2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25
The 1983 film "Hunger" is a very famous cult film that gained extraordinary popularity among the gothic youth of those times. Her fame was so deafening that to this day representatives of certain informal circles are interested in this film.
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The 1983 Hunger was directed by Tony Scott.
The film is based on a horror novel by US writer Whitley Strieber.
Starring David Bowie (John), Catherine Deneuve (Miriam) and Susan Sarandon (Sarah).
Interesting facts
During filming, Milena Canonero, a female costume designer, once disappeared for several days. It was later revealed that she couldn't find the right fabric for John's (David Bowie's) handkerchief in London, which forced her to fly to Rome.
Catherine Deneuve's costumes were made by Yves Saint Laurent.
The film was originally going to be directed by another famous director, Alan Parker. But when he watched the videos shot by Tony Scott, he decided that he would do a better job.
David Bowie soI remember getting ready for filming. He had to portray a hoarse voice and a very quickly aging man. To do this, he came to the George Washington Bridge almost every night, where he sang and shouted a lot of punk songs that he remembered.
The soundtrack to the film was a song by the very famous gothic band Bauhaus Bela Lugosi's Dead, dedicated to the Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi, who became famous for playing Dracula.
Storyline
The main characters are Miriam Blaylock and her husband John. They have been married since the 18th century. Miriam herself turned John into a vampire, while giving him a promise that she would love him forever, and at the same time he would live forever. They live by drinking the blood of people killed with special blades, and their bodies are burned in the basement of the house. At the moment they live in New York, teaching classical music. Now they have only one student, violinist Alice.
Suddenly, John has severe insomnia and rapid aging. From a young man, in a few days he becomes like an old man. John realizes that Miriam deceived him, in fact, he will live forever, but will not remain forever young. Then John tries to contact Dr. Sarah Roberts, who is studying gerontology. At first, she does not believe John, but later, realizing that he is not lying, she tries to help him, but John is offended and is no longer ready to accept her help, trying to regain youth on his own …
Influence
The Hunger (1983) was made over thirty years ago, and yetless remains iconic to this day. He inspired not only directors and musicians, but also fashion designers. For example, Alexander McQueen and Clare Waight Keller have used images from the film as inspiration for their new collections.
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