NADJA (1994)
Starring Elina Lowensohn and Peter Fonda
Sophisticated black-and-white vampire flick presented by David Lynch is ideal for cappuccino-sipping goths—but general audiences with enough intelligence to appreciate its subtleties and black humor should enjoy it as well.
Stylish, sexy and not particularly scary, the film follows the exploits of Nadja (Lowensohn), a seductive Romanian vampire who stalks victims in modern-day Manhattan. She finds herself in a war against her vampire brother (Jared Harris). He hates his evil sister so much, he even joins forces with famed vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing (Fonda) in a war against his sister. Watch for Lynch in a role as a night guard.
Fonda
is particularly cool as the down-to-earth stoner-intellectual vampire hunter who
discusses his exploits of burning blood-suckers' bodies over
coffee as if he were talking about car repair. It has the pace of cult films of
yore, which is pretty slow. But its underlying sense of humor is so rich that
anyone with half the IQ of George W. Bush should find this film at the very
least amusing. It also bears a lot of similarities to the more popular, but
inferior, "Addiction," also shot in black
and white.
Flick's got a great soundtrack too, with tunes by Portishhead and My Bloody Vampire ... or is it My Bloody Valentine?
