In 1979 a young woman is sent off to a prestigous, if mysterious academy, after the death of her parents. She quickly learns that things are not as they seem.
How you react to the film is going to be determined by how you feel about form over content. The film leans heavily into the stylized notions of giallo, in particular the look and feel of Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA which it seems to ave used as a template in story and style. This is a film where intentionally not a lot is explained.
Personally I admire this film more than I like it. The problem for me is that it seems more shiney outside and little on the inside. Yes, it has some great moments but the film never generates suspense since it's too focused on making everything look good, it never generates anything narratively. I never felt danger or even a need to continue watching past a certain point because I wasn't fully invested. Though to be fair the fact that it's using SUSPIRIA, I film I've never particularly liked, as a template probably doomed it in my eyes.
To be fair, I have read a number of glowing reviews for the film, so if you're a giallo or SUSPIRIA fan, give it a shot.
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