The Hunger

The Hunger is a 1983 (R) rated horror film. It is the story of a bizarre triangle between a doctor experimenting with aging and a stylish vampire couple, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon and Cliff DeYoung. The screenplay by Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas was adapted from the 1981 novel by Whitley Strieber. It was directed by Tony Scott with cinematography by Stephen Goldblatt. The director is the younger brother of Ridley Scott. Its visually impeccable attention to detail and cinematography creates the stylish atmosphere of a photo shoot.

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1983 - Horror film - Catherine Deneuve - David Bowie - Susan Sarandon - Cliff DeYoung - Ivan Davis - Michael Thomas - 1981 - Whitley Strieber - Tony Scott - Ridley Scott

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The traditional sinister vampire film had become a camp cliché by the 1970s, until it was deconstructed by Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire (1979) and in film, Frank Langella's recreation of Dracula (1979). In The Hunger there are no fangs, the creatures thrive in the sunlight, and the word "vampire" is not spoken http://members.fortunecity.com/roogulator/horror/hunger.htm.

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Camp - Cliché - Anne Rice - Interview with the Vampire - Frank Langella - Dracula

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In this film, genetic material (similar to a virus or prion) is passed from true vampires (a different species) to create temporary vampires (a few centuries or so) from humans. The human vampires act as companions until they eventually wither. Unfortunately for the human vampires, they never die (unless burned) and remain in a conscious, desiccated state (a form of living hell). The lineage of the true vampires begins in ancient times, passes through the Egyptian dynasties, and into the present.

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Susan Sarandon talks candidly about the lesbian seduction scene in the documentary The Celluloid Closet.

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