Venice 2023: 'Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person'

There have been so many vampire films made throughout cinema history, that there's not much that can be done to rethink or reinvent the vampire subgenre anymore. Of course, vampires are immortally beloved, so they always keep trying (also see: this year's The Last Voyage of the Demeter). Every once in a while a clever little film will come along and try something fresh and new, and that's always refreshing to experience. I was lucky to catch up with this little indie gem at the 2023 Venice Film Festival called Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, from filmmaker Ariane Louis-Seize. It's a very small film shot in Canadian French, made in Quebec, telling a charming little story of a vampire girl who just doesn't like killing. Ohhh it's so sweet and adorable and pulled off just right. What a great, bloody vampire gem, easy to watch and fall for, enjoyable in its simplicity with this concept. It's more of a love story than a horror movie. // Continue Reading ›

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