Sinema Obscura: The Hunger (1983)
Hello, Strangelings! It is yet another sinsational Sinemastalgia Saturday today. As you know, or perhaps don’t, Vivica and I are no longer doing the weekly anniversary posts. Expect updates from our blog, which starting in July will update once a month on the first week of the month. Real life intervenes with our best-laid plans whether we are ethereal or corporeal.
I hope your week was sublime. In this week’s installment of sinemastalgia we look back at a vampire cult film from the 1980s, a perfect selection for Pride Month, The Hunger. Released in 1983, this piece of sinema obscura has unapologetically queer vampires in a film that offers a much different take on vampires in a stunning and artistic setting. We’re talking about, or rather, Vivica dives into this obscure masterpiece of vampire sinema.
Here is an excerpt with a link:
Sinema Obscura: The Hunger (1983)
By Vivica Vial
Mortality is something all humans ponder—the old existential crisis. Who are we, what are we, where do we fit, and so forth? In 1983, an innovative film explored this theme with a vampire tale—that’s what I got out of it anyway. It was bold in that it didn’t follow the typical formula of a vampire film at the time. There was no damsel in distress waking up with bites on her throat. No stake and crucifix-armed vampire hunter sweeping in to rescue her.
Released in the United States on April 29, 1983, The Hunger dared to explore the inner sanctum of a vampire’s lair. It attempted to illustrate the trials and tribulations of the undead 11 years before the long-awaited big-screen adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire.
Read the full post HERE