Knife + Heart
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Presented in French with English subtitles
It’s not all the time that a genre throwback lives up to its influences, but KNIFE + HEART passes with flying neon colors. As gay porn director and pathetic lesbian screw-up Anne Parèze (Vanessa Paradis) begins to work on her next project, a leather-masked killer hunts her friends and collaborators one by one. Vanessa sets down a long trail of blood, sweat, and other body fluids, investigating the murders while shooting films and navigating her own unrequited passions.
Searing off the screen thanks to deft cinematography and a pulsing score from M83, KNIFE + HEART is a neo-giallo with substance to back up the style – an ecstatically queer thriller that explores community, desire, and the ways real-life trauma informs artistic output. At the end of the day, all we have is each other – so why not make a movie and have a little fun?
Knife + Heart