame Blanc
B) Suzy Bannion
C) Helena Markos
D) Dario Argento
  • 15. What happens to Sara in 'Suspiria'?
A) She becomes the new headmistress.
B) She escapes the school safely.
C) She is killed by an unseen assailant who slashes her throat.
D) She marries Albert.
  • 16. What happens to the Tanz Akademie at the end of 'Suspiria'?
A) It explodes and is consumed by fire.
B) It remains intact but under new management.
C) It becomes a renowned ballet school.
D) It relocates to another country.
  • 17. Who provided the English narration for 'Suspiria'?
A) Dario Argento
B) Luca Guadagnino
C) William Kiehl
D) Jessica Harper
  • 18. What concept from De Quincey's essay influenced 'Suspiria'?
A) The Three Mothers
B) The Seven Deadly Sins
C) The Four Elements
D) The Twelve Labors
  • 19. Where is the dance academy in 'Suspiria' set?
A) Munich
B) Berlin
C) Freiburg im Breisgau
D) Heidelberg
  • 20. Which film did Jessica Harper watch to understand Argento's style?
A) Four Flies on Grey Velvet
B) Tenebrae
C) The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
D) Deep Red
  • 21. Which role did Jessica Harper turn down to appear in 'Suspiria'?
A) A role in Taxi Driver
B) A role in Star Wars
C) A role in The Shining
D) A role in Annie Hall
  • 22. Which actress played the supporting role of Sara in 'Suspiria'?
A) Daria Nicolodi
B) Stefania Casini
C) Jessica Harper
D) Mia Farrow
  • 23. Who played the minor supporting role of Frank Mandel in 'Suspiria'?
A) Rudolf Nureyev
B) Udo Kier
C) Alain Delon
D) Marcello Mastroianni
  • 24. Which character in 'Suspiria' was based on Snow White?
A) Patricia
B) Mother Superior
C) Sara
D) Suzy Bannion
  • 25. Which publication's critic wrote that Suspiria had 'slender charms'?
A) The Chicago Tribune
B) The Los Angeles Times
C) The New York Times
D) The Village Voice
  • 26. Who was initially set to direct the remake of Suspiria announced in 2008?
A) Marco Morabito
B) Luca Guadagnino
C) David Gordon Green
D) Sergio Corbucci
  • 27. On which list did Rotten Tomatoes rank Suspiria #61?
A) Best Psychological Thrillers
B) Greatest Horror Sequels
C) Top 100 horror movies
D) Most Influential Films
  • 28. What printing process was used to enhance Suspiria's colors?
A) Cinecolor
B) Digital color grading
C) Eastmancolor
D) Imbibition Technicolor prints
  • 29. Who was hired to shoot Suspiria?
A) Pasqualino De Santis
B) Giuseppe Rotunno
C) Vittorio Storaro
D) Luciano Tovoli
  • 30. Who was the actress nominated for the Saturn Award in 1978 for her role in 'Suspiria'?
A) Joan Bennett
B) Dakota Johnson
C) Chloë Grace Moretz
D) Tilda Swinton
  • 31. What score did Adam Smith of Empire magazine award Suspiria?
A) Five out of five
B) Three and a half out of five
C) Two out of five
D) Four out of five
  • 32. In what year did 'Suspiria' get nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress?
A) 2018
B) 1985
C) 1978
D) 2002
  • 33. On Metacritic, what weighted average score does Suspiria have?
A) 79 out of 100
B) 82 out of 100
C) 65 out of 100
D) 70 out of 100
  • 34. Where was Daniel's death scene filmed?
A) Trafalgar Square, London
B) Times Square, New York
C) Piazza Navona, Rome
D) Königsplatz square, Munich
  • 35. Who announced at the 72nd Venice Film Festival that he would direct a new version of 'Suspiria'?
A) Daniel Griffith
B) David Del Valle
C) Ralph Fiennes
D) Luca Guadagnino
  • 36. How was Goblin referred to in the film's opening credits?
A) The Italian Band
B) Argento’s Musicians
C) Goblin Rockers
D) The Goblins
  • 37. Which critic likened Suspiria to The Exorcist and The Sentinel?
A) Bob Keaton
B) J. Hoberman
C) Dave Kehr
D) Bruce McCabe
  • 38. Which company released Suspiria on Blu-ray in Italy?
