Hahahahaha, so funny and surreal.


A few thoughts crossed my mind while watching:

How old was he? 24? Amazing!!! Just amazing!!!

I would not like to be at the other end of that finger when he is in a fit.

I wonder if he had those kind of temper tantrums in real life.

Why that voice? Sooo annoying.

Fell in love with this magnetically disturbing film since the first time I saw it.I think the more abstract Nic's approach to a movie is, the more I'm going to love it.
Now I'm about to search for those numb movies Nic has talked about in many interviews that inspired him in creating Peter Loew's facial expressions!



-- Edited by Voodoo child on Tuesday 2nd of November 2010 04:07:44 PM

Lol, it's the facial expressions, the eyes and eyebrows, the walk, the shoulders up to the ears, the fingers, the whole body language... It really takes a great talent......you can see it echoing many of those silent movies.... And I think Lady True you will see the obvious homage to Nosferatu...... but I was also struck by John Barrymore's tribute to Peter Loew () when watching Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde!

Here's an earlier thread where you can watch these!
Nosferatu, Phantom Of The Opera, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

humble apologies dear Lady True... Where ever did I get it in my head you hadn't seen it?

Hmmm I have read several interviews where Nic has mentioned silent movies, his love for them and also how he has taken inspiration for movement, expression and gesture not only in Vampire's Kiss, but Moonstruck and I think Raising Arizona as well!

And it may have been one of my many dreams that I think are reality, but I do recall him saying once that Lon Chaney was his favourite actor! Now to find something where he directly links all that with Vampire's Kiss....

-- Edited by Lula Argante on Thursday 4th of November 2010 10:08:17 PM

Lady Trueheart wrote:

"I wonder how John Barrymore knew about Peter Loew back then probably time travel"


And Voodoo Child wrote:

"Some parts look like direct parallels to Peter Loew, how far sighted of John Barrymore"


LOL!!

you ladies crack me up! Indeed...such a homage to Peter Loew from John Barrymore there...I think I'm seeing some winks at other Nicolas Cage characters too especially the part where his hair flops down just so... Lol!

dear Voodoo child don't worry about missing things, sometimes it is quite fast paced around here! I just discovered a load of things our Lady True had posted in the Nic movie music section I hadn't noticed!

I'm so glad you could see the parallels with John Barrymore some of them are very direct for sure!..does anyone recall Nic ever mentioning him directly... I only remember the Lon Chaney reference.

Peter Loew is an outstanding character for me. I read today that Vampire's Kiss was simply a send up of the Vampire concept and movie..I don't agree with that...I feel it's working on several levels simultaneously!

-- Edited by Lula Argante on Friday 5th of November 2010 08:26:46 PM