LOVE LIES BLEEDING

Lou fristet ein eintöniges Dasein in einer Kleinstadt in New Mexiko. Bis die aufstrebende Bodybuilderin Jackie auftaucht – selbstsicher, ambitioniert und verdammt sexy. Hals über Kopf verlieben sich die beiden ineinander und träumen vom gemeinsamen Ausbruch. Doch sie haben die Rechnung ohne Lous zwielichtigen Vater gemacht, der über Leichen geht, um seinen Willen zu bekommen.

"With the lip-smacking relish that she brings to the body-horror elements of the picture, and the sickening, sinewy crunches in the sound design, Glass ranks alongside the French director of "Titane", Julia Ducournau, as one of the most exciting film-makers working in genre cinema." Wendy Ide, The Guardian (2014)

"Uproarious, horribly violent and lethally smart... For a film as over-the-top as this, it might be counterintuitive to talk about subtlety, but Stewart is genuinely that... This could be a new grindhouse classic; in this world, love is bleeding but it's not taking anything lying down." Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (2024)

"LOVE LIES BLEEDING is pleasantly reminiscent of '90s neo-noirs in both style and storytelling, but with a narrative fearlessness and visual imagination that makes it totally fresh ... Romantic, shocking, funny, sexy and, most of all, surprising from moment to moment, the film is likely going to spawn an intensely devoted fandom." Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times (2024)

"Power, Pulp und Bodybuilder: Regisseurin Rose Glass inszeniert Kristen Stewart und Katy O’Brian so lustvoll wie kompromisslos auf einem energiegeladenen Trip voll tiefschwarzem Humor, zügelloser Gewalt und pulsierendem 80-ies Soundtrack." Mubi

"Lou, the manager of a gym in New Mexico, falls head over heels for the bodybuilder Jackie, who is passing through town on her way to a competition in Las Vegas. But their relationship begins to clash with Jackie’s ambition to lift heavy weights and with the cloud of gunpowder surrounding Lou’s father, an arms dealer Lou used to work for.
Director Rose Glass has shot a neo-noir love story on steroids that constantly reminds its audience that one bite whets the appetite and that jealousy knows no limits. The excellent Kristen Stewart has already made a splash as the reclusive Lou at the Sundance and Berlinale film festivals." Petra Vočadlová, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024

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englische Originalfassung mit deutschen Untertiteln

Regie: Rose Glass
USA, UK 2024
104 Min.
• DCP
FSK 16
• Deskriptoren: www.fsk.de

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