Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant

The Humanist Vampire movie is French* and very droll, dark humour. Absolutely delightful. An obvious reference point is A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night but even though this is the same territory it is pitch perfect and funny as.

*Canadian but shot in French with English subtitles. Directed by Ariane Louis-Seize who is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec.

I have a collection of Michel Tournier short stories which all get told on one night. You think you know what is going to happen but the telling of the stories changes the light and space imperceptibly at first. The same thing happens in this film. Most of it takes pace on a single night and as each miniature story is told the tone shifts.

Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant is the French title. I think having suicide in the title is tricky because the suicide is complex and not funny but here it works.

A family of vampires is concerned for their daughter. Kind of Soprano's family drama meets Hal Hartley with comic cameos by the whole family.

The lead actor gives a Elina Löwensohn vibe. Intense but droll and understated. As a non French speaker it may read differently in French but even without sub titles it is still enjoyable and a delight.

At one point two leads are just adorable dorks dancing in the dark to the song Emotions by Brenda Lee That song dates from 1960 and Brenda is still alive. The song is just fabulous. Look it up on YouTube.