Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is the complete title for this dark comedic movie gem. Directed by Ariane Louis-Seize (Wild Skin 2016), the completely addictive French film has received plenty of praise since its release to film festivals in 2023. With a USA release on June 21st, 2024 fans of all things coming of age in a fantasy setting should be very happy with this.
Mom Georgette, Dad Aurélien, and two sisters Sasha and Denise live in suburbia. Still under the cover of darkness, the small unit hunts and stores blood in blood bags that hang in the fridge. Food is still dangerous for these cool but friendly bloodsuckers and the family is throwing their youngest a birthday party.
Vampire Lore
The story follows a vampire family in a world where the stereotypical lore usually applied has a few small changes. The vampires in the setting live almost vicariously as humans. They grow older, too but slowly, and turning others into creatures of the night seems relatively quick. In traditional vampire movies, turning one into another requires a whole sequence, in Humanist Vampire, it can happen accidentally. Crusafixes cause a rash.
As the rest of the family watches Sasha squeal with delight at the delivery of a very energetic clown, her parents and sister look anything but thrilled. The clown begins to get nervous as the family continues to find his show unentertaining. Sasha, however, is so gleefully happy, he presses on and tries to impress them with magic. The fact that the family is otherworldly has not been kept a mystery in Humanist Vampire and the idea that this clown is also dinner makes the whole scene something that immediately gives way to compassion.
The wonderfully poignant drama story asks quite a few questions as it journeys along the narrative. Sasha is at the age when a vampire’s fangs come in. Unfortunately for her she hasn’t got her teeth yet. The most important thing in this scenario is that Sasha feels sorry for the clown, after all, killing him is part of her survival.
Having compassion towards the only source of food you are allowed is problematic. Like a baby who is never offered solids, she continues to get her nutrition from a bag after her parents hunt. Her parents start to fight with each other about who is doing the most work. Now that Sasha is older one person doesn’t quite stretch between the three of them anymore and Mom is left to do all the heavy lifting.
“Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person” is everything you want in a movie like this. Sasha eventually comes to terms with her true nature. Her fangs finally appear and her proud parents revel in the fact that dark thoughts might also have arisen in her happy mindset. They quietly celebrate as she mourns her innocence and remains steadfast in her stance of not taking a life. Sadly for Sasha, she finds there is still some remaining compassion towards the killing of humans. Her family protests as she decides to find a more humane way to satisfy her hunger.
Bloodlust + First Kill
“I thought humans feared death.”
“I think people are just afraid of suffering. Or of being alone.”
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person quote.
Mom, dad, and, sister all unite in what looks like an intervention against her inability to make her first kill. So, she’s shipped off to relatives while her Dad continues to enable her with some contraband-supplied blood so that she can’t be forced to kill unless she wants to of her own free will.
How to Meet and Fall in Love With a Vampire
In a pivotal moment of not quite love at first sight, two souls meet looking for the same thing. Paul (Félix-Antoine Bénard) wants to die and the other will die if she can’t feed herself. A perfect match of vampire proportions, Paul and Sasha get to know each other while a mutual understanding about what’s to happen next is laid bare.
There is a lot to like about Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. A well-thought-out narrative pits the familiar rites of passage in a fantasy story that beats with the blood of a poignant and touching film. The humor is light and lingering. The type that you laugh about later. Each of the characters has their own unique character arc and purpose which is needed to ensure this neighborhood of vampires resembles a family.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person comes highly recommended if you are a fan of something a little bit different from the usual fare. There is no high-intensity violence in this film, the kills that do happen are covered from view or offscreen. If you like emotionally motivated stories in the theme of family, blood, and love watch Sometimes I Think About Dying or My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To.
Humanist Vampire Trailer
Maybe living forever isn’t bad when you find the right person to do it with
“Sometimes, death can be an interesting solution. For example; I don’t enjoy life and I’d gladly give it up for a good cause if one ever came along.”
Quote from the movie Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
“Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant (Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person)” is written and directed by Québécoise writer/director Ariane Louis-Seize. The title was first shown at TIFF 2023 and though well-received, some critics are worried about how the theme of suicide is utilised.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is rated
4.5 The bloodlust is strong, but killing is wrong out of 5
Director Ariane Louis-Seize
Writers Christine Doyon and Ariane Louis-Seize
Stars Sara Montpetit, Félix-Antoine, BénardSteve Laplante.
Where to Watch Humanist Vampire 2024
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person opens in NYC and LA theaters starting June 21st, 2023.
For more ways to watch, see the link below from our friends at Justwatch.com.
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Director: Ariane Louis-Seize
Date Created: 2023-09-03 15:45
4.5
