David Farnor | On 21, Jun 2019

This July, MUBI serves up the latest offering from Yann Gonzalez (You And The Night), and a new trailer gives us a glimpse of the filmmaker’s twisted mind.

Knife + Heart is an erotically kitsch love letter to European giallo, American grindhouse cinema, and 70s gay pornography. The film stars Vanessa Paradis and Nicolas Maury and is shot on 35mm and fueled by a throbbing soundtrack from M83.

Following the dramatic breakdown of her relationship with her girlfriend, gay porn producer Anne (Vanessa Paradis) launches herself into her latest and most ambitious film production. But as shooting gets underway, one of her stars is brutally murdered. Soon it becomes terrifyingly clear that a homicidal maniac is intent on bumping off the cast, one by one.

Set in 1970s Paris and dripping with style and eye-popping visual fetishism, the movie dances between the work of Dario Argento, Brian de Palma, Kenneth Anger and William Friedkin’s Cruising. It’s released in cinemas and on MUBI’s subscription service on Friday 5th July. Here’s the new video:

 

MUBI to release Knife + Heart in UK cinemas this July

21st April 2019

Knife + Heart is heading to UK cinemas this summer, with MUBI snapping up the theatrical rights to distribute the movie.

Yann Gonzalez’s deliriously kinky queer horror thriller stars Vanessa Paradis and Nicolas Maury. The You and the Night director sets his playful thriller in 1970s Paris, following the dramatic breakdown of a relationship and the messy aftermath. Paradis plays gay porn producer Anne, who, after a break-up, launches herself into her latest and most ambitious film production. But as shooting gets underway, one of her stars is brutally murdered. Soon it becomes terrifyingly clear that a homicidal maniac is intent on bumping off the cast, one by one.

An erotically kitsch love letter to European giallo, American grindhouse cinema and ’70s gay pornography, the film was shot on 35mm and is accompanied by a throbbing soundtrack from M83.

The film premiered at BFI Flare Film Festival this week. Now, MUBI has announced that it will be bringing it cinemas across the country, with a simultaneous online and theatrical release on Friday 5th July. Alongside the film’s release will be a season of LGBT films streaming on MUBI in support of Pride Month.

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