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| Year: | 1995 |
| Country of origin: | USA |
| Director: | Abel Ferrara |
| Genre: | Vampire |
| Starring: | Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken |
| Rating: | 4/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112288/ |
| Tagline: | The dark is their sunlight. What makes them different is what keeps them alive. |
| Favourite line: | "Self-revelation is annihilation of self." |
Abel Ferrara's visually impressive take on the vampire mythos.
There's no black cloaks with red velvet lining here, no fangs, and definitely no transforming into bats, instead this is comparing and contrasting vampirism with drug addiction.
Indeed, it is never entirely clear whether the individuals in question are in fact vampires, or, as the title implies, adddicts of some kind.
Beautifully shot in black and white, this is stylish and intelligent, but certainly not for gore hounds or quick thrill seekers.
Sit back and switch your frontal lobe on.
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