Luz, La Fleur du Mal

Imagine a folk horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky with the stunning cinematography like found in the films of Guillermo del Toro and you have LUZ. A wonderful movie that explores the depths of faith where the lines of good and evil are completely blurred. A must watch for any horror fan.

Stylistically beautiful with an incredible colour palet and haunting score. It is a film to let wash over you; there are some very disturbing moments but it is not a jump scare horror, rather it is a slow immersion into a wonderfully unsettling experience.

Caught LUZ at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival. I went into it hoping my most anticipated movie of the Festival would make the wait worth it. To say it did so is a vast understatement!! This movie is simply unbelievable. Some people won't like it. Some people will argue endlessly about all the possibilities and concepts raised. Me- I'm absolutely mesmerized by LUZ. Easily one of the most beautiful films, frame after frame after frame, that I've ever seen. Certainly one which is interested in weighty questions that have no true answers, except for what we make of them, and our world. I said it after the screening, I see lots of Terrence Malick in this incredible film, and Stanley Kubrick too. Amidst the gorgeous imagery, there are also scenes of savage brutality that tear right into the ideas & beliefs being explored. This is why I attend these Festivals! Thank you to director Juan Diego Escobar Alzate, and the whole team responsible for bring LUZ to life! Don't miss this one!!

Juan Diego Escobar Alzate has created a visual masterpiece with this 104 minute folk horror feature film. I first viewed LUZ: the flower of evil at the Buffalo Dreams Film Festival 2020. Not only is the imagery captured visually stunning, the soundtrack moves the viewer through each frame and scene effortlessly flowing between emotions. The canvas that is painted by the natural light of the sky and each choice made regarding the actor's costuming and set design are with such detail. There is an ebb and flow constantly between the very dark parts and this of the light. The Dark gets very, very dark. I intentionally rewatched the film on DVD just to view with out subtitles (with a friend who was able to not miss a beat of the story). It really says something when a viewer can simply watch and understand most of the film "sin palabras"/without words. LUZ may leave you with much to ponder. LUZ may leave you without words. Thank you and much success to the team Afasia Films, all the actors and crew that worked so hard to create ~LUZ~.

A very well made film. Filled with great actors and chemistry. Congratulations to everyone involved.