Country: USA
Year: 1997
Duration: 82'
“Los Angeles is like no other place: anyone who lives here is lost”. The days of a group of young Californians revolve around Dark, a beautiful and confused youth in search of love. However, he ends up finding something else: drugs, violence and an impending catastrophe that could end it all. The third and final chapter of the Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy, described by the director as “Beverly Hills 90210 on acid”, is the main character’s camcorder diary. A coming-of-age film that recreates perfectly the atmosphere (degenerate yet dazzling) of the ‘90s, even in its cast and music.
Biography
film director
Gregg Araki
One of the most highly regarded queer directors of the past 30 years, Gregg Araki (Los Angeles, 1954) has been making a name for himself in the independent sphere since his very first films: Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987), which won an award at Locarno, and The Long Weekend O'Despair (1989). His following films, Totally F***ed Up (1993), The Doom Generation (1995), Nowhere (1997), Mysterious Skin (2004), Kaboom (2010) and White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) have attracted the attention of audiences and critics alike, garnering awards at major festivals such as Cannes and Rotterdam. He is currently engaged in making I Want Your Sex.
Cast
& Credits
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Gregg Araki
Montaggio/Editing Gregg Araki
Fotografia/Photography Arturo Smith
Scenografia/Production Design Patti Podesta
Suono/Sound Melissa Sherwood Hofmann, Mark A. Rozett, Christopher M. Taylor, David C. Eichhorn, Richard Evans, Bob Goold, Vincent Cassaro
Interpreti/Cast James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar, Kathleen Robertson
Produttore/Producer Gregg Araki, Andrea Sperling, Shelley Surpin
Produzione/Production Desperate Pictures, Why Not Productions, Blurco
Montaggio/Editing Gregg Araki
Fotografia/Photography Arturo Smith
Scenografia/Production Design Patti Podesta
Suono/Sound Melissa Sherwood Hofmann, Mark A. Rozett, Christopher M. Taylor, David C. Eichhorn, Richard Evans, Bob Goold, Vincent Cassaro
Interpreti/Cast James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar, Kathleen Robertson
Produttore/Producer Gregg Araki, Andrea Sperling, Shelley Surpin
Produzione/Production Desperate Pictures, Why Not Productions, Blurco
