The Love Witch (2016)

A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.

Director:

Anna Biller

Writer:

Anna Biller

Stars:

Samantha Robinson, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Laura Waddell

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samantha Robinson	...	Elaine
Gian Keys	...	Griff
Laura Waddell	...	Trish
Jeffrey Vincent Parise	...	Wayne
Jared Sanford	...	Gahan
Robert Seeley	...	Richard
Jennifer Ingrum	...	Barbara
Randy Evans	...	Steve
Clive Ashborn	...	Professor King
Lily Holleman	...	Miss Curtis
Jennifer Couch	...	Wendy
Stephen Wozniak	...	Jerry
Giselle DaMier	...	Harpist
April Showers	...	April Showers
Elle Evans	...	Star

Storyline

Elaine, a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However her spells work too well, and she ends up with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink of insanity and murder. With a visual style that pays tribute to Technicolor thrillers of the 1970s, THE LOVE WITCH explores female fantasy and the repercussions of pathological narcissism.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | magic | love | witch | love potion | 

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Taglines:

She Loved Men... To Death.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Page Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 March 2017 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Feiticeira do Amor

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,980, 13 November 2016

Gross USA:

$228,894

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$246,218

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anna Biller Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Much of the set decorations and costumes were hand made by the director.

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Goofs

When the Police pulled Elaine over in her car. He said her tail lights were out. The only way he could have known her tail lights were out was if she had her headlights on, which she didn't because it was the daytime.

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Quotes

Elaine: Tampons aren't gross. Women bleed and that's a beautiful thing. Do you know that most men have never even seen a used tampon?

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Connections

Referenced in T00nVision: A Halloween Discussion (2017)

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Soundtracks

Giornata Nera
Written and performed by Ennio Morricone

User Reviews

The soundtrack is great

From the director of Viva, this has the same attention to period detail, with so much loving going into the interior detail and colour and the lavish costumes and make-up. I enjoyed this one but not as overwelmingly as the previous film. There is no lesser an affection for the genre, 60s/70s sex and witchcraft, but I don't think the genre has quite the same potential and the earlier sex and drugs homage. Clearly Anne Biller is totally fascinated with the period and whilst it would have been easy to make a comedy making fun of the films she has rightly resisted but we are left with something somewhat unfullfilling. Many have suggested this is too long and this may be so because without a strong storyline, it is difficult to get by, just on imitation and attention to detail, however successful. The soundtrack is great, much Morricone of course, and this helps and not least the fantastic performance from Samantha Robinson who gets it absolutely right in every scene.