Nadja (film)

Nadja is a 1994 film by Michael Almereyda starring

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1994 - Michael Almereyda

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• Suzy Amis -- Cassandra
• Galaxy Craze -- Lucy
• Martin Donovan -- Jim
• Peter Fonda -- Van Helsing
• Jared Harris -- Edgar
• Karl Geary -- Renfield
• Elina Löwensohn -- the creature Nadja

with a cameo by

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• David Lynch (also Executive producer) -- morgue attendant

As the character's names suggest, Nadja is a vampire film, but treating elements of the genre in an understated art-house style.

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The deadpan acting, episodic nature of the plot, and the presense of Donovan and Löwensohn are suggestive of a Hal Hartley film though he was not involved in the production.

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Deadpan - Hal Hartley

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The Chicago Review called it "Hal Hartley meets David Lynch".

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The film is shot in black and white mostly at night in Manhatten and Brooklyn.

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Manhatten - Brooklyn

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Excerpts from Soon and Lose My Breath by My Bloody Valentine and Strangers and Roads by Portishead add to the atmosphere.

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My Bloody Valentine - Portishead

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The film was classified R in the USA for some gore and sexual themes. In the rest of the world it generally received M (eg. M 15+ in Australia).

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R - USA - M 15+

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