Addiction, The

AKA's:

Addiction, The - Riippuvuus / Addiction, The - Vampiri A New York / Dependenta / Viciosos, Os

Release Date:

1994 USA

Running time:

80' (cover 85'/US 82') - Source: VHS PAL b/w

Rating:

Germ.: 16; UK: 18; US: NR

Main Crew:

Director: Abel Ferrara (The Funeral 1996; Body Snatchers 1993; Bad Lieutenant 1992;
King Of New York 1990; The Driller Killer 1979)
Producer: Fast Films / MDP
Score: Joe Delia
Writer: Nicholas St. John
Director of photography: Ken Kelsch

Cast:

Summary:

Kathleen Conklin (Lili Taylor - Ransom ), a philosophy student at New York University, is dragged into an alley by a mysterious, well-dressed stranger (Annabella Sciorra - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle ) who sucks blood from her neck. Kathleen survives the attack, but develops such an overwhelming addiction to human blood that she realises she must kill to satisfy it.
As she reluctantly comes to terms with her new predatory appetite, Kathleen wrestles with her conscience, desperately searching for some kind of redemption before she succumbs to an addiction that will engulf her and all those around her.

Our Ranking

short review:

What a great story! The eternal suffering of a vampire. Abel Ferarra sure did a great job - as with all his films. You especially will enjoy Christopher Walken. The film is catched in black and white, and you know what? It doesn't matter, because the storyline is so great, you do not need colour. It is the same as with good computergames: Good gameplay does not need awesome graphics.