Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA psychological-thriller in the haunting tradition of films like Taxi Driver and Monster, The Grief Tourist takes us into the chilling labyrinth of a man's dark hobby and his even darker min... Tout lireA psychological-thriller in the haunting tradition of films like Taxi Driver and Monster, The Grief Tourist takes us into the chilling labyrinth of a man's dark hobby and his even darker mind. JIM TAHANA doesn't leave much of an impression when he passes you by. But look closer a... Tout lireA psychological-thriller in the haunting tradition of films like Taxi Driver and Monster, The Grief Tourist takes us into the chilling labyrinth of a man's dark hobby and his even darker mind. JIM TAHANA doesn't leave much of an impression when he passes you by. But look closer and you'll sense his hunger - the deep hunger of an insatiable American soul - always scann... Tout lire
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- Manny
- (as Brad Bufanda)
- LA Female Reporter
- (as Linda Wong)
- Det. Ramirez
- (as Ernesto Chaverri)
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Michael Cudlitz (Southland, Running Scared) plays Jim Tahna, a security guard whose eagerness for grief tourism goes beyond that of mere fascination with death and destruction. Jim takes a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to visit sites associated with mass murderer, Carl Marznap, a quietly chilling Pruitt Taylor Vince (Wild at Heart, Constantine). In between locating the places where Carl grew up and slaughtered innocents, Jim meets Betsy, a heartbreakingly stoic Melanie Griffith (Lolita, Working Girl).
Cudlitz has a magnetism about him. He is able to maintain momentum between lucid expectation and crushing vulnerability with mere gestures, his limping step, and an emotive intelligence behind his eyes. Cudlitz plays Jim as a man of many layers whose desperate need to fill the unexplainable void within renders him incapable of sincerity. Jim knows exactly what to say to people and how to say it.
Krishnamma's use of sound allows his audience to make the connection between Jim's insatiable need to bond with others while simultaneously preserving his isolation. The lighting is at times beautiful and accentuates the grotesque themes of the film. Trauma, sexual desire, brutal deaths, and painful memories are highlighted under Krishnamma's artful direction.
The most intimate moments are surprisingly found during the Jim's voice overs, where we watch him go about his day. Paired with rhythmic, repetitive, and chaotic sounds, Jim is carried through the story methodically. This adds to the mounting tension that builds throughout the film as the reasons for Jim's fascination with pain are revealed.
In Dark Tourist, Krishnamma deals with the notion of an audience's fascination with death and sexuality as a form of entertainment. It is as if he is prodding the audience to look inward and discover their own reasons for feeling such satisfaction. The concept of one being a bottomless void, a face, a name, a victim, plays heavily in this orchestrated piece that no provides no simplistic answers to the logic behind a serial killer's motive. Nothing is black and white.
Dark Tourist is a film that calls to mind the thought of what it means to be a victim of a tragic event. It daringly and disturbingly draws the audience to the social dilemma victims of violent and sexual trauma face amongst peers, which is the fear of communication and the tendency to turn a blind eye. Cudlitz's portrayal of Jim during scenes where he is psychologically afflicted is masterful. In one scene Jim and Carl stand outside a prostitute's door. Jim is silent, still, almost trembling with the effort to hold himself against temptation. Here is the moment where change is imminent. Vince's quiet tones and Cudlitz's pregnant pause embodies the issue of trauma buried deeply into the psyche, and the struggle to keep the despair of its existence at bay.
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So I realized he doesn't really have red hair but I still really love the lead actor. Liked him on TWD.
Its a very dark movie indeed. He can pkay a good guy or a real prick, or just a good guy with a bad mind or soul or whatever. He is a 2nd generation grief tourist. But he is also just an act away of becoming like the men he obsesses over. Or maybe he relates because he is just like what he's hunting.
This is raw and sweaty and naked, NOT for the folks who want a haunting ghost story.
It's somewhat bloody but the violence gets seriously sexualized as it gets deeper and more out of control, like the characters mind. A character obsessed with serial killers. Like everyone else but you know hes just MORE into it than usual. Hummmm... This is also not really fiction as the murder industry is lucrative.
It began with an ever growing sense of dread. Effective. Scary. Hes so mean to a woman who is so kind. THAT was hard for me to watch. The rest got progressively more cruel. I assumed correctly he wasn't just a pedestrian. A meat and bones film. Was not too long which I appreciate!
Did its job. I love Michael as a red head though.
Great date movie...😉 Off to the void!
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- AnecdotesThe character name "Carl Marznap" is a reference to real life serial killer/arsonist Carl Panzram.
- GaffesIn the first scene showing Jim driving the red Pontiac G8 rental car in California, there is a very clear reflection of a film production camera vehicle: a mini-Van with the rear passenger sliding door open and a camera filming Michael Cudlitz driving. The reflection of the camera vehicle can be seen twice, both before and after the film cuts to driving through the tunnel.
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- How long is Dark Tourist?Propulsé par Alexa
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- Budget
- 4 000 000 $ US (estimation)
- Durée1 heure 24 minutes
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