Films let the right one in colin brookes reflects on ethical and aesthetic issues between vampires and us let the right one in 2008 was critically acclaimed internationally and received several prestigious awards. I saw it in bangkok international film festival 2008 and love this movie very much. There are currently fourteen videos available for the film, of which four are trailers, as listed below. It stands out strikingly from previous vampire movies or tv series, such as the recent vampire diaries, twilight, and being human. Screenplay by john ajvide lindqvist, based on his novel. Let the right one in 412 movie clip the hospital 2008 hd duration. Meanwhile, a series of strange murders occur which draws the attention of law enforcement. Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge. Set in 1982 in the suburb of blackeberg, stockholm, twelveyearold oskar is a lonely outsider, bullied at school by his classmates. Sometimes, though, they get it right like earlier this year with black swan. Its a cheesy joke, i know, but i just couldnt help myself, and besides it was either that or a reference to let the right one in, and you dont know cheesy until you evoke morrissey, one of. The film tells the story of a bullied 12yearold boy who develops a friendship with a vampire child in blackeberg, a suburb of stockholm, in the early 1980s. Let the right one in, a stark vampire love story the. This movie is a masterpiece and every single human being should see it.
Let the right one in is een zweedse horrorfilm uit 2008 onder regie van tomas alfredson. Let the right one in is the 17th episode of the first season of the cw television series, the vampire diaries and the 17th episode of the series overall. A swedishlanguage film, let the right one in, directed by tomas alfredson, was released in 2008. Somehow, let the right one in pulls this off without copping out on creating a genuinely scary horror movie. In other words, though the film subscribes to many genres, it is. Let the right one in 2008 directed by thomas alfredson, let the right one in is the story of oskar and eli. Although one of them has been twelve for a long time oskar is severely bullied at school and largely ignored by his newly divorced mother. If you like the vampire genre then this is likely a film for you with a. Fragile hedebrant is tormented by bullies befriends an enigmatic vampire, leandersson. Let the right one in soundtrack from 2008, composed by johan soderqvist. Let the right one in 2008 you have to invite me in duration.
They are kindred spirits, both lonely, misunderstood and seemingly adrift, searching for meaning and, in their own ways blood. Let the right one in 2008 directed by tomas alfredson. Let the right one ins tragedies of youth father son holy gore. Ending spoiler for let the right one in 2008, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Let the right one in by laura kern in the septemberoctober 2008 issue oskar is a melancholic 12yearold so drawn to violence that he keeps a scrapbook of newspaper crimereports and, with knife in hand, privately acts out imaginary revenge scenarios on the boys who bully him at school. The body of a teenager is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. At its worst let the right one in is far too subtle and slow and nothing like typical horror movies, if it should be considered one. Let the right one in, a swedish film released in october 2008, is a major addition to the repertoire of vampire lore that bram stoker started in 1897 with his novel dracula. One could go so far as to say the two are starcrossed lovers, and the finale only makes their uncertain future all too real. Well perhaps not every singe one since this is a horror movie, dont see it with your young ones. It takes vampires as seriously as the versions of nosferatu by murnau and herzog do, and that is very seriously indeed. Let the right one in soundtrack cd details and availability. This video contains content from vlaze media networks, inc it is not available in your country. The innocently murderous child at the heart of let the right one in is nothing like the beautiful it vampires who slither across screens in movies like the twilight series.
A bullied young boy befriends with a peculiar young girl who just moved in to his small hometown with her mysterious caretaker. Shes been 12 for over 200 years and, she just moved in next door set in 1982 in the suburb of blackeberg, stockholm, twelveyearold oskar is a lonely outsider, bullied at school by his classmates. Let the right one in is a most unique film about early adolescent puppy love between a sweet and oft bullied boy and his new neighbor, a 100plus year old vampire that has occupied a 12 year old girls body. The fifth season of the american television comedy the office premiered in the united states in the 20082009 television season on nbc on september 25, 2008 and concluded on may 14, 2009. Let the right one in is a 2008 swedish romantic horror film directed by tomas alfredson, based on the 2004 novel of the same title by john ajvide lindqvist. The episodes story was written by brian young and the teleplay by julie plec. The film is based on john ajvide lindqvists novel with the same title and directed by tomas alfredson. The fifth season consisted of 28 halfhours of material, divided into 24 halfhour episodes and two hourlong episodes.
It has something big and stunning about this lovely storyline to rivet my attention from the beginning to the end. Easily one of the best narratives ive had the pleasure to watch, what separates this picture from other examples of its subgenre is the. Let the right one in 2008 was critically acclaimed internationally and received several prestigious awards. Let the right one in reinvigorates the seemingly tired vampire genre by. It is also a painful portrayal of an urgent relationship between two 12yearolds on the brink of adolescence. The film is based on the 2004 novel of the same title by john ajvide lindqvist, who also wrote the screenplay. An englishlanguage film adaptation based on the lindqvists screenplay titled let me in, directed by matt reeves, was released in 2010. Let the right one in is a swedish vampire movie that is as much a comingofage tale as it is about blood and guts. With kare hedebrant, lina leandersson, per ragnar, henrik dahl. Rent let the right one in 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd. If you like the vampire genre then this is likely a film for you with a few twist from your standard vampire films. Part horror story, part teen romcom, part revenge fantasy, this scandinavian film is oddly alluring. Let the right one in, a tale of two lonely children in wintry stockholm, is a vampire film that brilliantly reimagines the genre published. Let the right one in is a vampire movie, but not even remotely what we mean by that term.
Taken solely as a book adaptation, the film might be considered anemic, for all the characters and subplots and characterization and terrifying action. Let the right one in eschews all the crap that has plagued vampire films for years. Moreover, the cinematography and atmosphere in this film are undeniably superb. The 5 biggest differences between let me in and let the. It creates a very eerie atmosphere and is genuinely chilling. So finally, let the right one in is postmodern in the sense that it is a film best defined not by what it is, but by what it is not kermode. At its best its one of the better films weve seen in the last decade. Video archive for the film let the right one in, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. Let the right one in reboot scores tnt pilot pickup.
Let the right one in colin brookes reflects on ethical and aesthetic issues between vampires and us. Let the right one in takes top honors at tribeca film festival and is now an awardwinning movie in both the u. Let the right one in the vampire diaries wikipedia. Oskar is a 12 yearold schoolboy from a sleepy swedish suburb who longs to stand up to a group of bullies making his life hell. As a foreign film it should see wider american distribution and publicity than any. Let the right one in trailer 2008 the domestic trailer for let the right one in. In 2008, a swedish film adaptation of let the right one in was released, directed by tomas alfredson and starring lina leandersson as eli and kare hedebrant as oskar.
He befriends his twelveyearold, nextdoor neighbor eli, who only appears at night in the snowcovered playground outside their building. Let the right one in official movie trailer hd youtube. And with let the right one in, the highly praised swedish vampire film that stemmed from john ajvide lindqvists highly praised swedish vampire novel, im immensely glad i saw the film first. Let the right one in soundtrack 2008 the moviemusic store. Let the right one in premiered at the gothenburg film festival in sweden on january 26, 2008 where alfredson won the festivals nordic film prize. Best horror scenes let the right one in hd youtube. Watch let the right one in online 2008 movie yidio. Overall 5 stars this movie is a masterpiece and is definitely one of my all time.