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Vampire Threat, Sapphic Tensions, Loom Large In Gothic Thriller The Moth Diaries
http://youtu.be/dWbdflQRw58
In the latest film from director Mary Harron (American Psycho), young Rebecca enrolls in an elite girl’s school after the suicide of her father. But her blossoming friendship with a popular girl, Lucy, is cut short when Lucy falls under the spell of a strange and glamorous new student named Ernessa.
Plagued by anxiety, Rebecca begins to suspect Ernessa is a vampire once a number of students die under mysterious circumstances. But her handsome English teacher—and the subject of her schoolgirl crush—Mr. Davies (Scott Speedman) dismisses her concerns as simple jealousy.
With lush cinematography, vampire imagery and more than a dollop of lesbian subtext (or should that be supertext?) The Moth Diaries will definitely be a queer film to watch when its released April 20.
Can’t wait till then? You can watch it online at SundanceNOW, Cable VOD, Amazon Streaming, iTunes and XBox Zune.
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LittIe,Kiwi
i saw it at the toronto film fest. it’s a complete snooze.
the vast majority of the film is more boring than church, and then there are two scenes of gore.
i have no idea who the target audience is. on one hand it’s a boring Twilight-lite, save for the gore scenes. it’ll be too boring for anyone over the age of 14 and too gory for any under it.
there is no traditional vampiric imagery, the story plods at an ungainly pace, the character motivations make no logical sense and the whole thing is a total non-starter.
it was one of the biggest flops of the fest.
Mar 28, 2012 at 6:39 pm · @Reply
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STOP
Can we just stop calling things The ____ Diaries? How overused is this in books, TV, and movies over the past few years?
Mar 30, 2012 at 8:39 am · @Reply ·
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Moth Diaries looks exploitative rather than GLBT-friendly. Sort of like the lesbo-exploitation vampire flicks of days gone by, usually directed by sleazy straight guys but sometimes by their female enablers. Not remotely interested.