The Addiction
“The dark is their sunlight. What makes them different is what keeps them alive.”
1995 · 1 h 22 min
Directed by 
Abel Ferrara
Abel FerraraCast
Lili TaylorPlot
A black-and-white vampire film in which a philosophy student is infected.
Sinekatalog’s take
Abel Ferrara's black-and-white vampire film uses a philosophy student's infection as a meditation on guilt and evil. Lili Taylor is gripping, and it is a bleak, talky and distinctive art-horror piece.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (13,300 votes)
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