The Love Witch

2016
15
2h

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6.2/10

22K

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Dark Comedy Supernatural Horror Comedy Horror Romance Thriller

A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

22K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,683

315

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Trivia
While writing the script for The Love Witch, Anna Biller had been reading relationship self-help books, and one particular piece of advice that stuck out to her was that if a woman wants to keep a man around, she should love him less than he loves her. She noticed a parallel between this advice and the female characters in classic cinema who love someone to death such as Ellen in Leave Her to Heaven (1945), so she decided to created the character Elaine in the same vein.

Goofs
Elaine performs a seductive dance for Richard, causing him to bite her rear end in a fit of lust. Before he bites her, red bite marks are already visible on her right buttock from previous takes.

Quotes
Elaine: Witchcraft is just a way of concentrating energy. It can only work with what's already there.

Connections
Featured in Brows Held High: The Love Witch's Subtle Cinematic Subversion (2017)

Soundtracks
Fairy Lady
Written by Anna Biller
Performed by Giselle DaMier

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Featured review

6/10

weird but i liked it

The Love Witch is Anna Biller's second feature film and my first time watching any of her works. The film is artistically spectacular - Costumes, shot making, colours, dialogue delivery - and original in scope. Biller commits to her genre (classic horror) and period-look (mid-sixties to early seventies, think "I Dream of Jeannie" or "Bewitched") and uses satire to turn the patriarchy on its head. It's a lot to try to accomplish in two hours. The film isn't without a few flaws. Sometimes the script is too thick and the pacing too slow, but overall, The Love Witch distinctively shines. Biller has a lot of promise as a director.