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Vampire (2011 film)

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Vampire
Directed byShunji Iwai
Written byShunji Iwai
Produced byShunji Iwai
Tim Kwok
StarringKevin Zegers
Keisha Castle-Hughes
Amanda Plummer
Trevor Morgan
Adelaide Clemens
Yū Aoi
Rachael Leigh Cook
CinematographyShunji Iwai
Edited byShunji Iwai
Music byShunji Iwai
Production
companies
Convergence Entertainment, Rockwell Eyes, V Project Canada Productions
Release date
  • January 22, 2011 (2011-01-22) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
118 minutes
CountriesUnited States, Japan
LanguageEnglish

Vampire is a 2011 dramatic film written, directed and produced by Shunji Iwai, who also serves as the film's editor, composer and cinematograher and starring Kevin Zegers as a teacher who believes himself to be a blood-drinking vampire. It was first released on January 22, 2011 at the Sundance Film Festival and is the first film he has directed in English.[1]

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Synopsis

Simon is a seemingly ordinary biology teacher that spends much of his spare time caring for his Alzheimers-ridden mother Helga. This ends up not being the case, as Simon believes himself to be a vampire and spends much of his time looking at online sites for suicidal women who would make for easy prey. One such woman, Jellyfish, is tricked into believing that she and Simon will both be killing one another, only for Simon to drink her blood after he administers sleeping pills and draws blood from her. Along with his vampiric hobby, Simon tries to keep his mother indoors by putting her in a straitjacket-esque contraption tied to several large balloons. It is when Simon meets Laura that things begin to unravel, as she grows obsessed with him to the point where she breaks into his home. Things begin to further devolve when Renfield, a man who also believes himself to be a vampire, emerges onto the scene and is far more violent than Simon ever dared to be.

Cast

Production

Iwai was inspired to create Vampire after he "got the idea about a serial killer who was more like a friend to his victims" and liked the question of "if the victims are working with the killer in helping kill themselves, would it be considered murder or aided suicide?".[2][3] While further developing the idea for Vampire Iwai wanted to "strip away the romantic idea behind vampirism", but also wanted to explore the idea of a vampire that is "not a supernatural creature but rather a real human being".[4] He based the character of Simon partially on "the strange habits that we all have" and stated that if he had not come up with the idea of Simon, he would have likely passed on Vampire's theme.[4] Iwai penned the script for Vampire himself. However, as Iwai had difficulty with spoken English dialogue, asked the performers to "not follow the script too closely and try to be more spontaneous so that the dialogue would be natural."[4]

Actor Kevin Zegers was asked to perform in the film after Iwai met Zegers while dining with friends.[5] Zegers immediately accepted and was one of the first actors brought in.[5] Filming for Vampire took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada during spring of 2010, and Zegers later stated that the process was very taxing due to the film's nature.[5] Iwai confirmed this, saying that the weather was "always gray and rainy, which can bring the mood down" and that he "gave a lot of freedom to Kevin with his character, Simon, so he really took on the sadness and troubles Simon’s character was going through."[4]

Reception

Critical reception for Vampire has been mixed.[6][7] Much of the film's criticism stemmed from its length, as media outlets such as Screen Daily and the Montreal Gazette felt that it detracted from the film's overall story.[8][9] Variety praised Iwai’s "fastidiously composed scenes of ritual bloodletting" as one moment where the film "springs to life", but remarked that the film had a limited appeal.[10] The Hollywood Reporter had a similar opinion in their review, with the bottom line reading "Artsy but alienating quasi-horror film offers a non-supernatural alternative to Count Dracula."[11] io9 was more positive in their review, stating "Fans of more traditional vampire fare may not find what they’re looking for in this piece, but anyone who has seen Iwai’s other work, especially his masterpiece of oddball suspense Pikunikku (Picnic), will be right at home with his American debut."[12] Reviewers for Twitch Film gave predominantly positive reviews,[13] echoing io9's sentiments and stating that "for those not turned off by some graphic violence and a whole lot of artistic license, there is a lot to like about this portrait of a killer more empathetic than psychopathic."[14]

Awards

References

  1. ^ Brown, Todd. "Sundance 2011: Three Clips From Shunji Iwai's VAMPIRE". Twitch Film. Retrieved 7 March 2014.[dead link]
  2. ^ Hanson, Jeff. "Q&A: Vampire". Sundance. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Meet the 2011 Sundance Filmmakers : "Vampire" Director Iwai Shunji". IndieWire. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Eggersten, Chris (2 February 2011). "Sundance '11 Interview: 'Vampire' Director Iwai Shunji". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Brown, Todd. "Twitch Visits The Set Of Shunji Iwai's VAMPIRE". Twitch Film. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Vampire". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. ^ Abele, Robert (23 May 2013). "Movie review: 'Vampire's' serial-killer story a draining experience". LA Times. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Vampire (review)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Fantasia 2011: Vampire". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  10. ^ Nelson, Rob (23 January 2011). "Review: Vampire". Variety. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  11. ^ Defore, John (26 January 2011). "SUNDANCE REVIEW: Vampire". THR. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  12. ^ Shankel, Jason (13 October 2013). "Vampire Explores the Perils of Online Dating and Gothic Cosplay". io9. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  13. ^ Rowan-Legg, Shelagh M. "Sitges 2011: VAMPIRE Review". Twitch Film. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  14. ^ Aldrich, Ryland. "Berlin 2011: VAMPIRE Review". Twitch Film. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  15. ^ "2011 Fantasia Film Festival Winners Announced". Dread Central. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

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