Martin (1977)

Note Générale:

7,2/10   

Réalisateur:

George A. Romero

Scénariste:

George A. Romero (writer)

Date de sortie:

7 juillet 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Horreur | Thriller

Accroche:

A Vampire for Our Age of Disbelief

Intrigue:

A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.

Plot Keywords:

Vampire | Razor Blade | Blood | Black And White Scene | Teenager

Avis des utilisateurs:

No Magic?

Ensemble

John Amplas	...	Martin Matthias
Lincoln Maazel	...	Tada Cuda - Martin's Eldest Cousin
Christine Forrest	...	Christina - Martin's Cousin
Elyane Nadeau	...	Mrs. Abbie Santini
Tom Savini	...	Arthur
Sara Venable	...	Mrs. Willard - Housewife Victim
Francine Middleton	...	Train Victim (as Fran Middleton)
Roger Caine	...	Lewis - Lover (as Al Levitsky)
George A. Romero	...	Father Howard
James Roy	...	Deacon
J. Clifford Forrest Jr.	...	Father Zulemas
Robert Ogden	...	Businessman
Donaldo Soviero	...	Flashback Priest
Donna Siegel	...	Martin's Woman - Holding candles
Albert J. Schmaus	...	Family Member

Autre(s) titre(s):

George A. Romero's Martin (Australia)

Durée:

95 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | France:-16 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA

Société:

Laurel Entertainment Inc.

Anecdotes:

The scenes at Cuda's church were filmed at a Braddock church that had actually been destroyed by a fire.

Goofs:

Continuité: When Martin stabs the cheating wife's lover in the neck, he has a red shirt on. In all scenes prior to this, the man never has a shirt on.

Guillemet:

Christina: How old are you, Martin?
Martin Madahas: Oh, I'm old.
Christina: How old?
Martin Madahas: Eighty four.

Connexions:

Référencé sur Maidenhead (2008)

No Magic?

Writer-director George Romero delves into the world of modern vampirism...or does he? I am not real sure, but he does examine the life of a young man(says he is over eighty...is he?)that certainly thinks he is a vampire but has no fangs or claws but needs to use razor blades and needles to drug his victims. Is he a real vampire in the modern sense, or is he the product of societal, family and sexual repression and inner anger. Apparently there are family members that believe he is a "nosferatu," most notably his Uncle Cuda, played strongly by Lincoln Maazel, but Crosses, garlic, and the sun do not affect Martin. Martin tells his Uncle that the magic is all gone...what does that mean really? Martin is a strange, weirdly poetic, disturbing film. John Amplas does an outstanding job playing the ..whatever he is. I felt little sympathy for him but thought he was very evil in his madness and sickness. The rest of the cast is very adequate...although all unknowns for the most part except for Romero regular Tom Savini in a bit part. Romero's wife and father-in-law even have roles and to top that George Romero plays a priest(which he does quite nicely). Made on a small budget, Martin shows us the decay of city-life and briefly focusses on the young moving away to the suburbs. The movie is indeed slow at times, but the murder scenes are well executed(no pun intended) and create a great deal of suspense.