Close-Up Photos of Joan Bennett in "Suspiria"

[Philippe Cordier]

Speaking of photos, I came across this website recently about various restorations of the movie "Suspiria." There are some very close, closeups of Joan Bennett if you click on the small photos halfway down the main page:

http://whiggles.landofwhimsy.com/archives/dario_argento/

With this one, where she's holding the phone, you almost feel like you're in the same room with her - especially if you click a second time on the enlarged photo, which then expands even larger. It's like High-Definition:

http://whiggles.landofwhimsy.com/hdcaptures/suspiria15.jpg

[Gothick]

Wow, that close-up is phenomenal! Thanks so much, Philippe!  It actually makes me want to see the movie again, which is pretty incredible in its own right.

G.

[Josette]

I assume that this refers to the link at the end of the post.  When I tried it the other day and again a little while ago, it leads to a page which says, "this page is broken."


P.S.  I tried posting this shortly after another and got the "2 minute" message.  When I tried again a little later, it said I had already submitted it!!  However, it doesn't show up.  This has also happened in the past.  Is there a trick to avoid that?

[Midnite]

Josette, the 2nd url is a direct link to an HD capture that's available on the website as the 15th Suspiria image.

[Josette]

It still doesn't work for me.  I tried the other link to see if I could get to it through that, but couldn't find it.

[Midnite]

Oh, okay.  Following the first link, scroll to "Suspiria BD (final) impressions" and down to the captures underneath the article.  JB is in a few of the caps with her closeup in the last one in the 5th row.  Hope that helped.

[Josette]

Thanks, Midnite!  Maybe I didn't scroll down far enough before.

It's interesting that in the closeup her one eye has a bit of blood in it, and some seems to be leaking out at the corner.  While that's probably a plus for a horror movie (!), I wonder if something was really wrong.

[Philippe Cordier]

It does look like she may have had conjunctivitis in her right eye. Her left eye looks normal. I don't think any blood is actually leaking out, but the tissue is inflamed in the inner corner of her eye.