Suspiria - Exam
  • 1. Who directed the original 'Suspiria' film released in 1977?
A) Wes Craven
B) Tobe Hooper
C) Dario Argento
D) John Carpenter
  • 2. In which country is the dance academy located in the film 'Suspiria'?
A) Scotland
B) Italy
C) France
D) Germany
  • 3. What color is often associated with the supernatural elements in 'Suspiria'?
A) Red
B) Blue
C) Green
D) Black
  • 4. What is the primary setting of 'Suspiria'?
A) A hospital
B) A haunted house
C) A dance academy
D) An asylum
  • 5. Which specific dance form is a key element in the plot of 'Suspiria'?
A) Tap
B) Hip-hop
C) Ballet
D) Jazz
  • 6. Which aspect of 'Suspiria' is highly praised for its visual style and use of color?
A) Soundtrack
B) Screenplay
C) Cinematography
D) Costume design
  • 7. What is the name of the mysterious and malevolent headmistress in 'Suspiria'?
A) Miss Tanner
B) Helena Markos
C) Olga
D) Madame Blanc
  • 8. Which actress played the lead role of Suzy Bannion in the original 'Suspiria'?
A) Tilda Swinton
B) Jessica Harper
C) Chloë Grace Moretz
D) Dakota Johnson
  • 9. What is the name of the prestigious dance school in 'Suspiria'?
A) Freiburg Dance School
B) Tanz Akademie
C) European Dance Institute
D) Bolshoi Ballet Academy
  • 10. Who co-wrote the screenplay for 'Suspiria' with Dario Argento?
A) Daria Nicolodi
B) Luca Guadagnino
C) William Kiehl
D) Thomas De Quincey
  • 11. What is the basis for part of 'Suspiria's' screenplay?
A) A novel by Daria Nicolodi
B) An original story by Dario Argento
C) Thomas De Quincey's essay Suspiria de Profundis
D) A play by Luca Guadagnino
  • 12. Which band provided the score for 'Suspiria'?
A) The Beatles
B) Goblin
C) Led Zeppelin
D) Pink Floyd
  • 13. For which award was Joan Bennett nominated in relation to 'Suspiria'?
A) Best Supporting Actress at the Saturn Awards
B) Best Film at the Golden Globes
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) Helena Markos
B) Dario Argento
C) Suzy Bannion
D) Madame Blanc
  • 15. What happens to Sara in 'Suspiria'?
A) She escapes the school safely.
B) She marries Albert.
C) She is killed by an unseen assailant who slashes her throat.
D) She becomes the new headmistress.
  • 16. What happens to the Tanz Akademie at the end of 'Suspiria'?
A) It explodes and is consumed by fire.
B) It becomes a renowned ballet school.
C) It relocates to another country.
D) It remains intact but under new management.
  • 17. Who provided the English narration for 'Suspiria'?
A) Jessica Harper
B) William Kiehl
C) Luca Guadagnino
D) Dario Argento
  • 18. What concept from De Quincey's essay influenced 'Suspiria'?
A) The Four Elements
B) The Seven Deadly Sins
C) The Three Mothers
D) The Twelve Labors
  • 19. Where is the dance academy in 'Suspiria' set?
A) Freiburg im Breisgau
B) Munich
C) Heidelberg
D) Berlin
  • 20. Which film did Jessica Harper watch to understand Argento's style?
A) Deep Red
B) The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
C) Tenebrae
D) Four Flies on Grey Velvet
  • 21. Which role did Jessica Harper turn down to appear in 'Suspiria'?
A) A role in The Shining
B) A role in Annie Hall
C) A role in Taxi Driver
D) A role in Star Wars
  • 22. Which actress played the supporting role of Sara in 'Suspiria'?
A) Jessica Harper
B) Daria Nicolodi
C) Mia Farrow
D) Stefania Casini
  • 23. Who played the minor supporting role of Frank Mandel in 'Suspiria'?
A) Udo Kier
B) Marcello Mastroianni
C) Alain Delon
D) Rudolf Nureyev
  • 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 New York Times
C) The Village Voice
D) The Los Angeles Times
  • 26. Who was initially set to direct the remake of Suspiria announced in 2008?
A) David Gordon Green
B) Marco Morabito
C) Luca Guadagnino
D) Sergio Corbucci
  • 27. On which list did Rotten Tomatoes rank Suspiria #61?
A) Best Psychological Thrillers
B) Greatest Horror Sequels
C) Most Influential Films
D) Top 100 horror movies
  • 28. What printing process was used to enhance Suspiria's colors?
A) Eastmancolor
B) Imbibition Technicolor prints
C) Cinecolor
D) Digital color grading
  • 29. Who was hired to shoot Suspiria?
