Flowers (film)

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Movie
German title Flowers
Original title Flowers
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2015
length 79 minutes
Age rating JMK No youth rating
Rod
Director Phil Stevens
script Phil Stevens
production H. Attila,
Phil Stevens
music Mark Kueffner
camera Phil Stevens
cut Ronnie Sortor
occupation

Flowers is an American Independent - horror movie from 2015 by director and screenwriter Phil Stevens . The surreal experimental film does without language and is about six murder victims.

action

The film is explained solely by the imagery and dispenses with any dialogue. The action that is outlined below is open to interpretation. The description of the action results from the film, the corresponding blurb and an interview with the director.

Six women, called "Flower" ( English for "Flower") awaken after their violent death in a kind of limbo in the house of their tormentor. The first one wakes up under the house, where there are a number of body bags. When she manages to get into the house, she transforms into Flower # 2, who overcomes the supply channel. In the end, she becomes Flower # 3, who wakes up in the bathroom where she was drowned. She manages to escape into a space where Flower # 4 remembers her life as a junkie . Flower # 5 wakes up in the dining room, where she stuffs herself with all sorts of dishes until they suddenly rot. Flower # 6 finally arrives in the powder room, where she puts on makeup that dissolves her face until she dies again. There are several motifs in the respective rooms, so several of the Flowers have a Polaroid photo of themselves at a young age. A roasted pig's head can also be seen in several rooms. The women also all wear autopsy wounds .

In the end, all six Flowers are sitting in front of a television and have to watch their death by the homeowner, an overweight sadist and rapist. After their death expires on television, they dissolve. An empty table remains.

background

Flowers is the first directorial work by illustrator Phil Stevens. According to his own statement, he processed a number of his own experiences, feelings and interests with the film. Much of what is in his drawings and paintings was also used in the film. The film's budget was low, so the individual rooms in his private home were set up accordingly. Three of the actresses also took on crew duties. Anastasia Blue (Flower # 3) and Krystle Fitch (Flower # 2) also worked as make-up artists . Colette Kenny McKenna was employed as the set dresser . Together with Blue and Makaria Tsapatoris she was also responsible for the film set.

There was no script in the true sense of the word. Instead, Stevens created a storyboard and prepared a detailed shot list for each day of shooting. The individual scenes were specifically planned and were not improvised. The special effects are handmade and do without CGI .

In an interview, Stevens named Day of the Dead , Dellamorte Dellamore , Mann bisst Hund , Maniac and Der Todesking as influences .

The film was financed with the help of the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter.com . A sequel is currently being shot that is partially funded by Indiegogo .

publication

On October 27, 2015, Unearthed Films released the film on DVD and as a limited VHS in the USA. In addition, the horror label released a 3-disc limited edition DVD, which also contains the film soundtrack. The film was released by the Dutch label Extreme on August 31, 2016 in Austria and Switzerland in an edition of 1500 as a mediabook with two different covers and a 20-page booklet.

reception

In general, the film was only discussed within the horror and splatter scene. The reviews there were rather positive. The Filmchecker site only awarded five out of 10 points. Marcel Demuth wrote:

“Disturbingly oppressive Arthaus horror with a guarantee of disgust - definitely unsuitable for viewers with irritable stomachs. FLOWERS picks up where underground films like NEKROMANTIK or SUBCONSCIOUS CRUELTY caused a sensation in the horror scene more than a decade ago. Director PHIL STEVENS does the same thing as the films mentioned and mixes horror with art in order to create nightmares. That was only partially successful, because his FLOWERS has what is far worse than a week of sleepless nights: excruciating boredom. The film lives exclusively from its ominous flood of images and thus leaves plenty of room for interpretation. "

- Marcel Demuth : Filmchecker

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c K. Russ: A world of art and death. Interview about the film Flowers by Phil Stevens . Extreme DVD 2016
  2. ^ FLOWERS - a return to the dark art-house underground. Kickstarter, accessed September 6, 2018 .
  3. ↑ FLOWERS 2 - THE MAKING OF A SEQUEL. Indiegogo, accessed September 6, 2018 .
  4. ^ Reel Review: Flowers (2015). Bloody Blog, accessed September 6, 2018 .
  5. ^ Flowers in the online film database . Retrieved September 6, 2018
  6. ↑ Marcel Demuth: Film review: "Flowers" (2015). Filmchecker.wordpress.com, March 21, 2015, accessed September 6, 2018 .