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