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Um jovem, que acredita ser um vampiro, vai viver com seu primo idoso e hostil em uma pequena cidade da Pensilvânia, onde ele tenta reprimir seu desejo de sangue.Um jovem, que acredita ser um vampiro, vai viver com seu primo idoso e hostil em uma pequena cidade da Pensilvânia, onde ele tenta reprimir seu desejo de sangue.Um jovem, que acredita ser um vampiro, vai viver com seu primo idoso e hostil em uma pequena cidade da Pensilvânia, onde ele tenta reprimir seu desejo de sangue.
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Francine Middleton
- Train Victim
- (as Fran Middleton)
Roger Caine
- Lewis
- (as Al Levitsky)
Donna Siegel
- Woman
- (as Donna Siegal)
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"martin" is one of the most intelligent, restrained, subtle and yet effective horror films i've ever seen. romero really pulls it off with this radical variation on the traditional vampire theme. martin is a young boy who is either mentally ill or an ancient victim of that terrible disease known as vampirism, and what i love about it is that romero deliberately makes it ambiguous. most people who have seen this movie simply assume that martin's flashbacks are not flashbacks at all, but deranged fantasies or the delusions of a mentally abnormal individual. i believe this is clearly a mistake, and that either position is equally legitimate. in any case, as regards the need for blood, it does not really matter if martin is a mythical monster or a deranged sicko, since either way he takes many lives by the end of this film. he is not, however, a monster, and we even get the impression that this is a very sensitive, sweet, introverted kid who is suffering from either a pathological mental disorder or something even more ominous. remember how horrible it was being a teenager? well, don't be so quick to pity yourself;martin has to deal with all the insecurities of a young kid on top of being aware that he may be an ancient vampire, doomed to solitude and isolation by his need for the nourishment of blood and his oddly inverted disposition. this is actually one of the only successful and truly effective attempts at a blend of horror and satire that i've ever seen, although i would still be slow to encourage directors to dabble in that confused genre, since the result is usually an ineffectual, mediocre movie. the atmosphere and surreal scenes in this one are at times genuinely touching, because they reveal martin's insatiable lust for blood but at the same time cause us to feel pity for him because he has (or he believes) that he has been persecuted by the uncomprehending majority for centuries. he has an affair with a somewhat pathetic and lonely middle aged neighbor who finally seduces him successfully after many failed attempts, and this ultimately leads to his downfall in an ironic twist which should not be told to the viewer in advance, although the movie would still be more than worth watching even if he or she did know. this little known gem is also unusually substantive for a horror film, as all of romero's are, and in this one he seems to be taking shots at our ludicrous superstitions and assumption that man is the and all and be all of all things, and so believes he is attacked by supernatural evil when in reality his beliefs are absurd and entirely unfounded. a true ego deflation and a genuinely touching horror movie, "martin" is a must for lovers of film.
Night of the Living Dead(1968) and Dawn of the Dead(1978) are the director's famous films and most beloved by leigons of horror fans around the globe. However, in this writer's humble opinion Martin(1977) is the best film the director has done in his career for a couple of good reasons. At the forefront is a complex protagonist who is a sexually confused young man that believes he's a vampire. Also, the acting and the direction are low key and sombre. Finally, the ways that the director plays againsts the cliches atributed to vampires which makes this film a pleasure to observe. Martin behaves in the manners of a vampire because its what society expects of him. So if Cuda believes his nephew is a vampire then according to Martin it must be true. Uses a first person voice over narrative that's in the same vein as Hatchet for the Honeymoon(1969), and Maniac(1980).
An early film Tom Savini worked on before he became famous among the horror community. The makeup effects are very good for a film of its budget. Opening moment in train may have been inspired by the opening sequence in Hatchet for the Honeymoon(1969). Covers sexual frustration and confusion with more human depth than a previous Romero film called Season of the Witch(1975). The black and white flashback sequences I feel were part of an alternate story in order to compare past and present. After all, the director did do a 3 Hour black and white version which unfortuately was stolen from him(thus, the black and white scenes are leftovers of a different film). I would love to see the 3 hour version come to frutiation because of the added depth new scenes might give to character and story. Martin(1977) is an underrated horror classic of the 1970s that is a change of fresh air because its not with the usual vampire elements.
An early film Tom Savini worked on before he became famous among the horror community. The makeup effects are very good for a film of its budget. Opening moment in train may have been inspired by the opening sequence in Hatchet for the Honeymoon(1969). Covers sexual frustration and confusion with more human depth than a previous Romero film called Season of the Witch(1975). The black and white flashback sequences I feel were part of an alternate story in order to compare past and present. After all, the director did do a 3 Hour black and white version which unfortuately was stolen from him(thus, the black and white scenes are leftovers of a different film). I would love to see the 3 hour version come to frutiation because of the added depth new scenes might give to character and story. Martin(1977) is an underrated horror classic of the 1970s that is a change of fresh air because its not with the usual vampire elements.
