A Nocturne (2007)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Bill Mousoulis

Writers:

Ali Alizadeh (written by)
Bill Mousoulis (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

X and Z are a vampire couple, living in an old warehouse in inner-city Melbourne. Over the course of one night...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Chris Anderson-Peters	...	Male victim on street
Billy	...	Black
Patrick Boyle	...	Seers
Vanessa de Largie	...	X
Skye Dodd	...	Couple
Angelo Esposito	...	Torr
Jane Flanagan	...	Mel's Friend
Albert Fung	...	Vee's Brother
Flora Georgiou	...	Deranged Woman
Richard Giliberto	...	Couple
Jeff Herbert	...	Drunk Man
David Kemp	...	Owen
Mirjana Kostantinovic	...	Desiree
Rod Lara	...	Killer
Ai Diem Le	...	Vee's Cousin
Haiha Le	...	Vee
Jennifer Levy	...	Rola
Frances Marrington	...	Mel
Jennifer Monk	...	Tough Woman on street
William Moore	...	Schoolboy
Soolin Ong-Tan	...	Sue-Lyn
Katherine Rizzo	...	Worker
Laura Roberts	...	Yolanda
Rad Rudd	...	Disfigured Man
Andrew Serong	...	Mel's Friend
Chris Serong	...	Mel's Friend
Alex Spears	...	Z
Van Anh Tran	...	Vee's Father
Jason Turley	...	Worker
Magda Zappi	...	Pianist

Runtime:

Australia:70 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company:

Innersense Productions

Great, unconventional vampire movie!

I watched this great, unconventional vampire movie at the 26th Brussels International Film Festival (27 March - 8 April 2008). After having seen numerous typical vampire flicks with all the clichés involved, it was truly refreshing to see one with a different approach - a philosophical approach no less, with references to the work of Nietzsche.

Sure, the protagonists X and Z still need to drink blood to survive, but in contrast to most vampires in cinematic history, they have something very human about them. Thus, you easily develop a connection with them. These two souls look more like "different" kind of human beings than like the cold, insensitive creatures that vampires practically always are.

X and Z are outsiders who live on the edge, struggling with both their condition and the society they're condemned to being part of. They are portrayed with appropriate modesty by genuine revelation Vanessa de Largie and first-time (!) actor Alex Spears.

Although there are scenes in which blood is being shed, the emphasis hasn't been laid on gore, action or cheap thrills. No, it dwells far more on exploring the difficult times the two main characters go through and creating an intense, moody atmosphere.

I'm not surprised this movie won three awards at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, for A Nocturne is truly an impressive piece of craftsmanship. If you are at a festival where it is screened, catch it! This is one not to be missed.