dir: Ana Lily Amirpour
2014 // 101 mins // Digital Projection // Persian w/ English subtitles
The first Iranian Vampire Western, Ana Lily Amirpour's debut feature A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night basks in the sheer pleasure of pulp. A joyful mash-up of genre, archetype and iconography, its prolific influences span spaghetti westerns, graphic novels, horror films, and the Iranian New Wave. Amped by a mix of Iranian rock, techno and Morricone-inspired riffs, its airy, anamorphic, black-and-white aesthetic and artfully drawn-out scenes combine the simmering tension of Sergio Leone with the surrealism of David Lynch.
Every Friday in October, a Stray Cat programmer chose a Fang Favorite to immortalize this holiday season. Prepare to feast on blood, seduction, and a whole lot of angst!
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