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The Addiction

1995, Movie, NR, 82 mins

ADDICTION, THE
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Of 1995's two B&W art-house vampire flicks (remember NADJA?), Abel Ferrara's angst-ridden parable is the winner by a nose. It's got a remarkable visual texture, integrity to burn, and almost -- but not quite -- enough intelligence to justify its lofty ambitions. Morose hipster Kathleen (Lili Taylor), an NYU philosophy student, experiences the ultimate existential crisis after she's bitten by ferocious Casanova (Annabella Sciorra). Overnight, she becomes a Greenwich Village b... read more leave a comment
Year: 1995
Rated NR

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Cast
Lili Taylor: Kathleen Conklin
Christopher Walken: Peina
Annabella Sciorra: Casanova
Edie Falco: Jean
Paul Calderon: The Professor
Fredro Starr: Black

 

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