Leptirica
Directed by Djordje Kadijevic
Based loosely on Milovan Glišić's classic 1880 Serbian vampire story After Ninety Years, Djordje Kadijevic's adaptation is a subversive, darkly erotic take on the pastoral tale of a group of rural villagers beset upon by the infamous vampire Sava Savanovic, who has killed all the local millers in succession, leaving an opening for young Strahinja, who is desperate for a way to win approval to marry the beautiful daughter of the village's wealthiest landowner. But is he prepared for the deadly secret of the She-Butterfly? Kadijevic takes dramatic license with the original story but retains the hypnotic day-to-day of a remote village steeped in superstition and boredom.
A group of rural villagers is beset upon by the infamous vampire Sava Savanovic, who has taken up residence in their local flour mill.
Cast: Mirjana Nikolic, Petar Bozovic, Slobodan 'Cica' Perovic, Vasja Stankovic, Aleksandar Stojkovic
Member Reviews
this is a great find! it has wonderful textures. i love all the houses, with their mossy roof tiles and cracked plaster walls. as others have said, it works best if you watch this without an expectation that it'll be a standard industry horror movie. it's doing something different.
It's worth watching for the vampire folksy vibe.
One of the slowest and weirdest movies i've ever seen but somehow i liked it cause it was different and bizarre and some scenes were almost comical :)
Not everyone will like this as much as I do, but I do! Very folksy, lots of babbling brooks, with a smattering of unconventional vampire lore. It’s a vibe.
love how slowly everyone moves in this film, the scene at the end is iconic