Dan Zukovic's "DARK ARC", a bizarre gothic modern noir dark comedy called "Absolutely brilliant... truly and completely different..." in Film Threat, was recently released on DVD and Netflix through Vanguard Cinema, and is currently debuting on Cable Video On Demand.
The film had it's World Premiere at the Montreal Festival, and it's US Premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival. Featuring Sarah Strange ("White Noise"), Kurt Max Runte ("X-Men", "Battlestar Gallactica") and Dan Zukovic (director and star of the cult comedy "The Last Big Thing"). Featuring the glam/punk tunes "Dark Fruition", "Ire and Angst" and "F.ByronFitzBaudelaire", and a dark orchestral score by Neil Burnett.
Film criticism:
(Five stars) "Absolutely brilliant... truly and completely different... something you've never tasted before..." Film Threat
"A black comedy about a very strange love triangle" Seattle Times
"Consistently stunning images... a bizarre blend of art, sex, and opium, "Dark Arc" plays like a candy-coloured version of David Lynch". IFC News
"Sarah Strange is as decadent as Angelina Jolie thinks she is... Don't see this movie sober"! Metroactive Movies
"Equal parts film noir intrigue, pop culture send-up, brain teaser and visual feast". American Cinematheque
Synopsis:
From the director of the 90’s cult hit “The Last Big Thing” a modern comedy noir about love, lust, art and the power of the image in today’s culture. “Dark Arc” tells the story of Viscount Laris, an eccentric modern-day dandy obsessed by the power of art and visual imagery to mold the behavior and psychology of the individual. With his complicit female muse Juxta, he orchestrates an elaborate series of staged visual events for the sole purpose of subliminally influencing the life of a harmless, down-to-earth graphic designer. As Viscount’s visual manipulations escalate his experiments begin to take on the cruel and sinister overtones that will lead the film to its shocking conclusion.
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