The Hunger

What better way to commerate 09.09.09 than with a blog post? I recently watched The Hunger. Classified as a horror film, directed by Tony Scott (who did Top Gun and True Romance) in 1983, I found this to be a surprisingly delightful gem. Catherine Deneuve while always gorgeous, looks particularly stunning in this movie. She's a vampire (yes, this is where the cheese comes in) whose lover is the handsome, talented David Bowie, a cello player who is also a vampire thanks to Deneuve. From what I can gather, Miriam (Deneuve) then falls in love in Susan Sarandon, a sleep specialist, and when this happens David Bowie then starts to lose his immortality because it only lasts as long as Miriam is in love with her lover. He rapidly withers away (he is hundreds of yrs old after all) and soon there's some lesbo action happening btwn Miriam and Sarandon. Miriam infects Sarandon, confusion ensues, Miriam invites Sarandon to be her lover in everlasting immortality but alas Sarandon rejects her and hence Miriam then dies herself. Gothic rock group Bauhaus opens the movie, Ann Magnuson and Willem Dafoe make cameo apperances. There's some 80's footage of Times Square, Central Park, and upper east side. The sensuous atmospheric quality, cast, and hypnotic Deneuve makes this a surprisingly delightful film.
Its on Netflix and also looks like someone posted the whole movie on youtube.