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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Addiction canonical | 5 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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philosophical horror film ⓘ |
| character |
Kathleen Conklin
NERFINISHED
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Peina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Ken Kelsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Abel Ferrara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | October Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Anthony Redman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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philosophical film ⓘ vampire film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease | true ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
existential guilt
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philosophical inquiry ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ vampirism as a metaphor for drug addiction ⓘ |
| metaphorFor |
drug dependency
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moral corruption ⓘ |
| musicBy | Joe Delia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | graduate philosophy student turned vampire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
philosophical dialogue and monologues
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stylized black-and-white cinematography ⓘ use of vampirism as allegory for addiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Abel Ferrara filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Christian theology
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Nietzschean philosophy ⓘ existentialism ⓘ |
| producer |
Denise Di Novi
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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
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Christopher Walken NERFINISHED ⓘ Edie Falco NERFINISHED ⓘ Lili Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.