[Editor’s note: The following article contains major spoilers for “Love Lies Bleeding.”]
Rose Glass‘ “Love Lies Bleeding” is one of the best thrillers in years thanks to its complex characterizations, richly observed sense of period detail and locale, and fearless blend of sex, violence, and fantasy. One of its greatest strengths is its ability to keep surprising the audience with plot twists and images that are organic yet shocking, often executed with stunningly original makeup and visual effects. “I like all of the visceral, violent, bloody, gooey stuff,” Glass told IndieWire. “I like films that make you feel something physically, whether that’s revulsion or arousal.”
Special effects makeup supervisor Bryan Perkal played a key role in creating three of the biggest surprises and most startling moments in “Love Lies Bleeding”: the reveal that heroine Lou’s sister has been brutally beaten by her husband; the discovery of the husband’s grotesquely mutilated body; and the murder of...
Rose Glass‘ “Love Lies Bleeding” is one of the best thrillers in years thanks to its complex characterizations, richly observed sense of period detail and locale, and fearless blend of sex, violence, and fantasy. One of its greatest strengths is its ability to keep surprising the audience with plot twists and images that are organic yet shocking, often executed with stunningly original makeup and visual effects. “I like all of the visceral, violent, bloody, gooey stuff,” Glass told IndieWire. “I like films that make you feel something physically, whether that’s revulsion or arousal.”
Special effects makeup supervisor Bryan Perkal played a key role in creating three of the biggest surprises and most startling moments in “Love Lies Bleeding”: the reveal that heroine Lou’s sister has been brutally beaten by her husband; the discovery of the husband’s grotesquely mutilated body; and the murder of...
- 3/21/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
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