They say plagiarism is the highest form of flattery, and it doesn’t mean that a film inspired by other(s) can’t be good in its own right too, but if the original source happens to deal more profoundly or be more originaly than the latter one, what is the point in adding another vision? Here is a visual example of some of the films from which director Darren Aronofsky clearly took direct “inspiration.” Among them: Roman Polansky’s “Repulsion,” Dario Argeton’s “Suspiria” and Korean director Kim Yong-gyun, “The Red Shoes.” The audio is in Spanish.
