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Before the theatrical release date, Amazon Studios and K Period Media will screen Suspiria as pat of the 2018 lineup at The Venice Film Festival. Based on the cult masterpiece from Dario Argento, the star-studded cast includes Mia Goth, Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, and marks the return of the original starlet, Jessica Harper.
Darkness has been building at the center of a world-renowned dance company. Its artistic director (Swinton), a young American new to the troupe named Susie Bannion (Johnson), and a grieving psychotherapist (Lutz Ebersdorf) become entangled in director Luca Guadagnino’s bloody nightmare.
Here are 5 reasons why we’re excited for Suspiria at The Venice Film Festival:
5) It’s Venice!
?ee you this fall, Venice. #Suspiria #VeniceFilmFestival #Venezia75 pic.twitter.com/xB41skqfev
— Suspiria (@suspiriamovie) July 25, 2018
According to Entertainment Weekly, The Venice Film Festival is shaping up its 2018 lineup to host the latest prime slate of Oscar-bound flicks. The long-running cinema event has announced its full slate of official selections. In competition, Suspiria takes part as one of new entries that will vie for the Golden Lion at the Italian festival.
4) Oscar Contenders!
Before Suspiria, Luca Guadagnino earned a score of Oscar nods earlier this year for Call Me by Your Name. Distributor Amazon will also be showing director Mike Leigh’s historical drama Peterloo.
3) Best Picture!?!
The Venice Film Festival has consistently served as one of the early fall festival launching pads for potential Academy Awards contenders. Holding onto its record since 2007, several films that have been presented at the Italian festival have either gone on to win or receive a Best Picture nomination.
2) The Mystery Of Chloë Grace Moretz!
As we previously mentioned, Chloë Grace Moretz was tightly-lipped about her character, Patricia Hingle. but she did reveal, “I speak German mainly in the movie. So you won’t recognize me very well. I seem like a different person and I sound like a different person.”
1) Have you seen the trailer?!?
Suspiria arrives in theaters on November 2nd, 2018. The Venice Film Festival runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 8.