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“Blood Paradise” Resists the easy appeal of homage — it invokes classic formulas, only to upset them through extremely idiosyncratic methods. [Scout Tafoya]
“Blood Paradise”: Need to give your overworked brain a break? Try this gonzo horror- thriller in which a glamorous, best-selling author (Andrea Winter) skedaddles to a Swedish farm after her latest opus tanks. But something’s not quite right with the quirky brood she hangs with there. While writer/director Patrick von Barkenberg’s kooky sendup doesn’t always make sense, it’s undeniably sexy, weird and entertaining.
The unpredictable debut feature by Patrick von Barkenberg is bathed in dreamy atmospherics and streaked with offbeat humor, but remains grounded throughout by Winter, who holds your attention rapt. [Laura Kern]
Unpredictable! [Mike Sprague]
Blood Paradise at times felt Hitchcock-ian with use of POV shots, initially unassuming murderers, and suspenseful moments heightened by sharp interruptions of violins, only instead of a platinum blonde, this movie’s muse was a striking redhead. The dreamy-ness to the film and the landscape choice also reminded me of Ingmar Bergman’s, Persona, the chic-ness of the costuming added to this as well. If Bergman had gotten more into horror his film might have looked something like Blood Paradise:
It is not every day that you can review a great horror film, which is worthy of the name. Blood Paradise is a horror film directed by Patrick von Barkenberg and masterfully played by Andrèa Winter… [Danny Caprio]
The Blood Paradise team discuss their film at the world premiere at Scary Movies XI.
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Explosively erotic, director Patrick von Barkenberg's feature debut is an exciting and claustrophobic Gothic fun ride. [Roger Costa]
Once more we take a creepy trip down Indie (Not major studio) Horror Hill. Beware of the dangers along the way or you might take a spill on a film can containing Director Patrick Van Barkenberg's BLOOD PARADISE. Fear not (or maybe you should if you are a jaded audience member) for this picture is the artfully funny, corpuscle spilling deal with a difference to be seen. The opening pseudo sadism attack handled wonderfully sets the film up.
Now here’s a film that knows how to have a good time. From its opening act to its closing moments, Blood Paradise somehow manages to stay both tightly wound, and loose as a goose. Kudos to Director Patrick Von Barkenberg who pulls off a darkly comedic balancing act.
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Andréa Winter, an alumna of The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, was invited to speak on a panel at the 56th New York Film Festival. Her work in Blood Paradise, which she created along with Patrick von Barkenberg, garnered her great acclaim and brought her to speak on the “Soundscape of Fear.”
Vintage Eurohorror and backwoods psycho horror elements are both at play in this tale of a high-society author who goes to rural Sweden to get her creative juices flowing again.