Der Fan + Kier-la Janisse: Book signing and Q&A 18
The Fan
Disturbed teen Simone is a fantasist who spends much of her
time writing fan letters to ‘R’, a Gary Numan-esque synth pop star. Every day
she awaits the postman for a reply but one never comes. As her obsessive fandom
intensifies, Simone resolves to meet her idol, tracking him down to the
recording of a television special in Berlin. In her mind, if she can only make
R aware of her devotion, then her love will be reciprocated and they’ll live
happily ever after. Unfortunately when they finally meet, R treats Simone like
every other doe-eyed groupie, sleeping with her before rejecting her. But
Simone is not like the others, and when her dreams of love are shattered, her
madness overflows in an explosion of violence. With a phenomenal central
performance by Désirée Nosbusch, Der Fan is one of the most chilling portrayals
of psychotic teenage obsession ever committed to film.
Renowned writer, curator and director Kier-La Janisse is joining Matchbox Cine
for a UK tour in support of a 10th anniversary expanded edition of her seminal
book, House of Psychotic Women. Founder of CineMuerte Film Festival in
Vancouver, and The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, Janisse is a former
head film programmer for, among others, the Alamo Drafthouse and Fantastic
Fest, and served as Festival Director of Monsterfest in Melbourne. More
recently, she produced and directed the comprehensive, award-winning
documentary, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horrot. But
she is perhaps best known for House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films, a
groundbreaking hybrid of personal memoir and film criticism and a definitive
study of female madness onscreen; described by Video Watchdog’s Tim Lucas as
one of the 10 “most vital” horror film books of all time. There will be an
opportunity to buy copies of the new edition of HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN and
get it signed by Kier-La Janisse after the Q&A.
The House of Psychotic Women UK Tour is presented by Matchbox Cine as part of In Dreams Are Monsters: A Season of Horror Films, a UK-wide film season supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network.
This screening will feature descriptive subtitles and live captions, to ensure the events are accessible to as many people as possible.
- Duration
- 1 hour 30 minutes
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