Fresh
It's a demented kitsch mess (although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative), but it's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year.
Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times
Overview
A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.
Director and cast
- Asia Argento Director
- Asia Argento as Anna Battista
- Jean Shepard as Kirk Vaines
- Herbert Fritsch as Aaron Ulrich
- Gianluca Arcopinto as Dr. Pascuccia
- Vera Gemma as Veronica Lanza
- Daria Nicolodi as Anna's Mother
- Francesca D'Aloja as Margherita
- Joe Coleman as Mr. Paar
- Leo Gullotta as Dr. Vessi
- Schoolly D as Hash-Man
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is such a dazzlingly self-assured directorial debut that it's hard to know what to praise first.
F.X. Feeney, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
Scarlet Diva has a voyeuristic tug, but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
The film, while not exactly assured in its execution, is notable for its sheer audacity and openness.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
This is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director Dario Argento (a producer here), but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic.
Megan Turner, New York Post
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