Awomanintheframe’sforegroundwatcheseventsunfoldinginaroom.Suddenly,hithertohiddenbyherfigure,herdoubleentersthescene,andcatastropheensues.Isthisatrickyhorror-mystery-thrillerbyDarioArgentoorBrianDePalma?No,itistheextraordinary,unexpectedgestureofIndonesianmasterGarinNugrohomarryinghispenchantforother-worldlyfantasywithmyriaddevicesofpopulargenre.ARotterdamregularoverthepasttwenty-sevenyears,Nugroho’simpressivebodyofworkspansfeatures,documentariesandshorts,amongtheseacclaimedOperaJawa,selectedforIFFR2007.Thetaleofanenigmaticserialkillerwithintheworldsofartandhighfashionowesmuchtotheglobalformofthegiallogenre.Still,NugrohorevealsthisframeworktoaccommodateIndonesianmythologyandspiritualityentirely.Masks,snakes,clothingfabrics,trancedances;thisentireiconographytakesonarenewed,vibrantmeaninginDeadlyLovePoem.Likewise,moderncriminalpsychologicalprofilingsitscomfortablyalongsidetheintergenerationaltraumasoffamilylifeandculturalconstraints.Withitsnon-stopmusicscore,ever-mobilecamera,mind-blowingcolouranddesignscheme,DeadlyLovePoemstandsasanexhilaratingcorrectivetothesnobbishcurrenttrendof’elevatedhorror’cinema.Nugrohorespectsoldandnewtraditionsandwhipsthemintoanunforeseen,intoxicatingdelirium.源自：https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/deadly-love-poem
