Pikovaja dama: Zazerkalje
Directed by:
Aleksandr DomogarovCinematography:
Aleksey StrelovCast:
Claudia Boczar, Angelina Strechina, Daniil Izotov, Valeriy Pankov, Vladislav Konoplyov, Vladimir Kanuhin, Alyona Shvidenkova, Yan Alabushev (more)Plots(1)
In this Guillermo del Toro inspired gothic frightener, something ominous haunts the darkened hallways of a boarding school with a particularly troubling past. The sinister ghost of the Queen of Spades is out for blood, her victims the students of an old boarding school shrouded in gloomy rumors. Exploring the school’s abandoned wing, the teenagers discover a mirror covered in mysterious drawings. Facing it, they playfully recite an incantation which renders their innermost desires a reality — at the expense of nothing less than their souls. As tingly and creepy a ghost story as you could wish for, Queen of Spades will linger with you long after the shivers have stopped. (Popcorn Frights Film Festival)
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If you've ever played "hearts" in your life, I’m sure you’ll agree there's no sight worse than the queen of spades (if you’re the one who gets stuck with it). Nobody plays cards in this film, but the rule about the queen of spades applies all the more. The Russians decided to go down the road of copying the American imperialists again and were surprisingly more successful than in their previous attempt. The atmosphere was slightly better than last time, the protagonist wasn’t a twelve-year-old girl, and I had a pretty good time. The screenwriter deserves an award for the character of the boy. If someone creates a character who drives me up the wall from the first moment he appears until the very end, consider it a job well done. It pisses me off just writing about that bastard...
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The Russian production Queen of Spades: Through the Looking Glass is a somewhat sad example of how the producers of this movie tried to play down its more Russian aspects in order for it to be accepted as a contemporary horror movie. As such, this example seems to highlight how non-American moviemakers, in general, try to conform to certain standards. I think that that is a great shame because Russia could have brought a lot of its own to the table in this regard. Despite all that, Queen of Spades: Through the Looking Glass has a very good atmosphere and great visuals.
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