The Addiction

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The Addiction is a 1995 black-and-white philosophical horror film directed by Abel Ferrara that explores vampirism as a metaphor for drug dependency and existential guilt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
philosophical horror film
character Kathleen Conklin NERFINISHED
Peina NERFINISHED
cinematographer Ken Kelsch NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Abel Ferrara NERFINISHED
distributor October Films NERFINISHED
editor Anthony Redman NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white
genre horror
philosophical film
vampire film
hasCultFollowing true
hasHomeMediaRelease true
isBlackAndWhite true
mainTheme existential guilt
philosophical inquiry
sin and redemption
vampirism as a metaphor for drug addiction
metaphorFor drug dependency
moral corruption
musicBy Joe Delia NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus graduate philosophy student turned vampire
notableFor philosophical dialogue and monologues
stylized black-and-white cinematography
use of vampirism as allegory for addiction
originalLanguage English
partOf Abel Ferrara filmography NERFINISHED
philosophicalInfluence Christian theology NERFINISHED
Nietzschean philosophy
existentialism
producer Denise Di Novi NERFINISHED
Fernando Sulichin NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1990s
releaseYear 1995
runtimeMinutes 82
screenplayType original screenplay
screenwriter Nicholas St. John NERFINISHED
setting New York City
starring Annabella Sciorra NERFINISHED
Christopher Walken NERFINISHED
Edie Falco NERFINISHED
Lili Taylor NERFINISHED

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Lili Taylor notableWork The Addiction
Abel Ferrara notableWork The Addiction
Abel Ferrara directed The Addiction
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Nicholas St. John wroteScreenplayFor The Addiction