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THE HUNGER
U.K., 1983
Directed by Tony Scott
Based on the novel by Whitley Strieber
With Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon
Approx. 97 mins. DCP.
“She came out of Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. En route to the present day, she picked him up in England in the 18th century. Today they live on Manhattan's East Side in a magnificent marble palazzo, a grand mausoleum stuffed with antiques that were new when they were acquired. They are Miriam and John Blaylock — young, beautiful and permanently engaged in a search for new blood. As played by the immaculately beautiful Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie, who becomes an increasingly interesting screen presence with each succeeding film, the Blaylocks are very good company. That is, if one has a taste for vampire films, especially vampire films that look as trendy and chic as Tony Scott's THE HUNGER" – Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Presented with support from the Ada Katz Fund for Literature in Film
Reviews
“The movie reeks with chic, but never, for one minute, takes itself too seriously, nor does it ever slop over into camp.”
– Vincent Canby, The New York Times