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Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal

Lars Olafssen, a once famous avant-garde Danish painter, is now suffering from the same ailment that haunts artists the world over: lack of inspiration. Hoping to turn a new leaf, he takes a teaching position at a Fine Art School in a Canadian town in the middle of nowhere, but little does he know he’s about to meet his muse in the face of a good-natured giant, who’s something of a simpleton.

Lars Olafssen, a once famous avant-garde Danish painter, is now suffering from the same ailment that haunts artists the world over: lack of inspiration. Hoping to turn a new leaf, he takes a teaching position at a Fine Art School in a Canadian town in the middle of nowhere, but little does he know he’s about to meet his muse in the face of a good-natured giant, who’s something of a simpleton. He does have one "redeeming" feature though: good-guy Eddie turns into a bloodthirsty cannibal with an insatiable appetite for human limbs and entrails every time he sleepwalks! Witnessing his inspiration rise from the dead, Lars is now facing the ultimate dilemma: should he put a stop to Eddie’s dark side before the whole thing spins out of control or should he embrace the faraway glimmer of fame that seems to be heading in his direction again? Keeping the whole thing under wraps would also help save the school from bankruptcy and conquer a colleague he’s had his eye on. A scathing satire about the dark side of artistry and the arrogance of the art world, "Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal" is brimming with black humor, inventive sight gags and delicious boots of cartoonish splatter. Th.P.


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Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Boris Rodriguez

Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Boris Rodriguez

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Philippe Kress

Μουσική / Music: David Burns

Μοντάζ / Editor: Andres Refn

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Thure Lindhardt, Dylan Smith, Georgina Reilly, Alian Goulem

Καναδάς, Δανία / Canada, Denmark

2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

83'

Αγγλικά / English

* Screened on September 29th


    Publication date: 2012-09-13 12:10:00