Chimères (film)

Chimères (English: Chimeras) is a 2013 horror film and the feature film directorial debut of Olivier Beguin. The movie had its world premiere on July 5, 2013 at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, where it won a special mention for best feature film.[1] It stars Yannick Rosset as a young man that ends up contracting vampirism after receiving a blood transfusion.

Chimères
Directed byOlivier Beguin
Written byOlivier Beguin, Colin Vettier
StarringJasna Kohoutova
Yannick Rosset
Catriona MacColl
CinematographyFlorian N. Gintenreiter
Edited byOlivier Beguin
Production
companies
Chaoticlock Films, VM Broadcast Services Global
Release date
  • July 5, 2013 (2013-07-05) (Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival)
Running time
82 minutes
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

Alex (Yannick Rosset) and Livia (Jasna Kohoutova) are a young couple on vacation in Romania. Their trip is uneventful until Alex severely injures himself while drunk and requires a trip to the hospital. His injuries necessitates a blood transfusion and Alex initially seems like he will be fine. However, when he and Livia return home, Alex begins to develop strange new symptoms. He has an all new aversion to light, he is unable to eat anything, and develops insomnia. Alex and Livia initially believe this to be brain damage, but they soon discover the reality of the situation: that Alex is turning into a vampire.

Cast

Production

Beguin had initially planned for his first feature film to be a "mix of thriller and road-movie" but found that the concept would be more expensive than he'd expected.[2] He chose to instead direct a monster movie that centered around vampirism, as it would fit both his budget and the type of story he wanted to tell.[3] The movie's plot was originally plotted out as a horror comedy, but Beguin soon found that it worked well as a love story.[2] Rosset was intrigued by how his character was written, as Alex sees himself as violent and beastly when he looks in the mirror "but in reality he's just sick, he's simply tired, injured".[3]

Reception

Fangoria and Twitch Film both gave Chimères positive reviews,[4] and Twitch Film praised it for "really [knowing] how to play to its audience. Especially if said audience is seeing it at the late show, beer in hand and thirsty for blood."[5] In contrast, Dread Central rated the film at two and a half blades, stating that it was a "respectable effort at doing something different with the genre, but those looking for a much more well-rounded and confident approach would be better served checking out Scott Leberecht's excellent Midnight Son instead."[6]

Awards

References
  1. "Le film suisse "Chimères" primé au festival portugais Fantasporto". RTS. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. Decker, Sean. "Screamfest LA 2013 Exclusive: Olivier Beguin Talks US Premiere of Chimères; See the Trailer". Dread Central. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. "Living dead take over in Porto". Euro News. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. Gomez Jr., Norberto. ""CHIMÈRES" (Movie Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. Croll, Ben. "Neuchatel 2013 Review: CHIMÈRES Heralds a New Talent in Swiss Horror". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  6. Jones, Gareth. "Chimeres (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  7. Rosser, Michael. "Dark Touch wins at Neuchâtel". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  8. "2013 Screamfest Film Awards". Screamfest. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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