by Mia Merrill
My video essay compares the cult classic horror film Suspiria, directed by Dario Argento in 1977, to the 2018 adaptation of the story, directed by Luca Guadagnino. While the films are completely different in many ways, both are full of images of violence against women. What does the new Suspiria have to say about women’s power, agency, and bodily autonomy? Are reclamations of agency in the 2018 Suspiria negated or lessened by the film’s perpetuation of the male gaze?
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