This Tuesday, December 6, brings History of the Occult to Screambox, a trippy new horror movie shot in black and white. The release comes on the heels of Netflix’s Silver Screen Horror Edition of “Cabinet of Curiosities” episode “Graveyard Rats,” further proof that monochrome horror still packs a potent punch. Black and white movies evoke vintage classics, but they can instantly set a striking tone when employed in modern genre films.
This week’s streaming picks feature modern monochromatic horror movies that instantly transport you to another time and place, instilling an ominous mood in the process.
As always, here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
A Field in England – AMC+, Fandor, Freevee, Hulu, Roku Channel, Shudder, Tubi
Set in 17th-century England during the Civil War, Ben Wheatley’s trippy horror movie follows a trio of deserters. They flee...
This week’s streaming picks feature modern monochromatic horror movies that instantly transport you to another time and place, instilling an ominous mood in the process.
As always, here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
A Field in England – AMC+, Fandor, Freevee, Hulu, Roku Channel, Shudder, Tubi
Set in 17th-century England during the Civil War, Ben Wheatley’s trippy horror movie follows a trio of deserters. They flee...
- 12/5/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… An all-style and very-little-substance exercise in random oddity and weird imagery. Dispenses with engaging characters and revels in its own meaninglessness as if emptiness were deep and significant. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
I recently said, after seeing the terrific joint Finnish-Estonian production The Fencer, that I was curious to see more of what is coming out of Estonia’s newly revitalized film culture. I may have spoken too soon. November — Estonia’s official submission to this year’s Oscars (it was not nominated) — is an all-style and very-little-substance exercise in random oddity and weird imagery, mind-fuckery for mind-fuckery’s sake, except it doesn’t actually fuck with your mind, or with anything at all,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
I recently said, after seeing the terrific joint Finnish-Estonian production The Fencer, that I was curious to see more of what is coming out of Estonia’s newly revitalized film culture. I may have spoken too soon. November — Estonia’s official submission to this year’s Oscars (it was not nominated) — is an all-style and very-little-substance exercise in random oddity and weird imagery, mind-fuckery for mind-fuckery’s sake, except it doesn’t actually fuck with your mind, or with anything at all,...
- 2/23/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A marvelously strange film from Estonian writer-director Rainer Sarnet, November uses ancient folk tales from the region to deconstruct a love triangle that turns the familiar into something shockingly unexpected. It's both gravely serious and a demonically funny, a blend meant to catch audiences off balance. Mission accomplished.
Based on an Estonian bestseller by Andrus Kivirähk, this ravishing movie tells the story of Liina (Rea Lest), a young village girl; she pines for Hans (Jörgen Liik), a peasant who yearns for a visiting German baroness (Jette Loona Hermanis) far above his rural,...
Based on an Estonian bestseller by Andrus Kivirähk, this ravishing movie tells the story of Liina (Rea Lest), a young village girl; she pines for Hans (Jörgen Liik), a peasant who yearns for a visiting German baroness (Jette Loona Hermanis) far above his rural,...
- 2/22/2018
- Rollingstone.com
What is the point of having a soul if everyone around you doesn’t? That’s the central question asked by Rainer Sarnet’s November, a bleakly told Estonian fairy tale tragedy adapted from Andrus Kivirähk’s novel Rehepapp. At its core is romance — the kind based in unrequited love that will never bear fruit. Liina (Rea Lest) is a peasant girl trying to catch Hans’ (Jörgen Liik) eye while his sights are affixed well above his social stature upon the German Baron’s (Dieter Laser) visiting daughter (Jette Loona Hermanis). They each leave their homes at night to watch the objection of their affection, the latter hiding in the shadows behind the Baroness as she sleepwalks and the former transformed into a wolf so she may spy in plain sight.
These two are seemingly the last young children in a town ravaged by the black plague. Many believed them...
These two are seemingly the last young children in a town ravaged by the black plague. Many believed them...
- 2/20/2018
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Rainer Sarnet’s November is a werewolf movie with a mixture of magic, black humour and romantic love, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival where it won “best cinematagraphy”. Based on the best-selling novel Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk, it opens in New York on February 23 and Los Angeles on March 2 through Oscilloscope Laboratories. Set in a pagan Estonian village where […]...
