- 2019
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 10 m
SummaryLuz is a young cab driver fleeing from the grasp of a possessed woman, whose confession could endanger the lives of everyone who crosses her path.
Directed By:Tilman Singer
Written By:Tilman Singer
Luz
Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
User score
Mixed or Average
4.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
63
67% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Jul 19, 2019
100
Only a little over an hour-long, yet manages to be one of the most compelling subversions of the possession genre I’ve ever seen.
Jul 16, 2019
83
Its effective visceral hold on our imagination guarantees its inevitable cult status.
Jul 20, 2019
80
An effective exercise in stylistic pastiche that has more to offer than its eerie retro mood, Tilman Singer's Luz presents a refreshing take on demonic possession in which the usual fright-flick cliches are nowhere to be found.
Jul 15, 2019
75
In a cinematic landscape where retro throwbacks are predictably bundled around the same small set of nostalgia-friendly filmmakers (we all love Carpenter, but come on), it’s positively invigorating to see a loving tribute to a director’s influences that’s also aggressively avant-garde.
Jul 19, 2019
63
While this may read like only a mild recommendation for most readers, it is a hearty one for genre fans. We are lucky enough to be in a very strong era for horror, and I have a feeling Singer is going to be a major part of it.
Jul 15, 2019
50
So…weird. So very, very weird. Luz disquieting, creepy and murky demonic possession thriller, a cryptic chiller that gets by on lots of mood, a smattering of violence and special effects and seriously unsettling sound design.
Jul 15, 2019
40
Singer has great inspirations, and the multilayered approach to edits and sound design within the hypnosis is ingenious and excellently executed. But it doesn't add up to much.
User score
Mixed or Average
4.7
14% Positive
1 Rating
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57% Mixed
4 Ratings
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29% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Apr 3, 2020
9
This film is stunning. I'm awfully tempted to explain the nonsense JLuis took the time to share about all the '.....not so irrelevant either' aspects of this film. Why are you saying what it is not as a default to not knowing what IS and 'either?' The only substance missing for you to appreciate how brilliant it was is spoken English. What this film actually IS? Damn incredible. Invest an 1 hour 10 minutes. It is very difficult to discus without spoilers, but the feel brings to mind Mandy, The Neon Demon, Dogtooth and Climax. For a debut, it is damn near flawless.
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Oct 30, 2019
5
More salvageable by style than by substance.
Nothing surprising or impressive but not so irrelevant either.
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Production Company:
- Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
Release Date:Jul 19, 2019
Duration:1 h 10 m
Awards
Fractured Visions Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg (FEFFS)
• 2 Nominations
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