Critics consider it a neo-classic of horror cinema. It Follows is a UFO of the genre, which left its mark on an entire audience: that of the A24 generation, fans of the works of Jordan Peele and Ari Aster. And its filmmaker has a lot of ideas.
Just ten years ago, a film was released that shook up horror cinema: It Follows. The second feature film by filmmaker David Robert Mitchell, then a very promising name on the US indie scene, had chilled the blood of the audience at the Deauville Festival, then international spectators, with its terrifying pitch: the hunt for a young girl by an entity as threatening as it is mysterious… And which could take any appearance.
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A postulate that is a source of many metaphors and interpretations, set in a typical slasher movie setting – an American suburban suburb surrounded by boredom and where adults hardly make an appearance, as much as fans of The claws of the night and the saga Scream weren’t really caught off guard. And above all, an impressive screen treatment which simply sent critics into panic.
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“One of the most beautiful films of the beginning of the year”, “A visually splendid work”, “A horrific nugget”, “An instant classic, to be placed between “Halloween, the Night of the Masks” and Ring“…The French press had greeted with resounding It Follows. And the good news is that his filmmaker has a sequel…
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