Knife + Heart

Name: Knife + Heart
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror, Romance
Released: March 15, 2019
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Bastien Waultier, Bertrand Mandico, Félix Maritaud, Jeremy Flaum, Jonathan Genet

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| Release Date: March 15, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Bastien Waultier, Bertrand Mandico, Félix Maritaud, Jeremy Flaum, Jonathan Genet, Kate Moran, Khaled Alouach, Naelle Dariya, Nicolas Maury, Noé Hernández, Pierre Emö, Pierre Pirol, Salim Torki, Thibault Servière, Vanessa Paradis

Summary: Paris, Summer 1979. Anne (Vanessa Paradis) produces third-rate gay porn. After her editor and lover Lois leaves her, she tries to win her back by shooting her most ambitious film yet with her trusted, flaming sidekick Archibald. But one of her actors is brutally murdered and Anne gets caught up in a strange investigation that turns her lifeParis, Summer 1979. Anne (Vanessa Paradis) produces third-rate gay porn. After her editor and lover Lois leaves her, she tries to win her back by shooting her most ambitious film yet with her trusted, flaming sidekick Archibald. But one of her actors is brutally murdered and Anne gets caught up in a strange investigation that turns her life upside-down.… Expand

Director: Yann Gonzalez

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Horror, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 102 min

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Lorry Kikta

Apr 1, 2019

I highly suggest seeking out Knife+Heart if you like 70s & 80s B-movie and exploitation films. This was a spot-on homage to the beloved genre. It’s hilarious and haunting and genuinely beautiful, an ambitious film that the more prudish amongst us will be squirming in their seats during. So this is definitely not something to go see with your parents, regardless of your and their ages. Read full review

Danielle White

Apr 10, 2019

For all the accurate comparisons to Brian De Palma and Italian giallo films – particularly in the murder scenes and M83’s synthy score, though it’s much more narratively cohesive – I see lots of other potential influences as well. There’s a seedy glamour and a noir sensibility that owes as much to Eighties films Vortex and Variety. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

May 19, 2018

It is a film that will entice the viewer’s senses, if not necessarily their brain activity. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Mar 15, 2019

I often rolled my eyes at the kitschy, broad humor that Knife+Heart director Yann Gonzalzez (who co-wrote the film with Cristiano Mangione) sometimes used to characterize his sexually active queer characters. Read full review

A.A. Dowd

May 19, 2018

Knife + Heart sometimes feels as rough around the edges and inelegantly plotted as its pornos-within-the-movie, but maybe that’s just conceptual consistency. Read full review

Martyn Conterio

May 19, 2018

Gonzalez can be masterful in conjuring sexy imagery, febrile moods and erotic frissons, but his grip on the storytelling here is weak. Knife + Heart struggles to regain its initial momentum, falling flat until a lively climax. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

May 19, 2018

It really is strange, a film with what is actually a pretty good premise for a comedy, but with no interest in actually being a comedy and also no interest in being a thriller, or even that mysterious erotic parable that it seems to be claiming to be. Read full review

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WilderFaster

Jun 10, 2019

Admirers of Mario Bava's color schemes and Dario Argento's better gialli should rejoice that Knife + Heart so beautifully captures what was best about their work. As for the rest, Gonzalez takes gleeful advantage of the 1979 Paris setting, his brother M83's score, and what I can only imagineAdmirers of Mario Bava's color schemes and Dario Argento's better gialli should rejoice that Knife + Heart so beautifully captures what was best about their work. As for the rest, Gonzalez takes gleeful advantage of the 1979 Paris setting, his brother M83's score, and what I can only imagine to be a fantasy notion of the 1979 world of gay porn. Everyone on screen seems to be having a great time, and to surrender to the film's madness means to have a wonderful time as a viewer.… Expand

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mr-NachoMen

Jun 10, 2019

A different take into the slasher cinema.... and it seems it's back!!!
The overall neon aesthetics are well balanced they create the perfect color palette that fits in the proper environments and like i said, they are well balanced so the film doesn't look to over saturated of brightA different take into the slasher cinema.... and it seems it's back!!!
The overall neon aesthetics are well balanced they create the perfect color palette that fits in the proper environments and like i said, they are well balanced so the film doesn't look to over saturated of bright colors.
The concept is dark and the story is well executed, is not rushed nor slow it is in a middle spot that makes the story take his proper time to unveil.
There are moments where the "motives" of a character are not so clear in a cense of "why he is doing that" but that moment doesn't take that long to start to make cense.
the acting is great, the photography is beautiful to look, the color correction makes the film has that unique feeling of a late 70s euro film, and the soundtrack... damn!!!! it's amazing.… Expand

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