Luz (2018)
Genre: Horror / Mystery
Duration: 70 minuten
Country:
Germany
Directed by: Tilman Singer
Stars: Julia Riedler, Jan Bluthardt and Luana Velis
IMDb score:
5,4 (3.413)
Releasedate: 21 March 2019
Luz plot
One rainy evening, Luz, a young taxi driver, stumbles through the brightly lit door of a dilapidated police station. At a bar, seductive Nora engages police psychotherapist Dr. Rossini in conversation. As the evening progresses, she tells him about Luz, a rebellious friend she knows from the school she used to attend in Chile. Nora is possessed by a demon. The creature that possessed her longs for the woman it loves - Luz. Nora makes Dr. Rossini gets drunk and the demon takes possession of the unsuspecting therapist. Under the supervision of his fellow Inspector Bertillon and their translator, Olarte, Dr. Rossini the confused Luz under hypnosis. Luz goes through the events that took place immediately prior to her arrival at the police station. But the creature lurking undetected for Dr Rossini wants more...
Actors and actresses
Luz Carrara
Dr. Rossini
Nora Vanderkurt
Bertillon
Olarte
Margarita
Reviews & comments
leatherhead
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- 3556 messages
- 1813 votes
Cool! The atmosphere is somewhat reminiscent of older European arthouse horrors like Possession and Angst, but at the same time it also manages to feel modern enough. The soundtrack is very strong and often has a very alienating effect, visually it is quite minimalistic but still special. For the rest it is a kind of weird arthouse take on the entire possession subgenre, so definitely don't expect a film that will chew everything for you in terms of plot. The film starts off quite vague, but gradually only gets weirder and weirder. Although in my opinion it could have been just that little bit more crazy. Strikingly strong casting too, by the way, especially Bluthardt has a really perfect head.
4*. Also the best German film I have ever seen.
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UmbraVitae
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- 4376 messages
- 4084 votes
This was really too slow for me, while there clearly could have been something fat in it. Could certainly appreciate the bizarre, but it was just too mean across the board.
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sinterklaas
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- 11821 messages
- 3321 votes
Nice German cult work. So it had to beckon to Possession and it is quite funny to see that the Chilean leading actress almost looks like Isabelle Adjani.
The film immediately stands out with its style. It is filmed in such a way that, including the soundtrack, it must look like an 80s film. I think this film also takes place in that time frame of the absence of smartphones and the psychologist in question is called with a pager. And how is the execution?
The scenario was captivating, but the execution is sometimes a bit thin. But maybe a small budget had to be taken into account. The film is shown in long shots, one more captivating than the other. That reconstruction scene was strong. Although a lot is given away in the beginning and it just doesn't reach that one element/surprise that Possession should have.
Nevertheless I enjoyed myself. The running time was okay and the director has put all his fun into it to perhaps continue to work on his career. So I'll see how Cuckoo turns out someday.
3.0*
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