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The Love Witch
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
Release : | 2016 |
Rating : | 6.2 |
Studio : | Anna Biller Productions, |
Crew : | Art Department Assistant, Art Department Assistant, |
Cast : | Samantha Robinson Gian Keys Laura Waddell Jeffrey Vincent Parise Jared Sanford |
Genre : | Horror Comedy Romance |
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People are voting emotionally.
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
I don't exactly recall what I was expecting when I saw this film. Horror? Soft porn? Witchery? or Nothing? Anyway, the movie rolled on the frail shoulders of the lead actress, Samantha Robinson. The sets were colorful, the period setting confusing.. (we see 70s style cars and costumes.. we see someone holding a 90s style cell phone), the props were Barbie Dollish and the overall plot was simple, but confusing. And yet, the movie as a whole was eye-popping, from Samantha Fox, sorry, Robinson, to the lush backgrounds, the sex scenes and a subtle message. This message, although lost in the general atmosphere of sex and wiccan rituals, was that in modern society, men and women are moving apart from each other, failing to understand each other, and becoming bored with each other. Why? Because neither sex, particularly the females, make any attempt to understand their male partners. Now this premise may not be palatable to feminists, but I subscribe to it. There is nothing wrong with the two sexes cooperating with each other, rather than competing with each other. And this message is sought to be brought out by Anna Biller - who has apparently created this surreal masterpiece on her own, on a tight budget. Kudos to her. The treatment had several loopholes, no doubt.. but why discuss them. Let the viewer discover them on his own. My favorite sequence was not of Samantha in her lingerie, rolling about on a pentacle.. it was of her renaissance style wedding, which fully brought out the pagan practices of the wiccans in detail and the fantasy elements of the film as a whole.My personal compliments to Anna Biller for her painstaking efforts in bringing forth a lost era with such cinematographic detail.
Elaine (Samantha Robinson) leaves San Francisco following the death of her husband to arrive in Eureka, California. She is a witch who makes love potions. Things don't go well for the people of Eureka.This is an homage to 60's films. The font, cinematography, style, art, music, cars, etc. are all throwbacks to the "B" films of that era. It also captures accurate names and customs of modern Wicca rites, kudos on the research. The film moved slowly, with long conversations that can put you to sleep. Elaine's seduction scene was repetitive. The plot dragged. A fluff film for people who think themselves cool.Guide: Sex and nudity. No swearing...like most films in the genre.
"Two hours!", I thought before watching The Love Witch. Most of the independent horror movies run between 80 and 90 minutes, and I usually prefer them that way, because they will probably won't have too much filler or irrelevant elements. However, two hours later, I ended up liking The Love Witch pretty much. Sure, the film still feels a bit longer than it should; however, on the other hand, the vision from director/screenwriter/producer/editor/decorator/costume designer/composer (I'm not kidding) Anna Biller requires that languid rhythm in order to establish the surrealistic "erotic horror" atmosphere cultivated during the '70s by European filmmakers such as Jean Rollin, Roy Ward Baker and Jess Franco. Besides, the slowness of The Love Witch allows us to admire the extraordinary Technicolor cinematography from that time, full of saturated colors, bizarre frames and long takes. Speaking of which, Biller composed a few songs for The Love Witch, but the soundtrack is composed by the work of masters such as Ennio Morricone and Piero Piccioni, whose scores for the films Il Diavolo nel Cervello and Le Mani sulla Città, among other ones, are a good complement to the dreamlike tone of The Love Witch. And I can't forget to mention the amusing performances from Samantha Robinson, Laura Waddell, Jared Sanford, Jennifer Ingrum, Gian Keys, Jeffrey Vincent Parise and Robert Seeley; their works seem rigid and theatrical, but it's an intentional decision which solidly complements the creative alchemy offered by Biller. Regarding the previously mentioned "erotic horror", The Love Witch includes some sex scenes, but they are never as explicit as the ones from the films it emulates; and besides, their semi-humorous context makes them seem almost innocent. For better or for worse, The Love Witch is a clear style over substance case; however, the style is so attractive that it compensates the weak substance to a big degree, so I partially recommend this film for what it says, but fully because of how it says it. In summary: a very interesting work from Biller, which reveals her as a filmmaker with a potent vision.
I was fooled by the 6 rating and it is the worst movie ever!!! It is a flop on all accounts, script,acting, plot, and directing!! Seriously!!??? I think someone made this movie as a joke.Waste waste waste waste waste waste. i kept hoping for something to happen to break the boring monotone going on and on and on!!!! but it kept getting worse and worse if that is even possible.