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Lumière noire

Original title: Darklight
  • TV Movie
  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
Shiri Appleby in Lumière noire (2004)
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Captured by a secret society known as the Faith and mentally controlled with a powerful spell, ancient demoness Lilith now lives as a young woman with no memory of her ageless past.Captured by a secret society known as the Faith and mentally controlled with a powerful spell, ancient demoness Lilith now lives as a young woman with no memory of her ageless past.Captured by a secret society known as the Faith and mentally controlled with a powerful spell, ancient demoness Lilith now lives as a young woman with no memory of her ageless past.

  • Director
    • Bill Platt
  • Writers
    • Bill Platt
    • Chris Regina
  • Stars
    • Shiri Appleby
    • Richard Burgi
    • John de Lancie
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bill Platt
    • Writers
      • Bill Platt
      • Chris Regina
    • Stars
      • Shiri Appleby
      • Richard Burgi
      • John de Lancie
    • 31User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shiri Appleby
    Shiri Appleby
    • Lilith…
    Richard Burgi
    Richard Burgi
    • William Shaw
    John de Lancie
    John de Lancie
    • Faith Director Chapel
    David Hewlett
    David Hewlett
    • Anders Raeborne
    Ross Manarchy
    • Prefect
    Darin Angelov
    • Young Chapel
    Harry Anichkin
    • Abe
    • (as Haralampi Anichkin)
    Katie Atcheson
    • Jenn
    Valentin Ganev
    Valentin Ganev
    • Beckham
    Ivaylo Geraskov
    Ivaylo Geraskov
    • Leo
    • (as Ivailio Geraskov)
    Richard Gnolfo
    Richard Gnolfo
    • Marcus
    Colonel Hartberger
    • Captain Shepherd
    Ivan Ivanov
    • Raeborne Sr.
    Viktor Panov
    • Young Shaw
    • (as Victor Panov)
    Iskra Radeva
    • Hardwick
    Mickey Ryan
    • Jerry
    George R. Sheffey
    • Senior Faith Agent
    Hristo Shopov
    Hristo Shopov
    • Colonel Drake
    • Director
      • Bill Platt
    • Writers
      • Bill Platt
      • Chris Regina
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    7claudio_carvalho

    The Faith is Her Calling

    From the beginning of the world, the evil first woman, Lilith (Shiri Appleby), was expelled from Paradise, becoming an immortal powerful being. A secret society, The Faith, was created to chase and destroy Lilith, who loses her memory after a battle. In the present days, when the ambitious and wicked Anders Raeborne (David Hewlett) uses an experiment trying to become immortal, he transforms himself in the evil Demonic, a powerful dark demon that transmits a red plague with his bite and tongue. The traumatized Faith's chief agent William Shaw (Richard Burgi) is assigned by their leader Prefect (Ross Manarchy) to bring the recollection and train Lilith to face and destroy Demoniac and bring his head to The Faith to develop an antidote.

    "Darklight" seems to be a pilot of a television series, and it is much underrated in IMDb. The characters recall the mutants in "X-Men", and the appearance of Lilith, played by the gorgeous Shiri Appleby, slightly resembles Mystic. The beginning of this film is a little confused, but sooner it becomes engaging, with a good story and special effects for a TV movie. There is a mistake in the sequence when Lilith is thrown by Demonic onto a car, since the car blows a fraction of second before she reaches its roof. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Darklight, o Poder da Escuridão" ("Darklight, the Power of the Darkness")
    reelsyn

    Great Female action superhero

    I really dug this movie because it delved into the birth of a female superhero which is something you don't often see. Shiri Appleby was great in the role of Lilith. The idea of raising the story of Lilith from the annuls of history and legend and remaking her into a superhero intrigued me.

    I was not overly familiar with the legend of Lilith, but it captivated me. This hero has depth and a meaning. Great supporting cast as well, especially David Hewlett and Richard Burgi who bring a quiet intensity to their roles. Look out for this director in the future as the direction and writing are both intricate and detailed. I also thought the action fight sequences were great despite probably not having very much money. (It was SCI FI Channel, after all.) Above all, this film was fun. Highly recommend!!!
    5Bernie4444

    A TV series pilot

    This could easily be a sci-fi channel pilot as it has all the earmarks of a Hallmark presentation with a little blood thrown in so they can call it sci-fi.

    The plot is hokey, the execution is so-so, and there is no redeeming social value.

    The only reason most people purchase this movie is that it contains Shiri Appleby as Lilith / Elle; she has indeed come a way since her original Taco Bell commercial days. However, one person does not make a movie.

    The plotline is a distortion of myth with a little sci-fi tossed in to create a winged creature with a cute smile that shall protect humanity from evil creatures with snarly smiles.

    This movie passes time for people that do not have anything better to do.
    7boytroy67

    Good Beginning

    Although I agree with the earlier posting about Darklight not having much direction, I think it was initially a pilot for a series that never got greenlighted. It was like the producers had several episodes that they had to piece together to salvage what was funded in startup. The effects were good for TV -- we can't expect CGI in everything. I thought the initial storyline of Adam's first wife, Lilith, seeking to be absolved from her initial sins was a good premise. I would like to see the movie developed into a mini-series, if not a series. It could be something like 'Angel' with a flawed key figure trying to pay for the sins of the past.
    4xredgarnetx

    Dull thriller

    This obvious pilot for an unproduced TV series features young Canadian actress Shiri Appleby as an amnesiac with some pretty incredible powers that must be put to use when a man-turned-flying demon is let loose on the world. The CGI is par for a TV job, and Appleby is OK as an amnesiac but hard to swallow as a superheroine. Familiar TV face Richard Burgi is along for the ride as Appleby's mentor, but he can do nothing to elevate this dreck above the mediocre level. We see way too much of the cartoonish flying demon right from the start, a bad sign. Also, the scenes where Burgi is training Appleby for battle are actually laughable. They are a bad copy of similar scenes in several other movies, most notably REMO WILLIAMS.

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    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
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    • Goofs
      When Lilith is thrown off the stairs onto a car, the car windows clearly blow out before she hits the car roof.
    • Quotes

      William Shaw: [William just saved Lilith's life by pulling an arrow out of her stomach and as she wakes up he asks her] You remember anything?

      Lilith: Only your ugly face.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Sharksploitation (2023)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2006 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Darklight
    • Filming locations
      • Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Unified Film Organization (UFO)
      • Sci Fi Pictures
      • Hammerhead Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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