- 2/19/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Since releasing it in November would have been too obvious, later this month the Estonian black-and-white fantasy horror you’ve been waiting for will arrive. November, which was the country’s entry for the 90th Academy Awards, comes from director Rainer Sarnet (The Idiot, Where Souls Go), and Oscilloscope Films have now released the first trailer.
Based on Andrus Kivirähk’s hit novel “Rehepapp,” the story follows a twisted love story in the dark, creature-filled landscape of 19th century Estonia. Winner of Best Cinematography at last year’s 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, the starkly gorgeous vision comes through in this beautiful preview and it looks like The Witch fans should keep it on their radar. Check it out below, along with the trailer.
In this tale of love and survival in 19th century Estonia, peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German...
Based on Andrus Kivirähk’s hit novel “Rehepapp,” the story follows a twisted love story in the dark, creature-filled landscape of 19th century Estonia. Winner of Best Cinematography at last year’s 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, the starkly gorgeous vision comes through in this beautiful preview and it looks like The Witch fans should keep it on their radar. Check it out below, along with the trailer.
In this tale of love and survival in 19th century Estonia, peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German...
- 2/2/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
November Trailer Rainer Sarnet‘s November (2017) movie trailer stars Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Arvo Kukumägi, Taavi Eelmaa, and Dieter Laser. November’s plot synopsis: based on the novel by Andrus Kivirähk, “The story is set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam. The villagers’ main problem is how to survive [...]
Continue reading: November (2017) Movie Trailer: Peasants & the Supernatural Co-mingle in a 19th Century Village...
Continue reading: November (2017) Movie Trailer: Peasants & the Supernatural Co-mingle in a 19th Century Village...
- 2/2/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Unrequited love leads to dark corners of the soul in the eerie new trailer for November, Estonia's official entry to the 90th Academy Awards.
Directed by Rainer Sarnet and based on the novel Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk, November opens in New York on February 23rd and Los Angeles on March 2nd from Oscilloscope Laboratories. We have a look at the official trailer and poster below:
Synopsis: "In this tale of love and survival in 19th century Estonia, peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German baroness that possesses all that he longs for. For Liina, winning Hans’ requited love proves incredibly complicated in this dark, harsh landscape where spirits, werewolves, plagues, and the devil himself converge, where thievery is rampant, and where souls are highly regarded, but come quite cheap. With alluring black and white cinematography, Rainer Sarnet vividly captures these...
Directed by Rainer Sarnet and based on the novel Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk, November opens in New York on February 23rd and Los Angeles on March 2nd from Oscilloscope Laboratories. We have a look at the official trailer and poster below:
Synopsis: "In this tale of love and survival in 19th century Estonia, peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German baroness that possesses all that he longs for. For Liina, winning Hans’ requited love proves incredibly complicated in this dark, harsh landscape where spirits, werewolves, plagues, and the devil himself converge, where thievery is rampant, and where souls are highly regarded, but come quite cheap. With alluring black and white cinematography, Rainer Sarnet vividly captures these...
- 2/1/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
"Take your pants off and put them on your head." Oscilloscope Labs has debuted the official Us trailer for an insane fantasy horror romance film from Estonia titled November, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. Adapted from the best-selling novel Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk, the film is set in a 19th century village, where the peasant girl Liina longs for the simple boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by a visiting German baroness who possesses all that he longs for. Rea Lest stars as Liina, and Jörgen Liik as Hans, with a full cast including Arvo Kukumägi, Katariina Unt, Taavi Eelmaa, Heino Kalm, Meelis Rämmeld, and Dieter Laser. This film won Best Cinematography at Tribeca last year, and stopped by a bunch of other festivals. It certainly looks great, also seems weird and twisted and dark as hell. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Rainer Sarnet's November,...
- 2/1/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Oscilloscope Laboratories announced today the release of Rainer Sarnet’s November, a werewolf movie with a mixture of magic, black humour and romantic love, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival where it won “best cinematagraphy”. Based on the best-selling novel Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk, it opens in New York on February 23 and Los Angeles on March 2. Set […]...
