Luciano Tovoli shot Suspiria using one of the last imbibition Technicolor prints, flooding the dance academy with unnatural gel light — primary reds, electric blues and sickly greens laid on with theatrical excess. There is no naturalism here; colour is pure sensation, deep and saturated to the point of menace.
Recipes
Red Corridor
The blood-red lit hallways and stairwells
Film SimulationVelvia/Vivid
GrainWeak/Small
Color ChromeStrong
CC FX BlueOff
White BalanceIncandescent
WB ShiftR+5 / B-1
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlight+0
Shadow+2
Color+4
Sharpness+1
Noise Reduction-2
Clarity+2
ISOISO 400–800
Blue Interior
The electric blue-gel rooms
Film SimulationVelvia/Vivid
GrainWeak/Small
Color ChromeStrong
CC FX BlueStrong
White BalanceShade
WB ShiftR-3 / B+5
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlight+0
Shadow+2
Color+3
Sharpness+1
Noise Reduction-2
Clarity+1
ISOISO 400–800
Green Glow
The sickly green-lit passages
Film SimulationVelvia/Vivid
GrainWeak/Small
Color ChromeStrong
CC FX BlueWeak
White BalanceFluorescent 2
WB ShiftR-2 / B+0
Dynamic RangeDR400
Highlight+0
Shadow+2
Color+3
Sharpness+0
Noise Reduction-2
Clarity+1
ISOISO 800
Shoot this look
These recipes run on Fujifilm's film-simulation engine — any current X-series body will do. A pairing to start from: