The movie “Hunger” in 1983 is a very famous cult picture, which gained extraordinary popularity among the Gothic youth of those times. Her fame was so deafening that to this day, representatives of certain informal circles are interested in this film.
The crew
The director of the movie “Hunger” in 1983 was made by Tony Scott.
The film is based on a novel by a writer from the USA, Whitley Strieber in the horror genre.
Starring David Bowie (John), Catherine Deneuve (Miriam) and Susan Sarandon (Sarah).
Interesting Facts
During the filming of Milena Canonero, a girl in the position of costume designer, once disappeared for several days. Later it turned out that she could not find the right fabric for the scarf of John (David Bowie) in London, because of which she had to fly to Rome.
Costumes for the heroine Catherine Deneuve were made by Yves Saint Laurent.
Initially, the film was supposed to be shot by another famous director, Alan Parker. But when he watched the videos shot by Tony Scott, he decided that he would better cope with the task.
David Bowie recalled preparing for the shoot. He needed to portray a hoarse voice and a very aging man. To do this, he almost every night came to the George Washington Bridge, where he sang and shouted many punk songs that he recalled.
The soundtrack to the film was a song by the very famous gothic band Bauhaus Bela Lugosi's Dead, dedicated to the Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi, who became known for playing Dracula.
Plot
The main characters are Miriam Blaylock and her husband John. They have been married since the 18th century. Miriam herself turned John into a vampire, while giving him a promise that he would always love him, and he would live forever. They live by drinking the blood of people killed by special blades, and their bodies are burned in the basement of the house. At the moment they live in New York, are engaged in the teaching of classical music. Now they have only one student, violinist Alice.
Suddenly, John begins to have severe insomnia and rapid aging. From a young man in a few days he becomes like an old man. John realizes that Miriam deceived him, in fact he will live forever, but will not remain forever young. Then John tries to contact Dr. Sarah Roberts, who studies gerontology. At first she did not believe John, but later, realizing that he was not lying, she was trying to help him, but John was offended and was no longer ready to accept her help, trying to return youth on her own ...
Influence
The film “Hunger” (1983) was shot more than thirty years ago, and nevertheless remains a cult to this day. He inspired not only directors and musicians, but also fashion designers. For example, Alexander McQueen and Claire Waite Keller used the images from the film for inspiration when creating their new collections.