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Directionless, drifting, devoid of life, a pointless journey into nowhere undertaken by lifeless pastiches, stereotypical pimps 'n whores sprinkled with 'art' powder. live this life first before trying to recreate it!

drey dawlink.                 luminal was a feast for the eyes, and a trip for the soul.  you created a tasty treat on a rich visual scale.  i was impressed.   it was a bit much for my niece though...   how has it been doing?   pedaling your art is a lot of work.   hoping you've had some grand fun in the Doing.    love,.   lucindalou

Demon is a beautiful flower growing on the worst dung. Although based in the future, the atmosphere of the film reminds me of the dark 19th century Paris of Emile Zola, who said: “All I care about is life, struggle, and intensity”. It also seems to be Vecchiato’s approach. Like most of us, I have myself been at this point in life where you realise that there is no safe middle ground anymore: From now, things can either go all wrong or all right. It is an ultimately frightening, violent, emotion that is very subtlety depicted in the film: You can see in Demon’s big eyes that she is desperately scared and completely alone despite her friendship with Davi. It is terrifying, and really touched me. It makes her grow up at an incredible pace… At the beginning she is naïve and happy, like a fairy, and during the course of a few weeks, she becomes a prostitute, a drug addict, a murderer, then drug-free, almost motherly towards the younger girl (Toy), and a life-support device for Davi who doesn’t seem to understand what they are going through, all of that before her 19th birthday. The camera work is brilliant. The sequences of the streets of Paris are mesmerizing and addictive; while you watch them you wish they would never stop. Overall a beautiful film. I am curious to see what Vecchiato’s next film is going to be like. Could you give us a little clue?

One of the most telling comments from the audience after the London screening was that 'Luminal looked expensive'. As someone who had only a glancing involvement in its making, I'd go much further and say that Luminal reeks of visual luxury. One is irresistibly drawn into the film's aesthetic: the use of chiaro scuro, colour, animation & effects and above all the graceful but frequently unexpected movement of the camera between perspectives are all aspects of this strong aesthetic that come to mind. In the eye candy stakes, the film is a triumph. But there’s more to it than that. The story is apposite for our times in both senses of the word. The viewer is drawn in as the two girls (who are very well played) fall into the chasm between the shiny surface of their lifestyles and the depressing nothingness that plot reveals beneath. What makes the film so powerful is that this contrast is so confidently described visually. And for anyone who has cavorted in a big city on drugs, Luminal has both toe curling resonance and a clear message: keep off those fucking class A’s.

I am looking forward to seeing Luminal. Could you let me know when and where the next screening is please?