Juliet Landau has created a compelling film - a study of narcissism with the narcissists portrayed as vampires. Containing personal images from her childhood along with horrible quotes she had to live with and endure growing up, Juliet plays a version of herself not so well grounded - bound up with feelings of inadequacy and a need to please from her childhood. This Jules becomes obsessed with the deaths of several young girls and makes it her mission to find the killer whom she believes to be a vampire, although the police are calling him a serial killer.
The film features conversations with many people who have written about vampires or been involved with films about them including Anne Rice, Gary Oldman and Joss Whedon.
I found the film very emotionally compelling - I wanted to be able to comfort and heal the young Juliet and as the older Jules made bad decision after bad decision I wanted to reach into the screen and shake her.
I loved the film and can't wait to be able to own a copy and rewatch it.
Review of A Place Among the Dead
