Creepy, mysterious and profound, Samhain is the best film of the week

The period Halloween has been replaced too quickly by Christmas for your liking? You are not can’t get enough of horror movies ?

All right.

Little scouts horrible nuggetslovers of genre film which we are not afraid of witchcraft sessions And daily monsters that we prefer to ignore, Samhain it’s your movie of the week.

That’s why you have to see it, all guaranteed without spoilers.

Samhain, what is it about?

It’s the week before Halloween, Char’s mother Angela has inexplicably vanished. All that is left is his abandoned car.

When she comes home without explanation the following evening, Char and her grandmother realize this something’s wrong. She may look the same and have the same voice, but Angela’s behavior is increasingly frightening.

When Halloween comes, a night steeped in ancient myths and legendsChar realizes she’s the only one who can save her, even if she risks losing her forever.

An original horror film

At the house of Losemany of us have seen Samhain. And every time we saw different things. Even if you have read my article and Kalindi’s, it is certain that the film will surprise it is so much richopen to interpretations and difficult to enclose in a few lines.

Just to say it in advance: Samhain it’s far from being one of those conventional, predictable horror films. It’s a very movie strangeto start with this particular editing rhythm. The first part of the movie takes some time to install atmosphere absolutely mysterious and morbid. Conversely, the finale, a peak of horror and emotion, closes in a matter of minutes.

Some might consider these peculiarities as imperfections. That would be a shame, because they are the ones who do it the weird, creepy, meaningful charm of Samhain. Get ready to watch a movie original, pluralmade of trial and error, experimentationresulting in a mix between long scenes of suspense and the break-in images completely terrifying.

From mental health to the tensions between rationality, demons and witchcraft

If the film has something to destabilize its viewer, it is because it treats extremely opaque and mysterious subjects. He builds first his intrigue between four womenwhich is still rare in cinema, all genres combined.

So it’s rare to see such a wealth of themes in a horror movie.

Kate Dolan’s film is both a story of ghoststhe exploration of the pain of depression or again, a raw portrait of school bullying and lesbophobia. This quartet of women situates the theme of maternityof the sisterhood and of lesbian love at the heart of this clash between rational and mystical forces.

Each theme feeds rather than excludes each other. As a viewer, we are as fascinated by the images as stimulated by all the interpretations at our disposal.

Do you believe in your family or do you believe in the paranormal?

Above all, the film’s greatest quality is undoubtedly its way of questioning the subject of dresser. The latter refers to the fact that it sometimes seems impossible not to believe in the wake of the paranormal. But belief is also the fact trust your loved ones. Can we still believe his family members? Are they trying to harm us or, conversely, to protect us without us necessarily being aware of it? What to do when you feel like you don’t recognize them anymore and don’t understand them anymore?

The film has almost a dimension of thriller so much, until the last minute, we ask ourselves who or what ?) is the origin of Wrong.

Where the limits of the disease begin then of the folly ? Those of the manipulation between a daughter, her mother and her grandmother? Those of the intrusion of malicious entities in the world of the living?

It’s your turn to judge…

Feature Image Credit: © Cait Fahey