Catherine Deneuve
Miriam Blaylock
Miriam Blaylock, an ageless vampire, collects Renaissance art, ancient Egyptian pendants, lovers, and souls in Manhattan.
Release Date | 1983-04-29 |
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Runtime | 1h 36m |
Directors | Tony Scott, Stephen Goldblatt, Tom Mangravite, William Eustace, William Hassell, Roger Joseph Pugliese, Michael Stevenson, David Tringham, Debbie Vertue, Julian Wall |
Producer | Richard Shepherd |
Writers | Whitley Strieber, Michael Thomas, James Costigan |
I have to admit that although I've had the DVD forever, simply based on the laurels of the beauty/acting accomplishments of David Bowie and Catherine Deneuve, and that nothing I had ever watched by Tony Scott, with the exception of 'Crimson Tide', really gripped me as being cinephilically exceptional. And no, this really isn't either. But I threw it on anyway, and especially considering it was Scott's debut, this wasn't so bad as to make Bram Stoker roll over in his grave. In fact, although perhaps a tad on the paper-thin plot side, it was quite enjoyable, an elegant and sad elegy of the pros and cons of immortality. Yes, it was more style than substance, yet that doesn't always have to be a bad thing. Here, at least, it wasn't, and I for one simply adored the ending.
— talisencrw