The Love Witch Page #2

Synopsis: Elaine, a beautiful young witch, is determined to find a man to love her. In her gothic Victorian apartment she makes spells and potions, and then picks up men and seduces them. However her spells work too well, and she ends up with a string of hapless victims. When she finally meets the man of her dreams, her desperation to be loved will drive her to the brink of insanity and murder. With a visual style that pays tribute to Technicolor thrillers of the 1970s, THE LOVE WITCH explores female fantasy and the repercussions of pathological narcissism.
Director(s): Anna Biller
Production: Oscilloscope Laboratories
  3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
82
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
UNRATED
Year:
2016
120 min
$226,223
6,647 Views


just like we were kids.

- Wait, wait.

You want some?

- What is it?

- Something I made.

- Mm.

Oh, wo, ho, ho, ho,

that is, that is strong.

- Finish it.

- Oh.

- No, Wayne, Wayne, stop.

Not here.

Let's go inside.

This is beautiful.

I'll start the dinner.

- Wow.

This looks delicious.

- To nature.

- This is really nice, isn't it?

I like to come up here a lot

at the end of the

semester to unwind.

- Are you a teacher?

- Yeah, I teach

at the university.

- Oh, what do you teach?

- English and French literature

with a focus on

the 18th century.

- So, you must be

quite a libertine.

- A libertine?

Why would you say that?

- Oh, you know.

All of the dangerous

liaisons, Benny hill stuff.

Not to mention Casanova.

- Well, there

were a lot of books written

in the 18th century.

- Well, is it true?

Are you a libertine?

- Yes I am.

I love women.

Does that bother you?

- On the contrary.

Oh, hmm,

I feel strange, dizzy.

What was in that

drink you gave me?

- Organic berries, vodka,

hallucinogenic herbs.

- Hallucinogenic herbs?

Oh, baby.

You are really wild.

- Would you mind if I made

myself more comfortable?

- Not at all.

- What the hell?

Your coat.

It's so bright.

- I always line my clothing.

- You have two selves.

Dark and quiet that

you show the world.

Who do you give that to?

The rainbow?

- I give the rainbow to you.

Right now.

- Oh.

- Oh.

- Huh!

Oh god.

Oh, Elaine.

Look at you.

- You can make love to me now.

- Aw, okay.

- What is it, Wayne?

What is it, baby?

- Oh, Elaine, I feel so strange.

- It's all right,

you're with me, shhh.

- Elaine.

No woman has ever given

herself like that to me before.

- Life has been tough, huh?

- Yeah, in a way.

You're not like any

other woman I've met.

No games, no agendas.

You just seem to

take life as it is.

- Is there any other

way to take life?

- Well, the women

I've been with,

they all want you to make

a bunch of promises to 'em

as soon as you sleep with 'em.

But, how can you commit to someone

that you don't even know?

It's crazy.

- I know, baby.

I know.

- I never thought I wanted

to be tied down to anybody.

But it's just 'cause no

one was ever quite right.

All the women that I'm

attracted to physically

they're never bright enough.

And all the bright ones are

homely and don't arouse me.

- That seems like

quite a problem.

- It is.

I feel my whole life as a loner,

thinkin' I didn't need anybody.

But now I'm not so sure.

Oh, Elaine,

I have never felt real

love like this before.

- You're just having a

lot of emotions right now.

- Oh.

Elaine, I'm scared.

I'm not used to feeling

things so strongly.

I can't take it,

I can't take it.

Oh.

Elaine, I'm sick.

I'm sick.

- Hey, it's all right.

I've got you.

I love you.

And I'll always be here for you.

Try to get some sleep.

- Elaine.

Elaine, where are you?

Elaine, where are you?

- What a p*ssy.

What a baby.

I thought I'd found a real man,

but he's just like

a little girl.

- Elaine!

- No one was ever there for me

when I was crying my heart out.

No one ever comforted me.

No one.

- Good morning, Wayne.

- Hi, Elaine.

- Here, drink this.

- I had such horrible

dreams last night.

- What did you

dream about, baby.

- I dreamt that I

was calling your name

and you didn't answer.

I kept calling and calling,

but I couldn't find you.

Oh, Elaine, you

love me, don't you?

- Of course, I love you.

- Oh god, oh god, Elaine.

- Are you hungry?

- I don't know what I am.

- Well, try to get some sleep.

- Elaine.

Don't leave me.

- I'm not going anywhere, baby.

I'll be right here.

Wayne, wake up.

It's late.

Wayne.

Wayne, baby, wake up.

Wake up.

Wayne.

Tampons aren't gross.

Women bleed and that's

a beautiful thing.

Do you know that most men have

ever even seen a used tampon?

Part of me can be

with Wayne now.

Always.

I don't really mind death.

I've buried people before.

People I really cared about.

In the end we're all

just compost anyway.

Everything regenerates.

I'd like to come back as a cat.

I've been so depressed

since my cat died.

His name was Greymalkin,

but he was black and white.

He was my best friend.

- I give the rainbow to you.

Right now.

Just a minute.

Oh hi Trish.

Come on in.

- Hey, Elaine.

You look gorgeous.

I love what you've

done with your hair.

- Thank you.

What's up, honey?

- Well, I haven't been

able to reach you,

so I thought I'd come over

to see if everything

was all right.

- I'm fine.

Really.

Can I offer you something?

I just made some tea and cake.

- Just tea, thank you.

- Cream and sugar?

- No, I'm fine, thank you.

So, what have you

been so busy with?

A man, I hope.

- Yes, it was a man.

But, it didn't work out.

- I'm sorry.

- Yes, it's a shame

and I really liked him.

I thought that he was the one.

- Well, maybe next time.

- Are you sure you

won't have some cake?

- Oh, no, thank you.

I just came over to check up

on you and to say good bye.

- Good bye?

Why, where are you going?

- Oh, just to Dallas for

a furniture convention.

- Is Richard going with you?

- No, it's just a business trip.

Richard will have to fend

for himself for awhile.

- Sam, give me two

whiskeys on the rocks.

- Sure thing, Jane.

You see the papers today?

- No, why?

- They found a body

in the eel river.

- A murder?

- Maybe.

They found a symbol

carved in his chest.

Here.

- It's a pentagram.

- It's them witches again.

- That's what I was

thinking too, Lyle.

- So yeah, Barbara,

that's everything.

After Jerry died, the cops

wouldn't stop harassing me.

They couldn't prove anything.

They actually thought

that I killed him.

Can you believe it?

Anyways, San Francisco got

to be a really bad trip

after you left.

That's when I remembered you

had that extra apartment.

- Well, it was perfect timing.

I'm just sorry I wasn't

here to greet you.

That's all right.

Trish has been lovely.

And I've been getting

a lot of artwork done.

But I had this

experience last weekend

that really shook me up.

- Why, what happened?

- Well, I met this

great-looking guy.

And I used love magic on him.

Then he got really weird on me.

All these emotions started

flowing out of him.

Then he got really

sick.

- Well, guys can't handle

their emotions too well.

That's why they don't

like heavy conversations.

It was probably just

too much for him.

All the love and the great

sex that you were giving him.

- I guess that's what it was.

But, I don't know.

- Honey, you have

to be more careful.

Maybe you shouldn't be

messing with love spells

in the first place, you know.

- Merry meet, Elaine.

- Bright blessings Gahan.

- I heard you

discussing love spells.

You do have to be

careful, Elaine.

Love spells never work the

way you think they will.

But on a lighter note, it's

wonderful to see you, Elaine.

What's it been now, a year?

We must celebrate this

reunion of dear friends.

Thank you goddess everywhere

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Anna Biller

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