Therapy for a vampire mary riepma ross media arts center. What this suggests about therapy for a vampires ending depends on how liberal or conservative you read lucy and elsas fates, for they are intertwined in ways more powerful than reincarnation. One of the best years in cinema for the vampire film was 1987. Theres nothing wrong with therapy for a vampire, but theres also little within the film to make it stand out in any way, making for a fun if largely forgettable gothic farce. Nominated for a golden stake award, international vampire film and arts festival 2017.
An undead count seeks out the assistance of sigmund freud in a nudgenudge austrian monster. In therapy for a vampire, the count really wants to change. Therapy for a vampire english subtitled 2016 by director david ruehm. To lump all movies into the narrow hollywood model of increasingly overblown cgi battles among the same bland hero archetypes in the. Picture tree international is handling worldwide sales for the title and negotiated the deal with music box. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Winner of the audience award at the fantasia film festival. Fantasia international film festival official selection zurich film festival official selection sarasota film festival official selection minneapolis st. Dracula therapy also known as platelet rich plasma, prp therapy, s3, self stimulated serum or even vampire therapy involves using your own blood as an injectable antiageing treatment its one of the best treatments i know of, and i was the first. Writerdirector david ruhm clearly knows his vampire mythology and elements such as mirrors, garlic and an obsession with counting wind up playing important roles in the proceedings. Pages in category vampire comedy films the following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. Fortunately, sigmund freud is accepting new patients the good doctor suggests the count appease his vain wife by commissioning a portrait of her by his assistant, viktor. This is therapy for a vampire official trailer usa by film ag on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Paul film festival official selection secret film festival, santa cruz. What we do in the shadows 2014, fright night 2011, i married a vampire 1987, summer of blood 2014, vampire s kiss 1988. Exaggeratedly onthenose, the colour scheme lends the whole film a cheeky aura. Therapy for a vampire is directed by david ruehm and stars tobias moretti, jeanette hain, karl fischer, dominic oley, and cornelia ivancan. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Karl fischer, left, and tobias moretti in therapy for a vampire, written and directed by david ruehm. Even with the recent and ongoing glut of vampirerelated films, a pitch like that for david ruehms latest film therapy for a vampire is pretty hard to ignore. Therapy for a vampire official trailer usa on vimeo. For anybody whos getting into the allhallowseveautumnal mood, i recently watched a hilarious, foreignlanguage film which id highly recommend available for rental on amazon. One fine evening, sigmund freud has a new patient on his couch a mysterious count who can no longer bear the eternally long relationship with his wife. Therapie fur einen vampir is a 2014 austrian comedy horror film. The latest victims of a couple of married vampires stir up old regrets.
Vampire therapy could reverse ageing, scientists find a transfusion of youthful blood may halt or even reverse the ageing process as two studies find that the chemical makeup. Its an outstanding premise, ripe with potential for both humor and insight, but its also a little misleading, kind of like. Therapy for a vampire a runofthemill comedy sfgate. Lucy is a plucky waitress who wears the trousers in her relationship with artist viktor who is in the employ of dr. If anyone tells you movies are getting worse as an institution because its all about superheroes and sequels, theres an infallible defence as long as movies like therapy for a vampire are around. I strongly suspect that the premise of therapy for a vampire originated from an idle joke. Therapy for a vampire official trailer 1 2016 tobias moretti. Its an undead comedy without the blood of experience coursing through its veins. These moments inspire smiles here and there, but the film never quite. Music box is planning a spring 2016 release for therapy for a vampire. If a diagram were the same thing as a script, then therapy for a vampire might be a smashingly silly lark. And the trend for subversive, fun vampire movies continues, successfully. Therapy for a vampire a runofthemill comedy the united states is the newcastle of vampire pictures, so to bring in any old lump of coal doesnt really make sense. The cleverness of showing an immortal having normal problems, like any guy, is never taken for granted in its satire and, though there are laughs galore, the film maintains its intelligent comedy to the end.
This is a really funny gem of a film, full of witty wordplay the count complains that he has no talent for selfreflection, for example and hilarious sightgags. That said, the depth of the interviews remains really satisfying, branching into writerdirector david ruhms perspective on vampire themes and construction of. Not one but two classic and inventive takes on the genre. Maybe its not haha funny, but it at least affords a muffled, erudite chuckle if you consider how well freudian everyday life for a. Therapy for a vampire should get a few chuckles out of vampire movie fans in search of something new, even if it never quite lives up to its daffy potential. Official english language trailer for therapy for a vampire menu. Soon, the whole crowd is a hilarious mess of mistaken identities and misplaced affections in this sendup of the vampire genre, proving once and for all that 500 years of marriage is enough. Tired of his centuriesold marriage, the bloodsucker has grown infatuated with a human woman cornelia ivancan.
Of course the films plot could be more evenly distributed with fewer sidetracks, but thats also an interesting reflection on how nearly. Fortunately, the great sigmund freud is taking new patients and suggests the count appease his vain wife by commissioning a portrait of her by viktor, a young painter. Vampire therapy could reverse ageing, scientists find. A sullen vampire tobias moretti enters into therapy with sigmund freud karl fischer in this horror comedy directed by david ruhm. No better way than starting with some new film news therapy for a vampire vienna, early 1930. Therapy for a vampire is a 2014 austrian comedy horror film. Therapy for a vampire arrives on dvd and vod sept 6th. Therapy for a vampire never quite makes the transition from good idea into good movie. Sigmund freud, illustrating the lusty dreams of the doctors patients. Therapy for a vampire 2016 therapy for a vampire 2016. Taking place in 1932 vienna, the film is a very creative, smart and charming romantic vampire comedyfarce not the gory sort of vampire film.
There are unexpected moments of glee and grotesquerie, comic twists and turns. Fortunately, sigmund freud is accepting new patients. Fortunately, sigmund freud, with his innovative new approach to solving lifes existential problems, is accepting new patients. But as written and directed by daniel ruehl, the film is a blueprint of mild anemic. Therapy for a vampire conjures an atmosphere of snarky otherworldliness that should buttress the comedy but doesnt. Kinofest therapy for a vampire northwest film forum. Sigmund freuds newest patient is a vampire fed up with his undying relationship with his wife. With anatole taubman, tobias moretti, dominic oley, cornelia ivancan. But, the smart writing, alone does not make a great comedy and therapy for a vampire hits on all cylinders. Austrian director david ruhm rolls out the laughs with his latest, therapy for a vampire. But as written and directed by daniel ruehl, the film is a blueprint of mild anemic kitsch. Best movies like therapy for a vampire bestsimilar. Therapy for a vampire international films independent. While im partial to lycanthrope films, for a comedyhorrorish vampire film this is quite welldone and engaging.
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