Adoration
Directed by Fabrice du Welz
Young lovers are on the run in the final film of Fabrice du Welz’s Ardennes trilogy (Calvaire, Alleluia). An official selection of Fantastic Fest, the film follows shy 12-year old Paul who lives near a psychiatric institute. After an encounter with a patient there, the troubled yet beautiful Gloria, he becomes infatuated and vows to protect her. Insisting the doctors are holding her hostage for an inheritance the two escape and wreak havoc across the French countryside. A potent combination of violent thriller and romantic sexual awakening, du Welz masterfully captures the teenage intensity of ‘amour fou’ pairing perfectly with Manuel Dacosse’s sumptuous 16mm photography.
Gloria convinces 12-year-old Paul, who is infatuated with her, to help her escape from a private psychiatric hospital.
Cast: Thomas Gioria, Fantine Hard
Member Reviews
Paul is such a nice kid but god damn is he an idiot. I understand that love can be blinding, but how many people does Gloria need to kill and how many times does she need to abuse you before you get a clue? Great acting and cinematography though. Makes me want to go backpack across France.
Nothing beats the classic children of the corn,but i enjoyed watching this one.
Some of the previous reviews say it best. It is a beautiful film, the actors are phenomenal, and you truly feel so much pain and empathy for both the children. It is slow, there really isn't much "horror" to it, expect for the pain and anxiety you feel for these two preteens. There's a lot of tension that is built throughout, but I feel like it never really sticks,...and the ending,...just sort of ends. A lovely artsy French film, but definitely outside the box of typical horror. I feel like there could have been so much more to it and still kept the beauty of it, so that took it from four skulls to three for me. Glad I watched it, but I don't see the desire to ever watch it again. Besutiful but depressing.
Booooooo
no ones cares about your "review" - you don't decide what is "horror" - you may hate what someone else loves - you are biased for or against the film regardless of it's aesthetic realities - thats too many sentences you've written buddy - if you spoil you are the worst kind of human