Luca Guadagnino's rendition of horror movie classic Suspiria takes its design cues from the modernist architecture of masters such as Le Corbusier and Adolf Loos, says production designer Inbal Weinburg.
Weinburg worked with the Italian film director to create all the sets and props for Suspiria, which is released in cinemas worldwide on 2 November.
Based on Dario Argento's 1977 film of the same name, the movie is set in a fictional dance academy in 1970s Cold War-era Germany.
The designer said she looked to early modernism to develop the "sparse and institutional" aesthetic of the film. In particular, she referenced the architecture that emerged from the influential Bauhaus school, as well as the designs of Austrian architects like Loos and Josef Hoffman. "We wanted to focus on the forefathers of modernism, especially Austrian architecture from the early 20th century," Weinburg told Dezeen.
"Loos and Hoffman were important, as they were the bridge between the late 19th century and what would become Bauhaus. So you could still feel this classicism," she explained.
Film is set in dance academy in 1970s Berlin
The movie follows young American student Susie Bannion, played by Dakota Johnson, as she joins the prestigious Markos Dance Academy in Kreuzberg, Berlin.
Later on, it is revealed that the institution is run by witches who perform deadly rituals behind its closed doors.
"The set has two layers: one is very authentic to the time...