Playdurizm
Playdurizm | |
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Directed by | Gem Deger |
Written by | Morris Stuttard |
Story by | Gem Deger |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Cédric Larvoire |
Edited by | Anssi Korhonen |
Music by | Petar Mrdjen |
Production company | The LAB Studios[1] |
Distributed by | Artsploitation[2] |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Country | Czechia |
Language | English |
Playdurizm is a 2020 erotic body horror[3] film directed by Gem Deger. It had its world premiere in 2020 at the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]When a teenager finds himself caught in a glitchy-glitzy reality with his onscreen male idol, he does all he can to be possessed by this man and ignore the violent clues of how he got there.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Austin Chunn as Andrew
- Gem Deger as Demir
- Issy Stewart as Drew
- Christopher James Adamson as Jeremy
Reception
[edit]In his review for Screen Anarchy, Andrew Mack said the film is "it's certainly an unconventional feature film debut, written, directed and starring Deger. Officially it's been called in some places a neon-colored fantasy/romance/drama. Deger blends violence, romance, sex and wry moments of comedy into his compact tale. Small in concept and bold in color and style (...) I am definitely curious to see what this young filmmaker comes up with next."[5]
On CBR, Cass Clarke said that "Playdurizm unwinds its devasting mystery slowly with gleeful amounts of macabre plot twists and plenty of techno color confidence".[3] On Scared Sheepless,[6] Caitlyn Downs gave it a 4/5 rating saying that it is "fiercely original, even when homaging some of the horror genre’s biggest hitters, Playdurizm stands out as a unique, affecting experience that deserves to be seen."[6]
Ticiano Osório of Brazilian newspaper GaúchaZH listed it as one of his favorite films from Fantaspoa pt 2021.[7]
Awards and Nominations
[edit]Playdurizm has received several awards and nominations at various film festivals:
- Best Feature Film Jury Prize at the 19th Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival, 2020.[8]
- Best Narrative Feature Film Jury Prize at the 18th Calgary Underground Film Festival, 2021.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Playdurizm (2020)". The LAB Studios. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Artsploitation Acquires the Bizarre Fantasy Romance 'Playdurizm'". Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Playdurizm Plays the Best Beats of Queer Body Horror With Macabre Glee". CBR. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Playdurizm". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Fantaspoa 2021 Review: PLAYDURIZM, Escaping Darkness Into The Neon". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "All Critic Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "O que ver no último fim de semana do Fantaspoa: meus 10 filmes preferidos". GaúchaZH. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Billeter, Laurent (2020-10-21). "« LUFF 2020 » : Les lauréats undergroundiens". Daily Movies (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "CUFF names 2021 Jury Award winners - TheYYSCENE". 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
External links
[edit]- Playdurizm at IMDb
- 2020 films
- 2020 directorial debut films
- 2020s English-language films
- Czech LGBTQ-related films
- Czech romantic comedy-drama films
- Czech romantic fantasy films
- Czech horror films
- Czech erotic drama films
- 2020 comedy horror films
- 2020 romantic comedy-drama films
- 2020 fantasy films
- 2020 LGBTQ-related films
- English-language romantic comedy-drama films
- English-language comedy horror films
- English-language fantasy films