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"Love is a monster." A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret. | "Love is a monster." A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret. | ||
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* Producer/Production Co: XYZ Films | * Producer/Production Co: XYZ Films | ||
* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=668ZdEbXlPY link]) | * View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=668ZdEbXlPY link]) | ||
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==Ratings== | ==Ratings== | ||
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* S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work) | * S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work) | ||
| − | At least there are tentacles.... | + | At least there are tentacles.... To be fair, the story might have some perhaps uncoincidental similarities to "[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth (fiction)]]", told from a more sympathetic perspective; there is an unclear relationship between the "Deep One"-like character and some strange, apocalyptic astronomical event which marks a reboot of some sort of strange biological cycle. |
''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.'' | ''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.'' | ||
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| − | * Richard Scheib at | + | * Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (4/5 Stars) ([https://moria.co.nz/horror/spring-2014.htm link]) - "What we end up with emerges as an utterly fascinating and genuinely original film – one part H.P. Lovecraft... another part ...fascinating glimpse in on the human race from the viewpoint of someone who has lived a very long time, and one other part something like modern indie romance...." |
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* TO DO | * TO DO | ||
| + | * race: [[Deep One]]s | ||
| + | * fiction: the story might have some perhaps uncoincidental similarities to "[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth (fiction)]]" | ||
Latest revision as of 09:56, 15 July 2018
Summary
"Love is a monster." A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.
See also Resolution (2012 film) and The Endless (2017 film), which might take place in the same universe.
Details
- Release Date: 2014
- Country/Language: US, English and Italian
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Science Fiction, Romance
- Runtime: 1 hr 49 min
- Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Francesco Carnelutti
- Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
- Writer: Justin Benson
- Producer/Production Co: XYZ Films
- View Trailer: (link)
- IMDB: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (not rated) (equivalent of an R for Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
At least there are tentacles.... To be fair, the story might have some perhaps uncoincidental similarities to "The Shadow Over Innsmouth (fiction)", told from a more sympathetic perspective; there is an unclear relationship between the "Deep One"-like character and some strange, apocalyptic astronomical event which marks a reboot of some sort of strange biological cycle.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (4/5 Stars) (link) - "What we end up with emerges as an utterly fascinating and genuinely original film – one part H.P. Lovecraft... another part ...fascinating glimpse in on the human race from the viewpoint of someone who has lived a very long time, and one other part something like modern indie romance...."
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
A young man in a personal tailspin flees the US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
- race: Deep Ones
- fiction: the story might have some perhaps uncoincidental similarities to "The Shadow Over Innsmouth (fiction)"
