A joyful mashup of genre, archetype and iconography, its prolific influences span spaghetti westerns, graphic novels, horror films, and the iranian new wave. I dont know if this is a common thought, but ive often listened to bands like abba and queen while walking home alone at night, thinking no one ever died listening to abba. A girl walks home alone at night, as a film, is as vague and provocative as its title suggests. Beginning with a titlecard shot of arash walking, right to left, across the screen alongside a diagonal traffic barrier, amirpour and vincent repeatedly bifurcate their images with severe horizontal andor.
The atmosphere of this film is, essentially, a character itself. At once mystifying, unsettling and bewildering, ana lily amirpours a girl walks home alone at night is a hauntingly striking, stimulating and wonderfully engaging enigma of a motion picture. Ana lily amirpours commercial instincts are as keen as her reading of the independent cult market her show has a jim jarmusch visual look but also thinks to include smatterings of nudity, and frank sexual suggestiveness. The film takes place in bad city, a fictional hellhole in iran. Its a film about vampires, prostitution, teenage angst, and drug use. The film is heavily influenced by western pop culture with its cool soundtrack, skateboarders and graphic novel aesthetics, but also tries to make serious points about modern iranian society and gender politics amidst the style. A girl walks home alone at night blends conventional elements into. But far from making this into the male fearfantasy you might expect i. Oct 31, 2017 a girl walks home alone at night, as a film, is as vague and provocative as its title suggests. She is most known for her feature film debut, a girl walks home alone at night, that made its debut at the sundance film festival in 2014, and which was based on a previous short film she wrote and directed with the same title that won best. When the girl comes out of the building, a patch of blood still on her face, she and arash briefly make eye contact, and then go their separate ways. Discover an intoxicating mix of mesmerising attraction and bloodthirsty violence in this exciting and unique new take on the vampire genre with the release of a girl walks home alone at night. Jarmusch brings his minimalistic writing and directing approach to the vampire genre and frankly shuts the door on it ana lily amirpours a girl walks home alone at night that also came out in 2014 helped as well, effectively torching the damage done by the shitty twilight franchise.
Theres a raggededged, throwback feel to a girl walks home alone at night, which looks a lot like an early film from someone like jarmusch or even david lynch, a. Meet the woman who directed the worlds only iranian. All notions of vulnerability and helplessness that come to mind with this loaded title are a mere red herring, the first of many ways in which amirpour undermines the audiences preconceived ideas about what it takes to be a predator, and who is fit to be prey. A girl walks home alone at night a film by ana lily amirpour official selection sundance film festival 2014. What i wasn t expecting was a comic that reads like sin city mixed with batman and a dose of the supernatural. Her nighttime walk from her stand up gig to her front door, across. Produced by elijah wood, it takes moviegoers into an iranian town called bad city and introduces the girl sheila. The girl is wearing a hijab veil and silently walks by. The graphic novel when i was writing a girl walk home alone at night, a story with a vampire, i had to answer the questions of who this vampire was and is, and this meant writing her entire history. A striking vampire film deserves to be among the best.
We see people engaged in clubbing, promiscuity, and recreational drug use while dancing to synth music. A girl walks home alone at night soundtrack list youtube. With nazanin boniadi, marshall manesh, dominic rains. Theres a raggededged, throwback feel to a girl walks home alone at night, which looks a lot like an early film from someone like jarmusch or even david lynch, a deadpan, minimalist blackand.
A girl walks home alone at night takes our modern anxieties about female sexuality and turns them on their head by making the lone girl the subject of fear into the predator. A joyful mashup of genre, archetype, and iconography, its prolific influences span. Ana lily amirpours feature debut is a bloody triumph. Dokhtari dar sab tanha be xane miravad is a 2014 american vampire western film directed by ana lily amirpour. About 20 minutes into a girl walks home alone at night, the local drug dealer, saeed dominic rains, takes a girl shelia vand back to his flat. A girl walks home alone at night, director ana lily amirpours first feature, is not the film the title may at first suggest. The graphic novel when i was writing a girl walk home alone at night, a story with a vampire, i had to. A girl walks home alone at night 2014 plot keywords imdb. A girl walks home alone at night is the debut comic from writerdirector ana lily amirpour.
May 21, 2015 the blackandwhite a girl walks home alone at night is a smorgasbord of attentiongrabbing elements brought together in what is being promoted as the first iranian vampire western. This film follows a veiled vampire, the girl sheila. A young man named arash arash marandi is trying to get by while taking care of his heroinaddict father hossein marshall manesh, all the. A girl walks home alone at night may be my film of the year its a close contest with locke.
The interplay between light and dark is pervasive throughout a girl walks home alone at night, but so too is the frequent use of expressionistic visual lines cutting through the frame. She created a graphic novel series following the life after dark of the titular girl of the movie. Death is the answer by ana lily amirpour goodreads. The film debuted at the sundance film festival in 2014 and will be in theaters this august. A girl walks home alone at night 2014 follows an iranian teenage vampire girl sheila vand who skateboards around a desolate, criminalfilled city dishing comeuppance to its corrupt citizens. A girl walks home alone at night 2014 plot summary imdb. In the iranian ghosttown bad city, a place that reeks of. A girl walks home alone at night makes an interesting pairing with desiree akhavans appropriate behaviour, a movie in a different vein but with comparable comic reflexes, about the experience. The kino lorber bluray of a girl walks home alone at night is the most savvy independent horror disc release ive seen in some time. Thats just my two cents on it though, could be way off. Cine us deauville a girl walks home alone at night a. After working on her film a girl walks home alone at night for a year, no sooner did the writerdirector arrive in park city than she slipped on some ice. She created a graphic novel series following the life after dark of. The blackandwhite a girl walks home alone at night is a smorgasbord of attentiongrabbing elements brought together in what is being promoted as the first iranian vampire western.
