Martin (1977)

Réalisateur:

George A. Romero

Scénariste:

George A. Romero (writer)

Release Date:

7 juillet 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Horror

Accroche:

A Vampire for Our Age of Disbelief

Plot:

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:

Female Nudity | Hypodermic | Shootout | Suicide | Stake

Avis des utilisateurs:

No Magic?

Ensemble

John Amplas	...	Martin Madahas
Lincoln Maazel	...	Tada Cuda
Christine Forrest	...	Christina
Elyane Nadeau	...	Mrs. Santini
Tom Savini	...	Arthur
Sara Venable	...	Housewife Victim
Francine Middleton	...	Train Victim (as Fran Middleton)
Roger Caine	...	Lewis (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	...	Woman
Albert J. Schmaus	...	Family Member

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Martin (France) [fr]

Durée:

95 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc | Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

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

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Laurel Entertainment Inc.

Anecdotes:

The original cut of the film ran nearly 2 hours 45 minutes.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the encounter in his bedroom with Martin, Tada Cuda is seen walking to his store with another man. In the next cut in front of the door the man is not there.

Guillemet:

Tada Cuda: Nosferatu. Vampire! First I will save your soul, then I will destroy you. I will show you your room.

Connexions De Film:

Featured in The Dead Will Walk (2004) (V)

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.