Where is that bitch of an American girl? She must VANISH! She must die, d i e, D I E !
Joan Bennett, as Madame Blanc in Suspiria (1977)Où est cette maudite garce américaine? Elle doit DISPARAÎTRE! Il faut qu’elle meure, qu’elle m e u r e , qu’elle M E U R E !
Startling words to come out of the mouth of the elegant Madame Blanc, or of that of the equally elegant (and immortal) Joan Bennett. They come near the end of the film, when aspiring dancer and amateur sleuth Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) is about to uncover the nefarious secrets of Madame Blanc’s dance academy.
I ask for French stylists to comment on my translation choices.