Review of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) by Catherine N — 13 Sep 2015
Director Ana Lily Amirpour's "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night"is a great Vampire story filled with love and redemption reminiscent of the Swedish film "Let the Right One In." This film is beautifully shot in crisp black and white and contains a wonderfully blended soundtrack with Eastern and Western music.
The cool, minimalist setting (Iranian suburbs?) with subtle performances, a standout being Sheila Vand, bring to mind the work of Robert Rodriquez and Jim Jarmusch. Leaving the tradition of leisurely paced, socially realistic Iranian indie films of the 90s, this movie contains quixotic imagery through use of characters combined with a hyper focus on props.
The image of the veiled vampire with piercing eyes skateboarding at night is haunting, lyrical and hilarious. The Vampire, dancing in her cramped apartment, walls laden with 70s and 80s posters and clippings while music plays on a record player, vinyl! is presented seen as a sensual woman beyond mere predator.
She becomes Uma Thurman with fangs. In her veil that she wears on the streets, she is a ministering dark angel, perhaps meting out justice as she encounters the citizens of Bad City as oil pumps suck out the juice from the land.
Catch this small, intimate gem!
This review of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) was written by Catherine N on 13 Sep 2015.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night has generally received positive reviews.
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