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The Last House on the Left

Dennis ILIADIS

USA2009 110 min 35mm C Korean Premiere

Synopsis

The COLLINGWOOD family with the trauma of loosing their son plan to go on a vacation to their lake house. Meanwhile, Krug and 3 prison mates who have just broken prison kidnap Mari COLLINGWOOD and her friend Paige, use their vehicle to leave town. Paige is brutally killed and Mari with serious injury can make it to the lake house where she finds her parents without knowing anything together with Krug and his friends.

The Last House on the Left is the remake of the movie directed by Wes CRAVEN in 1972. It honestly follows the rule of typical thriller movie, which is family trauma/deficiency/attack from a villain/recovery. The Last House on the Left (1972) was completed by Wes CRAVEN and Sean CUNNINGHAM with the suggestion of CUNNINGHAM. A famous movie critic Robin Wood selected it as one of the four horror movies of the 1970’s that deserve attention. The 2009 remake was also produced by Sean CUNNINGHAM and the scenes of a villain’s hand shredded in grinder and the head exploded in the microwave oven are still considered ‘awesome’. (YOO Ji Sun).

 

Diretor

Dennis ILIADIS

As a TV commercial director, he win many awards in Cannes Lions, London International Awards and Clio Awards, etc. He made his directorial debut with Hardcore in 2004. And The Last House on the Left (2009) is his second feature film which he showed his sensuous picture and musical technique.