A) Pasqualino De Santis
B) Vittorio Storaro
C) Giuseppe Rotunno
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) Tilda Swinton
D) Chloë Grace Moretz
  • 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) 1978
B) 2002
C) 1985
D) 2018
  • 33. On Metacritic, what weighted average score does Suspiria have?
A) 82 out of 100
B) 65 out of 100
C) 70 out of 100
D) 79 out of 100
  • 34. Where was Daniel's death scene filmed?
A) Königsplatz square, Munich
B) Trafalgar Square, London
C) Times Square, New York
D) Piazza Navona, Rome
  • 35. Who announced at the 72nd Venice Film Festival that he would direct a new version of 'Suspiria'?
A) David Del Valle
B) Luca Guadagnino
C) Daniel Griffith
D) Ralph Fiennes
  • 36. How was Goblin referred to in the film's opening credits?
A) Goblin Rockers
B) The Goblins
C) Argento’s Musicians
D) The Italian Band
  • 37. Which critic likened Suspiria to The Exorcist and The Sentinel?
A) Dave Kehr
B) J. Hoberman
C) Bruce McCabe
D) Bob Keaton
  • 38. Which company released Suspiria on Blu-ray in Italy?
A) First Sun
B) Videa
C) Anchor Bay Entertainment
D) Synapse Films
  • 39. When was Suspiria first released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment?
A) February 2017
B) 19 December 2017
C) 11 September 2001
D) 13 March 2018
  • 40. Which critic praised the film's 'well-crafted plot' and compared it to Edgar Allan Poe?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Kevin Thomas
C) John Stark
D) Bob Keaton
  • 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) Only Suzy's lines were dubbed
D) All dialogue was recorded live on set
  • 42. Which airport was used for the opening scene of Suspiria?
A) Heathrow Airport, London
B) Munich-Riem Airport
C) Fiumicino Airport, Rome
D) Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris
  • 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) #22
B) #18
C) #30
D) #10
  • 45. What score did Suspiria receive on Rotten Tomatoes based on retrospectively collected reviews?
A) 76%
B) 94%
C) 85%
D) 88%
  • 46. Who criticized Harper's role in Suspiria for being 'reduced to cowering in corners'?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Kevin Thomas
C) Janet Maslin
D) John Stark
  • 47. In what year was 'Suspiria' nominated for a Saturn Award for Best DVD Classic Film Release?
A) 2002
B) 2018
C) 1995
D) 1978
  • 48. In which year was the main title theme of Suspiria named one of the best songs?
A) 1980 to 1982
B) 1977 to 1979
C) 1965 to 1967
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) Scarlett Johansson
B) Florence Pugh
C) Chloë Grace Moretz
D) Margot Robbie
  • 50. Which film did Luca Guadagnino direct before announcing his new version of 'Suspiria'?
A) Suspiria (1977)
B) The Prodigy
C) Call Me by Your Name
D) A Bigger Splash
  • 51. What rating did Suspiria receive after cuts in the American prints?
A) PG-13
B) NC-17
C) R-rating
D) G-rating
  • 52. Where did the filming of the 2018 'Suspiria' conclude?
A) Rome
B) Venice
C) London
D) Berlin
  • 53. Which composer's work is Goblin's score for Suspiria compared to?
A) Ennio Morricone
B) Hans Zimmer
C) Danny Elfman
D) John Williams
  • 54. Which magazine ranked Suspiria #312 on their list of the 500 greatest films ever?
A) Time Out
B) Sight & Sound
C) Empire
D) Variety
  • 55. Who was announced to play the lead role in the Suspiria remake before it was put on hold?
A) Isabelle Fuhrman
B) Claudio Simonetti
C) Natalie Portman
D) David Gordon Green
  • 56. What inspired the film's color palette?
A) Fantasia (1940)
B) Snow White (1937)
C) Gone with the Wind (1939)
D) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  • 57. What did the third disc in the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD set contain?
A) Bonus materials and a documentary
B) A 4K restoration of the feature film
C) An English-language television series
D) The original film score
  • 58. When was the first Blu-ray release of Suspiria in the United States?
A) 19 December 2017
B) 11 September 2001
C) February 2017
D) 13 March 2018
  • 59. What type of lenses were used to shoot Suspiria?
A) Standard lenses
B) Anamorphic lenses
C) Telephoto lenses
D) Macro lenses
  • 60. Which film scholar noted that each frame of Suspiria is composed with an artistic attention to color?
A) John Kenneth Muir
B) Peter Bradshaw
C) Roger Ebert
D) Mark Kermode
  • 61. Which publication deemed Suspiria 'the most harrowing shocker ever filmed'?
A) Colorado Springs Gazette
B) San Francisco Examiner
C) Chicago Reader
D) The Village Voice
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