Writer/director Tilman Singer's horror film LUZ, which has also been described as a "sensuous thriller", has been shown at several film festivals and is currently sitting at 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 14 reviews. Hopefully we'll be hearing something about a wide release soon, but in the meantime movie-goers in New York and Los Angeles will have the chance to see what reviewers liked so much when Screen Media gives LUZ a theatrical release in those cities on July 19th.
Starring Luana Velis as the title character, LUZ has the following synopsis:
Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.
If you'd like a little more detail than that:
A rainy night. A dazed and numb young cabdriver, Luz, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a rundown police station. Across town in a nightspot, Nora seductively engages police psychiatrist Dr. Rossini in a conversation. Nora is possessed by a demonic entity, longing for the woman it loves – Luz. She tells the Doctor about her old schoolmate Luz’s rebellious past at a Chilean school for girls. Increasingly drunk on her story, Rossini turns into an easy prey in Nora’s hands, but he’s soon called away to the police station to examine Luz. Supervised by his colleagues, the doctor puts Luz in a state of hypnosis that initiates a series of flashbacks, unfolding the events leading to her arrival. But the entity that has taken control of the doctor wants something more. Bit by bit it slips into Luz’ reenactment and makes old memories come to light.
Velis is joined in the cast by Jan Bluthardt, Nadja Stubiger, Johannes Benecke, Julia Riedler, and Lilli Lorenz.
A trailer for LUZ has been released online ahead of the theatrical release, and it's packed with cool visuals that Singer captured on 16mm film. There is no dialogue in the trailer, so some viewers might not realize that this is a foreign film: it was filmed in Germany and Luz is from Chile, so when characters speak they'll be speaking German and Spanish.
I'm really looking forward to this one. Check out the trailer below and see if it appeals to you.