Lina Leandersson plays a young stranger in Let the Right One In, a Swedish vampire film. Watch the trailer: http://www.lettherightoneinmovie.com/
I missed this movie in the theater because it never came near us. The reviews were very good and some critics put it on their Top Ten lists of 2008. I requested it as a birthday gift from my son when I saw it on sale. I love films and books about vampires so this one is a must for other fans. It's creepy, atmospheric, and full of surprises with enough gore to satisfy those expecting it in this kind of story. It's based on a novel that I need to find and its author wrote the screenplay.
Let The Right One In is a Swedish film and no it's not directed by Ingmar Bergman whose films are featured here. (You'll see more entries about them since I got an early request for Father's Day of another boxed set on sale but I'll wait until then to watch them.) However there are some Bergman touches here but what Swedish director wouldn't be influenced by The Master.
The title refers to vampire mythology in which a vampire can only be invited into your home. A timid twelve-year-old boy is the target of school bullies. A strange girl about his age moves next door and they become friends. We soon learn she's a vampire and teaches him to fight back while she seeks blood. Soon there's a lot of killings around town as he hides her secret. How much of an accomplice will he become and how much of a protector she is to him is what you will learn. And watch out for those cats!
For some reason the story takes place in 1982 but it seems like it's happening now. The eerie Nordic winter light of daytime scenes and the whiteness of the blanketing snow is a sharp contrast to the blood soaked killings and violence. The trailer here gives you a pretty good idea of the moody settings. The DVD provides a dubbed English soundtrack if you don't want to read subtitles and listen to Swedish. A remake is in the works but I doubt it will improve on this film.
Let The Right One In is a Swedish film and no it's not directed by Ingmar Bergman whose films are featured here. (You'll see more entries about them since I got an early request for Father's Day of another boxed set on sale but I'll wait until then to watch them.) However there are some Bergman touches here but what Swedish director wouldn't be influenced by The Master.
The title refers to vampire mythology in which a vampire can only be invited into your home. A timid twelve-year-old boy is the target of school bullies. A strange girl about his age moves next door and they become friends. We soon learn she's a vampire and teaches him to fight back while she seeks blood. Soon there's a lot of killings around town as he hides her secret. How much of an accomplice will he become and how much of a protector she is to him is what you will learn. And watch out for those cats!
For some reason the story takes place in 1982 but it seems like it's happening now. The eerie Nordic winter light of daytime scenes and the whiteness of the blanketing snow is a sharp contrast to the blood soaked killings and violence. The trailer here gives you a pretty good idea of the moody settings. The DVD provides a dubbed English soundtrack if you don't want to read subtitles and listen to Swedish. A remake is in the works but I doubt it will improve on this film.
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