Alleluia (2014)
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Directed by: Fabrice Du Welz
Starring: Lola Duenas (Gloria), Laurent Lucas (Michel), Edith Le Merdy (Marguerite), Anne-Marie Loop (Gabriella), Héléna Noguerra (Solange), Pili Groyne(Eve)
Country: Belgium; Effed Up Belgian Films
Language: French (Eng Subs); Effed Up French Movies
Runtime: 01:33:22
Genres: Based on a True Story, Infidelity-Cheating, Killers
Plot – Spoilers:
Loosely based on the American Lonely Hearts Killers, the setting here is Belgium.
Gloria, a single mom, works at a morgue and is suitably dead inside. Until she meets Michel, who initially seems cringe, but blows her away into multicolored hues with his sexual prowess – a skill he honed practicing on his mother. Gloria can’t stop giggling around Michel after that and when he dumps her, she leaves her daughter with a friend and goes looking for him.
The pair realize they’re fucked up enough to be a couple and devise a plan to seduce and murder older women for money. Problem is, Gloria suffers from a type of premature ejaculation when it comes to Michel’s dick taking care of other women. When her obsessive jealousy takes over, she isn’t able to control her rage and instead explodes, often well-before they’ve extracted any meaningful money out of their victims.
This is the second in Fabrice Du Welz’s Ardennes trilogy, after Calvaire, and once again features fine performances from its two leads.
He had a reasonable thing going before Gloria.
My kind of Mortician, Creepy Broad…… Kills were gruesome…… Good French Flick
After watching this again I def feel like about half an hour was cut out of the final edit. I think there was more to the rituals performed (love spells) with unintended consequences etc. Plus it just jumps in and out of a wedding ceremony with a massive altar erected as well as the fire dance scene which seems ritualistic. Also character development and the relationship with her daughter. It’s like oh yeah she’s got a daughter. But it eludes to more as Gloria tells Michel “Why didn’t you try to do things with my daughter!?” But he’s only with the kid one time? Weird. IDK maybe they were going for this frenzied jarring type of storytelling.
Fucking great fim,best in a while,intense,highly recommended
This is a great film powered by two excellent performances from the lead actor and actress. I can’t recall ever seeing Laurent Lucas in a bad film. Still, the best film version of the infamous ‘lonely hearts’ killings remains Leonard Kastle’s stark B&W gem ‘The Honeymoon Killers’ 1970. If you haven’t seen it and found this fascinating, proceed immediately.
This movie is just brilliant. It’s fucked up but it’s superb. That Gloria woman acted so damn well.
i didnt want it to end due to so few movies this good . loved it.
Wonderful actors, great film direction
Superb ..
Reminds me a lot of in my skin. I’m not sure why … Some fine acting and realistic murders… Just ace all round. Even the end credits are boss.
What the hell… this is SO good and fcked up.
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Here’s a list of the top 10 movies I have seen on EUM (in no particular order):
1, 7 Days (2010)
2. Alleluia (2014)
3. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
4. Calvaire (2004)
5. Dogs Don’t Wear Pants (2019)
6. The Golden Glove (2019)
7. Henry 2: Portrait of a Serial Killer – Mask of Sanity (1996)
8. The Painted Bird (2019)
9. Strella (2009)
10. Suntan (2016)
I’d like to see your top 10 lists. If you don’t like this list and want to call me an asshole at least have a list of your top 5 movies you’ve seen on EUM.
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Good movie, certainly watchable, excellent acting and story line, but I did like Calvaire a bit better.Thanks again EU, you got me thru another long night of nothing on tv but reruns
Loosely based on the American Lonely Hearts Killers, the setting here is Belgium.
Gloria, a single mom, works at a morgue and is suitably dead inside. Until she meets Michel, who initially seems cringe, but blows her away into multicolored hues with his sexual prowess – a skill he honed practicing on his mother. Gloria can’t stop giggling around Michel after that and when he dumps her, she leaves her daughter with a friend and goes looking for him.
The pair realize they’re fucked up enough to be a couple and devise a plan to seduce and murder older women for money. Problem is, Gloria suffers from a type of premature ejaculation when it comes to Michel’s dick taking care of other women. When her obsessive jealousy takes over, she isn’t able to control her rage and instead explodes, often well-before they’ve extracted any meaningful money out of their victims.
This is the second in Fabrice Du Welz’s Ardennes trilogy, after Calvaire, and once again features fine performances from its two leads.
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