With sheila vand, arash marandi, marshall manesh, mozhan marno. Its hero, the titular girl, is herself a mystery, spending her nights walking down the streets of the ravaged bad city, iran, cloaked in the darkness with. That was one of the first thoughts i had upon learning of the rape and murder of 22yearold comedian eurydice dixon in melbournes princes park on june th 2018. Amirpour has stated that graphic novels are a major source of inspiration for her. While the black and white helps retain authenticity in transition this graphic novel based story across platforms, it also allows the cinematography and lighting to work in unique ways that amplify exactly what the. She is most known for her feature film debut, a girl walks home alone at night, that made its debut at the sundance film festival in 2014, and which was based on a previous short film she wrote and directed with the same title that won best short film at the 2012 noor iranian film festival. This is a girl walks home alone at night trailer by lyle vincent on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Search, discover and share your favorite a girl walks home alone at night gifs.
Death is the answer ana lily amirpour, jon conrad, ben conrad, michael deweese, patrick brosseau on. In the iranian ghosttown bad city, a place that reeks of death and loneliness, the townspeople are unaware they are being stalked by a lonesome vampire. A girl walks home alone at night isnt defined by one genre or tone. If you see something you like, click on the title to buy it from amazon. Pdf a girl walks home alone at night jodi mcdavid academia. It can be a horror film when it wants to, and also an. A girl walks home alone at night wikipedia, a enciclopedia. A girl walks home alone at night is a great vampire film that challenges its audience with something more than spedup fist fights without consequence. A girl walks home alone at night is one of several great movies about strong women this year although too few in mainstream hollywood, but also one of several which shows women as predators of men. A girl walks home alone at night 2014 rotten tomatoes. Nov 24, 2014 the romantic, stylish girl walks home alone at night, is one of the years best films. Tagged as the first iranian vampire western, it was chosen to show in the next program at the 2014 sundance film festival.
A girl walks home alone at night official trailer youtube. A girl walks home alone at night deftly mixes genre tropes while creating its own singular, surreal universe. The bluray arrives with excellent video, a splendid audio presentation and a strong collection of supplements. The movie, which opened this past weekend, was filmed in. Dominic rains and masuka the cat in a girl walks home alone at night 2014. A lady vigilante prowls the night with internal monologues and a thirst for the living. A girl walks home alone at night is a 2014 persianlanguage american vampire western film directed by ana. A girl walks home alone at night and a man starts to follow her. But when boy meets girl, an unusual love story begins to blossomblood red. Set in iran, and made by an iranianamerican director and with several. Review a girl walks home alone at night weird, wild stuff. The first iranian vampire western ever made, ana lily amirpours debut basks in the sheer pleasure of pulp. How does a girl walks home alone at night defy western.
Beginning with a titlecard shot of arash walking, right to left, across the screen alongside a diagonal traffic barrier, amirpour and vincent repeatedly. We like vampires because we hate death the new republic. We are fortunate here to get a rich piece that rewards its viewers with complex ideas and a unique flavor, and it certainly deserves to be sought out. World premiere at the 2014 sundance film festival new directorsnew films opening night selection 2014. A girl walks home alone at night soundtrack list p u. Its hero, the titular girl, is herself a mystery, spending her nights walking down the streets of the ravaged bad city, iran, cloaked in the darkness with the help of her pitch black chador. A girl walks home alone at night is a 2014 american vampire western film directed by ana lily. May 21, 2015 a girl walks home alone at night makes an interesting pairing with desiree akhavans appropriate behaviour, a movie in a different vein but with comparable comic reflexes, about the experience. While the black and white helps retain authenticity in transition this graphic novel based story across platforms, it also allows the cinematography and lighting to work in unique ways that amplify. Is the girl really a good force or is she simply along. Tagged as the first iranian vampire western, it was chosen to show in the next program at the 2014 sundance film festival the film is described as being set in the iranian. A girl walks home alone at night 2014 is more an exploration of sensation, feeling and ambience than a narrativedriven film. The accuracy of the geographic tagging will be returned to in a few paragraphs, but one thing is clear about the selfconsciously quirky a girl walks home.
A girl walks home alone at night ana lily amirpours auspicious debut feature is a sly, slinky vampire romance set in an imaginary iranian underworld. A girl walks home alone at night is amirpours first feature length film. Why was a girl walks home alone at night shot in black and. While the black and white helps retain authenticity in transition this graphic novel based story across platforms, it also allows the cinematography and lighting to work in unique. This is a film analysis on ana lily amirpours a girl walks home alone at night, for washington and lees film 233 course.
When i see a title of a comic called a girl walks home alone at night it screams bad things are going to happen here. A girl walks home alone at night arash stands apart from the downtrodden populace of. A girl walks home alone at night seems the setup for so many terrifying tales of violation, violence, and murder. May, 2015 a girl walks home alone at night 2014 is more an exploration of sensation, feeling and ambience than a narrativedriven film. May 29, 2015 a girl walks home alone at night is a great vampire film that challenges its audience with something more than spedup fist fights without consequence. Review a girl walks home alone at night the viewers. Why was a girl walks home alone at night shot in black. Jun 01, 2014 when i see a title of a comic called a girl walks home alone at night it screams bad things are going to happen here.
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