A) Anchor Bay Entertainment
B) First Sun
C) Videa
D) Synapse Films
  • 39. When was Suspiria first released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment?
A) February 2017
B) 13 March 2018
C) 11 September 2001
D) 19 December 2017
  • 40. Which critic praised the film's 'well-crafted plot' and compared it to Edgar Allan Poe?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Bob Keaton
C) John Stark
D) Kevin Thomas
  • 41. What was unique about Suspiria's post-production dubbing?
A) Nearly all dialogue was dubbed except for a scene after the first murder
B) The film had no dubbed dialogue
C) All dialogue was recorded live on set
D) Only Suzy's lines were dubbed
  • 42. Which airport was used for the opening scene of Suspiria?
A) Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris
B) Heathrow Airport, London
C) Fiumicino Airport, Rome
D) Munich-Riem Airport
  • 43. How many episodes were planned for each series in the April 2015 announcement?
A) Ten 60-minute-long episodes
B) Eight 45-minute-long episodes
C) Six 30-minute-long episodes
D) A dozen 50-minute-long episodes
  • 44. What position did Entertainment Weekly rank Suspiria on their list of the 25 scariest films ever?
A) #10
B) #18
C) #22
D) #30
  • 45. What score did Suspiria receive on Rotten Tomatoes based on retrospectively collected reviews?
A) 88%
B) 94%
C) 85%
D) 76%
  • 46. Who criticized Harper's role in Suspiria for being 'reduced to cowering in corners'?
A) John Stark
B) Kevin Thomas
C) Janet Maslin
D) Gene Siskel
  • 47. In what year was 'Suspiria' nominated for a Saturn Award for Best DVD Classic Film Release?
A) 1978
B) 1995
C) 2002
D) 2018
  • 48. In which year was the main title theme of Suspiria named one of the best songs?
A) 1990 to 1992
B) 1977 to 1979
C) 1965 to 1967
D) 1980 to 1982
  • 49. Which actress was confirmed to co-star in the 2018 version of 'Suspiria' alongside Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton?
A) Florence Pugh
B) Margot Robbie
C) Chloë Grace Moretz
D) Scarlett Johansson
  • 50. Which film did Luca Guadagnino direct before announcing his new version of 'Suspiria'?
A) Call Me by Your Name
B) The Prodigy
C) Suspiria (1977)
D) A Bigger Splash
  • 51. What rating did Suspiria receive after cuts in the American prints?
A) R-rating
B) PG-13
C) G-rating
D) NC-17
  • 52. Where did the filming of the 2018 'Suspiria' conclude?
A) Venice
B) Berlin
C) Rome
D) London
  • 53. Which composer's work is Goblin's score for Suspiria compared to?
A) Hans Zimmer
B) John Williams
C) Ennio Morricone
D) Danny Elfman
  • 54. Which magazine ranked Suspiria #312 on their list of the 500 greatest films ever?
A) Variety
B) Time Out
C) Empire
D) Sight & Sound
  • 55. Who was announced to play the lead role in the Suspiria remake before it was put on hold?
A) Claudio Simonetti
B) Isabelle Fuhrman
C) David Gordon Green
D) Natalie Portman
  • 56. What inspired the film's color palette?
A) Snow White (1937)
B) Fantasia (1940)
C) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
D) Gone with the Wind (1939)
  • 57. What did the third disc in the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD set contain?
A) A 4K restoration of the feature film
B) Bonus materials and a documentary
C) The original film score
D) An English-language television series
  • 58. When was the first Blu-ray release of Suspiria in the United States?
A) 11 September 2001
B) 13 March 2018
C) February 2017
D) 19 December 2017
  • 59. What type of lenses were used to shoot Suspiria?
A) Standard lenses
B) Macro lenses
C) Anamorphic lenses
D) Telephoto lenses
  • 60. Which film scholar noted that each frame of Suspiria is composed with an artistic attention to color?
A) Mark Kermode
B) John Kenneth Muir
C) Peter Bradshaw
D) Roger Ebert
  • 61. Which publication deemed Suspiria 'the most harrowing shocker ever filmed'?
A) The Village Voice
B) Chicago Reader
C) San Francisco Examiner
D) Colorado Springs Gazette
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