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“Abel Ferrara, working from a rabidly ambitious script by Nicholas St. John, gives the genre a provocative and perversely funny snap that Anne Rice might envy.” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
A captivating Lili Taylor and always enigmatic Christopher Walken star in Abel Ferrara’s macabre and provocative arthouse vampire allegory for addiction and human nature. Set against a backdrop of both urban and moral decay, Ferrara reimagines the vampire mythos in breathtaking black and white.
When a New York grad student, Kathleen, is bitten by a vampire, she tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood, soon adopting the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade. With quotes from Kierkegaard, Satre and Nietzsche, The Addiction captures the pretentious, stifling atmosphere of academia while offering sincere introspection on the (in)human condition.
Festival Appearances/Awards
Berlin International Film Festival 1995 – Official Selection
Sundance Film Festival 1995 – Official Selection
Toronto International Film Festival 1995 – Official Selection
Screening as part of Vampire Weekend.
R18+
United States
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Abel Ferrara
Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Annabella Sciorra, Edie Falco
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