Luzifer

Name: Luzifer
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: April 25, 2022
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Clemens Göbl, Erwin Geisler, Franz Rogowski, Markus Eibl, Monika Hinterhuber

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MUBI | Release Date: April 25, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Clemens Göbl, Erwin Geisler, Franz Rogowski, Markus Eibl, Monika Hinterhuber, Susanne Jensen, Theo Blaickner

Summary: Johannes, a man with the heart of a child, lives secluded in an Alpine hut with his mother. Daily life is governed by prayer and rituals. But suddenly, modernity intrudes into their world of nature and divine worship. A tourist development threatens to poison their paradise and awaken the devil.

Director: Peter Brunner

Genre(s): Drama, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 103 min

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The Playlist Charles Bramesco

Apr 28, 2022

Brunner puts his ability to invest anything and everything with a malevolent charge to chillingly effective use. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

Apr 28, 2022

Brunner’s doom-metal vibe isn’t always easy on the eye, and while images in Luzifer shiver with portent as early as the opening frames–all muck, rain, and knackered-looking bodies––there is a clarity from cinematographer Peter Flinckenberg that saves it from being too sullen. Read full review

Isabelia Herrera

Apr 28, 2022

Its intellectual aspiration produces an ideologically crowded film, where each philosophical meditation struggles to receive the attention and depth it deserves. Perhaps that is the point: Brunner seems to want to leave us with more questions than answers — or at least, compel us to search for the devil in everything. Read full review

Sumner Forbes

Apr 28, 2022

It is hard not to recommend anything starring Rogowski, an actor so unique in approach and delivery that I always relish the opportunity to see him in a major role. I wouldn’t necessarily go so far as to say that he saves Luzifer entirely, but he certainly makes it watchable. Read full review

Noel Murray

Apr 29, 2022

Brunner does a fine job of conveying how the harsh, forbidding landscape where Johannes and Maria live distorts the way they engage with the secular world. Read full review

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DawdlingPoet

May 6, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its quite a haunting and spooky film. The most sinister bits I felt were the noisy drones flying around the isolated area (which reminded me a little of an episode of Black Mirror set in the countryside with lots of drones chasing a character), like sheepdogs pinning sheep down.

There are some nice shots showing moonlight and sunset, plus many murky shots, showing the rural setting in deep fog. There's also quite a lot of religious symbols featured too.

It's an uncomfortable watch at points with some sexual elements - what's implied is more unsettling than what's fully shown perhaps. This is undoubtedly a strange, quirky watch which won't appeal to all, especially if you don't like blood, sexual imagery or are especially squeamish (it's not constantly gorey but it has its moments) but otherwise, as a sort of a slow chiller film, it's not bad. The lead actor gives a decent performance for one thing, seeming both vulnerable and someone to fear.

The filmc ertainly left me with unanswered questions and the plot is a bit weak but it's worth a watch if it sounds of interest I suppose yes.… Expand

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JLuis_001

May 5, 2022

Pushing the boundaries of ambiguity in terms of symbolism, Luzifer is a story that grapples with themes ranging from religious fanaticism to trauma and abuse, adding its share of corporate greed.

Luzifer it's a film that looks great and there's plenty to dig into, but the weaknesses of itsPushing the boundaries of ambiguity in terms of symbolism, Luzifer is a story that grapples with themes ranging from religious fanaticism to trauma and abuse, adding its share of corporate greed.

Luzifer it's a film that looks great and there's plenty to dig into, but the weaknesses of its storytelling are conflicting given the fact that its director doesn't really give room for its themes to be explored and developed more deeply.

I'm more than open to the audience being given the opportunity to create their own interpretations, but not necessarily of everything that goes on screen.

It deserves the attention, but I do feel that something more powerful was absent in this tale.… Expand

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