The Hunger

The Hunger

Nothing human loves forever.

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Release Date

4/29/1983

Runtime

96 mins

Overview

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$10,200,000

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A sensual and elegant descent into horror, watching beautiful people confront the cost of eternal love. The film pulses with gothic dread beneath its stylized surface.

Mood

MelancholicUnsettlingRomanticDread-soaked

Themes

MortalityLoveObsession

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

High-contrastPainterlyStylized genre

Structure

Linear

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Body horrorSexual content

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