Thirst is coming to Melbourne!!!!

Posted by Ms Harker | Filed under Asian Horror, Horror Films

I can’t believe it! I am freaking out, I can’t believe this slid under my usual keen vampiric like senses… Thirst is showing at the Melbourne International Film Festival! Apologies to those readers from far and abroad, I will explain. The festival runs at this time every year and has a ‘Night Shift’ program which has a small selection of horror films. Now i read the preview program a little while ago and there was no Thirst to be seen. However whilst browsing our local broadsheet online I discovered an article discussing the attraction of horror films, the usual bollocks, why do people like to be scared blah blah. Low and behold the festival’s organiser is talking about a blood sucking priest! So I scrambled to the MIFF site, snatched myself up tickets for a night showing of Thirst and found to my delight Moon was also showing, so threw in tickets for that for good measure!

For those who have been spending too much time in their coffin, Thirst is directed by Chan-wook Park the synopsis is as follows:

“A beloved and devoted priest from a small town volunteers for a medical experiment which fails and turns him into a vampire. Physical and psychological changes lead to his affair with a wife of his childhood friend who is repressed and tired of her mundane life. The one-time priest falls deeper in despair and depravity. As things turns for worse, he struggles to maintain whats left of his humanity.”

I dodged a silver bullet here folks, so what lessons have we learnt today?

1. Be ever vigilant when your local film festival is creeping up behind you.
2. Good things come to those who wait; even in Australia.
3. Focus (distribution company of Thirst) sends out cool promotional stuff for Comic Con (thanks to the First Showing Crew for sharing, and inflaming my Comic Con envy).

Have a look at the trailer below (thanks to Eco Samurai for the footage) and join me in a little dance of glee around whatever deity takes your fancy!

Ms Harker

Thirst Comic Con 09 Promo

Thirst Comic Con 09 Promo

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Permalink | July 19th, 2009

2 Responses to “Thirst is coming to Melbourne!!!!”

  1. Will Says:
    July 20th, 2009 at 8:04 am

    I’m still holding out hope that Thirst runs at the Toronto After Dark film fest. I got treated to some of the films that I really wanted to see there already and I just have to wait for the 29th to find out the rest. If it doesn’t show I’ll just have to hope that you write up a great review so I can sit here and be jealous! HAHA!

  2. Jeanette Says:
    July 21st, 2009 at 4:14 am

    You lucky devil!

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