Vincenzo Natali's film Splice is a modern-day take on the Frankenstein theme. Two scientists, Elsa and Clive (Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody) decide to make a baby - the genetic way - but their Artificial Life chimaeras are not freaky enough so they add in some human DNA. The result is Dren, two parts Frankenstein's monster to one part ET, who is brought up in a store room and then an abandoned farm. Delphine Chanéac plays Dren for much of the film and this is an intense performance.
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Frankenstein's Daughter [Review: Splice]
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So the two scientists mistreat her. I didn't know that. The trailers all make it look like she just went crazy. Interesting.
I think there's a lot more to Splice than just monster movie.
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