Suspiria

In 1977, Susie Bannion arrives in Berlin during the height of the German Autumn to audition for the Markos Dance Academy. Her arrival coincides with the sudden disappearance of a student, Patricia Hingle, who vanished after revealing to her psychotherapist, Dr. Josef Klemperer, that the school's matrons are a coven of witches who worship the Three Mothers--a trio of witches who once roamed Earth, known individually as Mother Tenebrarum, Mother Lachrymarum, and Mother Suspiriorum. Susie...
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In 1977, Susie Bannion arrives in Berlin during the height of the German Autumn to audition for the Markos Dance Academy. Her arrival coincides with the sudden disappearance of a student, Patricia Hingle, who vanished after revealing to her psychotherapist, Dr. Josef Klemperer, that the school's matrons are a coven of witches who worship the Three Mothers--a trio of witches who once roamed Earth, known individually as Mother Tenebrarum, Mother Lachrymarum, and Mother Suspiriorum. Susie befriends a wealthy classmate, Sara Simms, while her dancing quickly begins to attract attention from the head artistic director and choreographer, Madame Blanc.During a rehearsal, Patricia's friend, Olga Ivanova, accuses the matrons of being responsible for Patricia's disappearance, as well as practicing witchcraft. She attempts to flee the school, only to become disoriented and trapped in a room; meanwhile, Susie performs a dance for Madame Blanc. However, her movements physically and violently inflict damage on Olga's body. The matrons find Olga's mangled body and drag her away with large hooks. Later, they informally vote for the coven's leader, and elect Mother Helena Markos, an aging witch who has long ruled the coven, over Blanc. They begin conspiring to use Susie as a host body for Markos. Meanwhile, Miss Griffith, a sheepish matron, commits suicide.Susie quickly climbs the ranks as Blanc's protégée, earning her the role of the protagonist in Volk, an upcoming, much-anticipated performance. Meanwhile, Klemperer becomes suspicious of the matrons and seeks Sara's cooperation to look at Patricia's journals. Initially skeptical, Sara investigates and discovers a concealed corridor leading to the mütterhaus, an inner sanctum where the coven holds their occult rituals. She takes one of the large hooks from the sanctum and brings it to Klemperer as they look into Patricia's disappearance. On the opening night of Volk, Sara returns to the sanctum to find Patricia, who is in a withered condition. She is discovered by the matrons before the performance, who manifest holes in the floor, causing Sara to break her leg. Sara emerges midway through the performance, dancing her part in a hypnotic trance; Klemperer watches as Susie and Sara's eyes seemingly change colors, with Sara's turning blue and Susie's turning brown. As the performance comes to a close, Sara collapses in pain. Later, Madame Blanc chastises Susie for interfering in the matrons' affairs.The following night, while dining with the matrons to celebrate the recital, the students are put into a trance, except Susie. Meanwhile, Klemperer disposes of the large hook and Patricia's belongings in a river. He returns to his dacha in East Germany, where he encounters Anke, his wife who went missing during the war. Anke reveals that she fled to Bristol after having escaped the Nazis. The couple walk together, eventually passing through the border back into West Berlin. When Anke disappears, Klemperer discovers he has been led to the academy for an impending witches' sabbath, and he is subsequently ambushed by the matrons. Susie is led to the mütterhaus, where she discovers the matrons, along with Blanc and Markos, an incapacitated Klemperer and the entranced dancers. Sara, Patricia and Olga are disemboweled to begin the sabbath, but Blanc attempts to intervene in the ritual. Enraged, Markos attacks Blanc, nearly decapitating her. Susie seemingly accepts her fate as Markos' new vessel, only to reveal herself as Mother Suspiriorum, there to cleanse the academy of Markos and her supporters. She summons an incarnation of Death, killing Markos and her most faithful followers.Olga, Patricia and Sara each die peacefully at Susie's hand as the remaining matrons and students continue to dance. Klemperer is released the next morning in a confused state while the academy continues to operate.