The Addiction
1995
***½
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Annabella Sciorra, Edie Falco, Paul Calderon, Fredro Starr, Michael Imperioli, Kathryn Erbe, Victor Argo, James Bulleit
A philosophy PhD student in New York is bitten by a vampire and develops an insatiable craving for blood. She begins to interpret her condition through the lens of her academic studies. Abel Ferrara's philosophical and existential vampire film, written by Nicholas St. John, draws clear parallels between vampirism and drug addiction. This short but engaging work, shot in stark black and white, offers a fresh twist on a tired formula. Lili Taylor gives a strong performance as a woman grappling with guilt, addiction, and the nature of evil.
