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