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Thirst is a 1979 Australian horror film directed by Rod Hardy and starring Chantal Contouri and Max Phipps and British actor David Hemmings. It has been described as a blend of vampire and science fiction genres, influenced by the 1973 film Soylent Green[2] as well as drawing on the vampire folklore of Elizabeth Báthory – one of several vampire films in the 1970s to do so.[3][4]

Thirst
Theatrical film poster
Directed by	Rod Hardy
Screenplay by	John Pinkney
Produced by	Antony I. Ginnane
Starring	Chantal Contouri Shirley Cameron Max Phipps Henry Silva Rod Mullinar David Hemmings
Cinematography	Vince Monton
Edited by	Philip Reid
Music by	Brian May
Production companies	F.G. Film Productions New South Wales Film Corporation Victorian Film Corporation
Distributed by	GUO Film Distributors (Australia) New Line Cinema (US)
Release dates	28 September 1979 (1979-09-28) (Australia) 29 September 1979 (1979-09-29) (US)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$750,000[1]

Plot

The plot revolves around single professional Kate Davis (Contouri), who is kidnapped by a shadowy organization known as 'The Brotherhood'. This organization believes her to be a direct descendant of Elizabeth Báthory and claim to be part of an ancient race that consumes blood in order to retain their youth and strength. They have taken her to a hospital-like compound where they clinically 'bleed' brainwashed and hypnotised humans and harvest and consume their blood. Kate is horrified by what she sees and refuses to join, as well as to take one of the Brotherhood as a mate, leading to them using hallucinogens to break down her resistance. Only one member, Dr. Fraser (Hemmings), is against this treatment as he believes that it will only result in losing her respect for them even if it was successful. Kate is brainwashed and initiated into the cult through a ceremony that involves her using fake metallic fangs to drink the blood of a sacrificial victim.

Once home Kate acts as if she has seemingly forgotten all of what has happened, only for her to end up killing a woman in her apartment and drinking her blood. Once back at the compound Kate is still resistant to drinking blood and taking the lives of other humans. In an attempt to make her comply the Brotherhood kidnaps her lover Derek (Rod Mullinar) and takes him to the farm. Dr. Fraser helps him escape and seeks out Kate, seemingly in attempt to reunite them, only to reveal he is also descended from a vampire lineage and seeks a union with her. He did save Derek from the farm, but only so he could drain Derek's blood and offer it to Kate. Initially angry at seeing Derek's drained body, Kate's will is finally broken and she submits to Dr. Fraser and the Brotherhood.

Cast

• Chantal Contouri – Kate Davis
• Max Phipps – Mr. Hodge
• David Hemmings – Dr. Fraser
• Henry Silva – Dr. Gauss
• Shirley Cameron – Mrs. Barker
• Rod Mullinar – Derek
• Amanda Muggleton – Martha
• Christopher Milne – David

Production

The artists' colony of Montsalvat north of Melbourne was used as the cult's headquarters. Producer Ginnane had sought out Hemmings and American Henry Silva in supporting roles to bolster the film's popularity outside Australia.[5]

Producer Antony I. Ginnane followed his then-usual practice of hiring new directors from television by giving the job of directing to Rod Hardy.[6]

Reception

Released on 28 September 1979 in Australia, the film did not do well at the local box office.[5] Nevertheless, it was highly regarded by influential American film critic Leonard Maltin, who gave it three stars out of four.[7] On review aggregator rotten Tomatoes the film holds a rare 100% fresh rating from 5 reviews.

See also

• Cinema of Australia
• Vampire film

References

External links

• Thirst at IMDb
• Thirst at Australian Screen Online
• Thirst at Oz Movies

На других языках

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- [en] Thirst (1979 film)

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[ru] Жажда (фильм, 1979)

«Жажда» (англ. Thirst) — художественный фильм 1979 года производства Австралии. Фильм снят на пересечении двух жанров — триллера и фильма ужасов, из себя фильм представляет своеобразный эксперимент в стиле артхаус.

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