George A. Romero will always be associated with his innovative and spectacular zombie trilogy ('Night Of The Living Dead', 'Dawn Of The Dead' and 'Day Of The Dead', all classics). Dig deeper and you will find he has made several less discussed but worthy movies, including this one, quite possibly the best movie he has ever made.
'Martin' manages to be both a disturbing psychological drama and a genuine horror movie at the same time. It is complex and mult-layered enough to be read in more than one way. It's up to you, the viewer, to decide whether Martin (John Amplas, in an impressive debut) really is the vampire he claims to be or is simply deluded. It's a pity that this movie slips through the cracks. Hard core horror nuts often undervalue it because it isn't what they expect from the genre, and movie buffs who can appreciate downbeat 70s classics like Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver', and Toback's 'Fingers', will dismiss it as "just another horror movie", not realizing just how much it has in common with the aforementioned. Too bad. 'Martin' is a real gem, and highly recommended. I think it's absolutely brilliant, and a classic.
'Martin' manages to be both a disturbing psychological drama and a genuine horror movie at the same time. It is complex and mult-layered enough to be read in more than one way. It's up to you, the viewer, to decide whether Martin (John Amplas, in an impressive debut) really is the vampire he claims to be or is simply deluded. It's a pity that this movie slips through the cracks. Hard core horror nuts often undervalue it because it isn't what they expect from the genre, and movie buffs who can appreciate downbeat 70s classics like Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver', and Toback's 'Fingers', will dismiss it as "just another horror movie", not realizing just how much it has in common with the aforementioned. Too bad. 'Martin' is a real gem, and highly recommended. I think it's absolutely brilliant, and a classic.
The unbalanced teenager Martin Mathias (John Amplas) travels to Braddock, Pennsylvania, by train. During the night, he breaks in a cabin and kills a passenger in a peculiar way, injecting drug with a syringe and draining her blood to drink in a careful way. Then he meets his old cousin Tateh Cuda (Lincoln Maazel) in the station and they go to Cuda's home where Martin will live. Martin was raised by his dysfunctional mother and believes that he is an 84 year-old vampire. The religious Cuda also believes that the teenager is Nosferatu and uses crosses and garlic in the house to protect himself and his granddaughter Christina (Christine Forrest) that lives with him from Martin. Along the days, Martin befriends Christina, who has a problematic relationship with her boyfriend Arthur (Tom Savini), while continues to attack persons every now and then. Further, he uses the telephone to tell the truth about vampires to a radio show. Martin has a love affair with Christina, but when she commits suicide, Cuda does not believe that his granddaughter killed herself.
"Martin" is a strange and bizarre low-budget vampire movie with a totally different story. There is a documentary on the DVD where George Romero gives details about the production that uses real locations. He also tells that "Martin" is his masterpiece. Martin's daydreams with black-and-white are ambiguous and the viewer never knows whether whey we recollections or his imagination. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Martin"
"Martin" is a strange and bizarre low-budget vampire movie with a totally different story. There is a documentary on the DVD where George Romero gives details about the production that uses real locations. He also tells that "Martin" is his masterpiece. Martin's daydreams with black-and-white are ambiguous and the viewer never knows whether whey we recollections or his imagination. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Martin"
This is a very interesting vampire story by George A. Romero. Storytelling is completely different from the Living Dead series of the same director in which there are several different stories about the daily life of Martin that are blended so nicely with each other. Director cleverly uses some filming techniques like black-and-white flashback sequences, close-up shots and nice background musics which remind of French movies. It is a little slow-paced but the ending is impressive.
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- CuriosidadesThe original cut of the film ran for nearly 2 hours and 45 minutes. As of 2021, this version has never been screened publicly and was once considered to be lost until it was rediscovered through the efforts of Romero scholar Kevin Kriess and the Living Dead Museum.
- Erros de gravaçãoAt the beginning of the film, Martin breaks into a woman's train cabin and attacks her. At first, she has a cold cream mask on. During the struggle, it suddenly disappears without a trace.
- Citações
Martin Matthias: Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever.
- Versões alternativasThe European version of the film is completely re-edited. Martin's flashbacks are placed at the beginning of it so that the story is chronologically linear.
- ConexõesFeatured in Document of the Dead (1980)
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- Data de lançamento
- País de origem
- Idioma
- Também conhecido como
- George A. Romero's Martin
- Locações de filme
- 215 5th St, Braddock, Pensilvânia, EUA(Cuda's house)
- Empresas de produção
- Consulte mais créditos da empresa na IMDbPro
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- Orçamento
- US$ 80.000 (estimativa)
- Tempo de duração1 hora 35 minutos
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- Mixagem de som
- Proporção
- 1.37 : 1
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