Taking up work assisting a domestic carer (Adéle Fousse, Catherine Jacob), Lucie (Coulloud) learns the story of a wealthy former ballerina (Marie-Claude Pietragalla), who has been in a coma since the death of her deaf daughter (Chloé Marcq). With the help of her boyfriend, Will (Moati) and their friend, Ben (Kapone), Lucie returns to the ballerina’s luxurious home later that night to swipe her necklace. Getting in is easy, but getting out proves to be more difficult.
It’s hard to know where to begin with Livid. A French horror film, it takes quite a while to really know where the film is going. Stylishly shot and focusing on the troubled lives of suburban youth, this often feels more like a French drama than a horror film, although the occasional shots of violence and the well-handled mood and atmosphere put you off-kilter somewhat early on. For a film that’s barely over 90 minutes however, the film doesn’t really get going until just under an hour in. By this point, the set-up feels dragged around (especially since it isn’t that original). However, once the true horror story kicks in, the weirdness levels rise very highly and very quickly, even to the point of being ridiculous at times. Visually, this film has a lot to work with and there are some interesting ideas and a lot of creepiness sprinkled throughout. It’s certainly no masterpiece, but for those, like me, or who like their horror films a little weird and surreal, it may be worth checking out.
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