- 2/1/2018
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Rainer Sarnet's wonderful and weird dark fable November will arrive in U.S. cinemas later this month, thanks to Oscilliscope Pictures. Based on the best-selling novel Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk the strange little film from Estonia captured the hearts and imaginations of everyone during its festival run last year. It is so wonderful that Estonia submitted it as their entry for this year's Academy Awards. A brand new trailer has been released today, as well as this new poster. Watch the new trailer below. In this tale of love and survival in 19th century Estonia, peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German baroness that possesses all that he longs for. For Liina,...
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- 2/1/2018
- Screen Anarchy
November is based on the Estonian novel "Rehepapp" by Andrus Kivirähk, a bestseller of the last twenty years. The story is set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam.
Based on the trailer below it is a decidedly bold mix of avant garde cinema, black humor and romance tradition. In the film, villagers try to survive a cold and dark winter. And, to that aim, nothing is taboo. People steal from each other, from their German manor lords, and from spirits, the devil, and Christ. To guard their souls, they'll give them away to thieving creatures made of wood and [Continued ...]...
Based on the trailer below it is a decidedly bold mix of avant garde cinema, black humor and romance tradition. In the film, villagers try to survive a cold and dark winter. And, to that aim, nothing is taboo. People steal from each other, from their German manor lords, and from spirits, the devil, and Christ. To guard their souls, they'll give them away to thieving creatures made of wood and [Continued ...]...
- 11/22/2017
- QuietEarth.us
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired the North American rights to the Tribeca Film Festival entry “November.” Directed by Rainer Sarnet, the film is based on Andrus Kivirähk’s novel “Rehepapp,” about about a peasant girl in 19th century Estonia who longs for village boy. The story of requited love takes place in an incredibly complicated, dark landscape where spirits, werewolves, plagues, and the devil himself converge.
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“’November’ is one of the most unique and stunning films to come along in some time,” Oscilloscope president Dan Berger said in a statement. “It’s equal measures beautiful love story and balls-to-wall bonkers-ass folk tale.
– Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired the North American rights to the Tribeca Film Festival entry “November.” Directed by Rainer Sarnet, the film is based on Andrus Kivirähk’s novel “Rehepapp,” about about a peasant girl in 19th century Estonia who longs for village boy. The story of requited love takes place in an incredibly complicated, dark landscape where spirits, werewolves, plagues, and the devil himself converge.
Read More: Film Acquisition Rundown: The Orchard Picks Up ‘Thelma,’ Samuel Goldwyn Films Buys ‘Gook’ and More
“’November’ is one of the most unique and stunning films to come along in some time,” Oscilloscope president Dan Berger said in a statement. “It’s equal measures beautiful love story and balls-to-wall bonkers-ass folk tale.
- 4/28/2017
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Estonia-set folk tale will open later in the year.
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Rainer Sarnet’s November ahead of its Tribeca Film Festival premiere on Monday night.
The film is based on Andrus Kivirähk’s folk tale Rehepapp, a 19th century story of an Estonian peasant girl who sets out to win the heart of an infatuated young man while supernatural forces converge around the village.
Katrin Kissa of Homeless Bob Production (Estonia) produced with Ellen Havenith of Prpl (The Netherlands), and Łukasz Dzięcioł of Opus Film (Poland).
Oscilloscope acquired rights from the producers and will open the film theatrically later this year.
The distributor’s credits include Embrace Of The Serpent, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Vanished Elephant, and The Love Witch.
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to Rainer Sarnet’s November ahead of its Tribeca Film Festival premiere on Monday night.
The film is based on Andrus Kivirähk’s folk tale Rehepapp, a 19th century story of an Estonian peasant girl who sets out to win the heart of an infatuated young man while supernatural forces converge around the village.
Katrin Kissa of Homeless Bob Production (Estonia) produced with Ellen Havenith of Prpl (The Netherlands), and Łukasz Dzięcioł of Opus Film (Poland).
Oscilloscope acquired rights from the producers and will open the film theatrically later this year.
The distributor’s credits include Embrace Of The Serpent, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Vanished Elephant, and The Love Witch.
- 4/24/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired North American rights to November, the Rainer Sarnet-directed drama based on Estonian folklore that is having its international premiere this evening at the Tribeca Film Festival. A 2017 theatrical release is planned for the black-and-white pic. Based on Andrus Kivirähk's novel Rehepapp, the film is set in 19th century Estonia, where peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans inexplicably is infatuated by the visiting…...
- 4/24/2017
- Deadline
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