About the Event
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour
(US, 2014, 101 mins.)
Friday, February 17 | 7:00 PM
Saturday, February 18 | 7:00 PM
Ana Lily Amirpour’s debut feature feels like it comes from an alternate universe of Iranian cinema. Dark, violent, with a vampire and others night crawling, it presents a different space, one where hijabs appear, and people speak Persian. “Shot in gorgeously expressionistic black-and-white and fusing multiple genres into a thoroughly original whole, Amirpour has crafted a beguiling, cryptic and often surprisingly funny look at personal desire that creeps up on you with the nimble powers of its supernatural focus. The director combines elements of film noir and the restraint of Iranian New Wave cinema with the subdued depictions of a bored youth culture found in early Jim Jarmusch…the comparisons go on and on, but the result is wholly original” – Eric Kohn, Indiewire
“Beguiling in its strangeness, yet also effortlessly evoking recognizable emotions such as loneliness and the feeling of being stuck in a dead-end town and life, this moody and gorgeous film is finally more about atmosphere and emotions than narrative — and none the worse for it” – Boyd Van Hoeji, The Hollywood Reporter
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