Luminal (2004)

Directed by

Andrea Vecchiato

Genre

science fiction film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Teenagers get caught up in drug culture and excess. The film uses unusual filming techniques and is influenced by French New Wave and Japanese styles.

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What happens

Luminal is the debut film from Italian director Andrea Vecchiato. Named after the drug phenobarbitone, the film is based on the cult novel by Italian writer Isabella Santacroce. Santacroce's third novel, published in 2001, tells the story of teenagers caught up in the excesses of chemical culture. French actor Denis Lavant stars in the film, having previously worked with director Leos Carax. Influenced by French New Wave cinema and Japanese aesthetics, the film has been described as postmodern, unorthodox and unconventional in terms of the filming technology employed. Luminal co-produced by Leo Pescarolo who has also worked with Lars von Trier, Federico Fellini and Raoul Ruiz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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