Alleluia

"Fervidly dark lovesick horror inspired by the real-life criminal duo, the Lonely Hearts Killers."

2014 1h 33m FR

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5.9

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83%

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METACRITIC

⭐

6.2

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 133🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 3,422

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Synopsis

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Michel, a murderous womanizer, meets introverted Gloria online and treats her to a whirlwind one-night-stand. Offering herself as an accomplice in his seductive crimes, the unhinged lovers embark on a deadly odyssey amplified by wild sex, unbridled jealousy, and passionate forays into the dark arts.

“Fervidly dark lovesick horror inspired by the real-life criminal duo, the Lonely Hearts Killers.”

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Cast

Laurent Lucas
Michel
Lola Dueñas
Gloria
Héléna Noguerra
Solange
Stéphane Bissot
Madeleine
Édith Le Merdy
Marguerite
Anne-Marie Loop
Gabriella
David Murgia
Père Luis
Renaud Rutten
Le réceptionniste

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Writers: Fabrice Du Welz, Vincent Tavier
Languages: Spanish, French
Countries: Belgium, France

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, French.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fabrice Du Welz, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anne-Laure Guégan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Laurent Lucas and Lola Dueñas and Héléna Noguerra carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fervidly dark lovesick horror inspired by the real-life criminal duo, the Lonely Hearts Killers.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fabrice Du Welz directs. Manuel Dacosse behind the camera. Anne-Laure Guégan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in Spanish, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, French.
4International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
5Directed by Fabrice Du Welz, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Anne-Laure Guégan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Laurent Lucas and Lola Dueñas and Héléna Noguerra carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Fervidly dark lovesick horror inspired by the real-life criminal duo, the Lonely Hearts Killers.".
9IMDB entry: tt3218580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Manuel Dacosse
Editing: Anne-Laure Guégan
Costume design: Christophe Pidre
Makeup / hair: Urteza Da Fonseca
VFX supervisor: Stéphane Bidault
Sound: Emmanuel de Boissieu
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Budget: $3,673,315
Original language: FR
IMDB: Alleluia (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 72/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 3,422 votes
MPAA: Unrated
US box office: $6,334

Awards

10 wins & 7 nominations

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Fabrice Du Welz

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-04-01
★ 6/10
Inspired by a real couple, this rather ghastly horror depicts the lives of "Michel" (Laurent Lucas) and "Gloria" (Lola Dueñas). Initially they just hookup for some unbridled passion. Now he has an habit of imitating the Black Widow spider when he's done, but she manages to convince him that she would make for a far better procurement assistant. What now ensues are an increasingly graphic and outlandish series of crimes as a selection of vulnerable women fall prey to their antics. What nobody quite plans for, though, is that jealousy is going to rear it's ugly head. She is falling in love, he is not. A clash is looming, and a bloody and violent one at that. It starts off strongly this, with a degree of palpable menace that is intriguing to watch. Sadly, though, neither the acting nor the writing can sustain the sense of threat and the scenarios become a little too predictable, melodramatic even. By the last twenty minutes, the hysteria begins to grate and I sort of lost interest. At times there is some potently grim humour, and do keep an eye on the superior performance from Héléna Noguerra as "Solange" but otherwise, this is all just a bit underwhelming.

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