Charles Dexter Ward's wife enlists the help of a private detective to find out what her husband is up to in a remote cabin owned by his family for centuries. The husband is a chemical engineer and the smells from his experiments (and the delivery of what appear to be human remains at all hours) are beginning to arouse the attention of neighbors and local law enforcement officials. When the detective and wife find a diary of the husband's ancestor from 1771 and reports of gruesome murders in the area begin to surface they begin to suspect that some very unnatural experiments are being conducted in the old house. Based on an H.P. Lovecraft
本片改编自罗马尼亚神学家伊利亚德的同名小说。1938年,年逾七十的哲学教授多米尼克•马泰(蒂姆•罗斯 Tim Roth 饰)本打算自杀,却被闪电突然击中。严重烧伤的多米尼克得到了罗马尼亚医生斯坦库里斯库教授(布鲁诺•岗茨 Bruno Ganz 饰)的救治,痊愈后,多米尼克竟发现自己返老还童,并分裂出另外人格。不仅如此,多米尼克还具有梦中学习、透视、意念移物等特异功能。为了躲避纳粹医生鲁道夫(安德烈•汉尼克André Hennicke 饰)的追踪,多米尼克化名辗转于瑞士、罗马尼亚、马耳他、印度等地,直到二战结束。六十年代,某次登山时多米尼克遇见一名叫做维拉尼卡的女子(亚历山德拉•玛利亚•拉拉 Alexandra Maria Lara 饰),与他年轻时的未婚妻劳拉一模一样。维拉尼卡及朋友山中遇险,被多米尼克救治后便拥有了梦中追溯语言起始的能力,却因此加速衰老。多米尼克一方面希望维拉尼卡助他完成语言及时间起源的著作,一方面又不愿看到爱人因此早夭,矛盾中痛苦不已…… 本片获独立精神奖最佳摄影提名。
罗伯特·德尼罗、Machine Gun Kelly、约翰·马尔科维奇将主演新动作惊悚片《河水冲洗我》(Wash Me in the River,暂译),Migos的Quavo也在商谈,有望出演。据称这是一部《老无所依》风格的片子,讲述一个鸦片药物成瘾者正在戒断中,并想找致使自己未婚妻死亡的药贩子复仇,而两个警察紧跟在他身后。 资深制片人Randall Emmett执导,这是他的第二部导演长片作品。
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen. Written by Tribeca Film Festival
Deserves recognition as an interesting misunderstanding of the hallucination generation, 20 January 2007 Author TimothyFarrell from Worcester, MA Wild in the Streets comes from the same school of film making that spawned other attempts to connect to the counterculture such as Skidoo and Candy. The difference between this and the aforementioned films is that Wild in the Streets is reasonably clever and well-made. It isn't sympathetic to the counterculture and will likely offend those with fond memories of the time. Surprisingly, it was a big hit when released and appealed to the youth whom it ridiculed so much. Unlike The Trip and Psych-Out (two other AIP films), its not an accurate representation of the movement at all. However it does work as social satire. The direction by Barry Shear is good and makes innovative use of split screen photography. Plus, he keeps everything moving at a quick pace. In its funny moments, the film works well. In its attempts at drama, its helplessly dated and just as funny as the humorous moments. Christopher Jones underplays his role and Shelly Winters overacts. Hal Holbrook offers the best performance and Diane Varsi achieves the right note of grooviness. The script by Robert Thom has its moments, especially the ending (easily the most ingenious part of the film). Wild in the Streets isn't perfect, but deserves recognition as an interesting misunderstanding of the hallucination generation. Those into this kind of kitsch will enjoy it the most. I'd rather watch The Trip or Psych-Out however. (610) -from imd