This is brilliant, but gut-wrenching to watch. Perhaps its reputation proceeds it, that being "controversial," "shocking." It deserves both. Even if the viewer is prepared for what is going to happen, which, if nothing else, the first few minutes of the movie do for us, it is painful to watch. No physical violence, no gratuitous sex, but nevertheless the most disturbing movie I've ever seen. Try not to be affected.
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Nadja
(1994)
Blood Suckers Were Never So Hip
10 April 2000
A strange, disarming feeling sits over this film, as if everyone is in a semi-comatic haze. That's a good thing. While a bizarre mix of humor, horror flick, and psychodrama, it also draws from (and pokes fun at) the vampire flick tradition. Full of highlights, not the least of which is a ratty haired Peter Fonda.
Metropolitan
(1989)
The Wondrous Wit of Whit
10 April 2000
Brilliantly written. Stillman's first in his trilogy, this sets the standard for the offbeat banter and dialogue of the two films that followed, "Barcelona," and "The Last Days of Disco." Surprisingly great acting, I think, as well--from a cast of, at the time at least, relative no names. As talkfests go, this is a keeper.
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