Nadja

Name: Nadja
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: September 1, 1995
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 64
Cast: David Lynch, Elina Löwensohn, Galaxy Craze, Isabel Gillies, Jack Lotz

1995

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October Films | Release Date: September 1, 1995 | R

Starring: David Lynch, Elina Löwensohn, Galaxy Craze, Isabel Gillies, Jack Lotz, José Zúňiga, Karl Geary, Martin Donovan, Nic Ratner, Peter Fonda

Summary: This ultra-hip, post-modern, Deadpan Noir vampire tale is set in contemporary New York City. Members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their father's death. Meanwhile, they are being hunted by Dr. Van Helsing and his hapless nephew. As in all good vampire movies, forces of loveThis ultra-hip, post-modern, Deadpan Noir vampire tale is set in contemporary New York City. Members of a dysfunctional family of vampires are trying to come to terms with each other, in the wake of their father's death. Meanwhile, they are being hunted by Dr. Van Helsing and his hapless nephew. As in all good vampire movies, forces of love are pitted against forces of destruction.… Expand

Director: Michael Almereyda

Genre(s): Drama, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Hal Hinson

Insanely brilliant. Read full review

Time Out London Staff (Not Credited)

About blood, blood ties and breakdown (of familes, relationships and, perhaps, an entire society), it's an idiosyncratic film, admired by many for its strong atmosphere, and by this writer for its absurd(ist) casting of a barely recognisable Fonda as Donovan's mad uncle Van Helsing. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Infinitely subdued, sexy, and melancholy, Nadja is one of the most stylish and quietly exhilarating genre movies to arrive in a long time. Recommended, and not just if you wear black all the time. Read full review

Jay Carr

Putting a provocative spin on the body-fluids subtext, Lowensohn projects stony melancholy and a convincing capacity for romantic impulse as well, making Nadja a surprising little black orchid of a vampire movie. [29 Sept 1995, p.50]

Todd McCarthy

After creating such promise through the intriguing setup of stunning twin vampires in trendy, nocturnal Gotham, it’s disappointing that Almereyda develops narrative butterfingers, letting the storyline become too diffuse and cutting among too many principal characters. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Filmed in glamourous black and white (with vampire POV sequences shot in arty Pixelvision), it's one of the most mannered horror flicks ever made. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

What could have been a brilliant short becomes deadly, stretched to feature length. The last hour of Nadja takes on the pace of a stranger's vacation video. In a sure sign of desperation, the careful tone of the opening is abandoned in scattershot attempts at cheap laughs. The film's world is undermined, and Nadja gets as precious, smirky and as boring as a Hal Hartley picture. Read full review

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