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Directed by
Randall Cole (19 Months, Real Time)
Starring
Nick Stahl (Sin City, Terminator 3)
Production
Vincenzo Natali (Splice, Cube) and Steven Hoban (Splice)
2011 / Original language: English / Color / 1.85 / Dolby SRD / available in hd & 2k
Shot from the point of view of hidden cameras, the film follows a thirty-something couple, James and Amy Deakin, as they are secretly videotaped 24/7 by a mysterious stalker in their home, on the streets and at their workplace. The stalker uses information gleaned from the footage to subtly manipulate the unsuspecting couple and cracks in their relationship surface. When Amy suddenly vanishes, James is not sure whether she has been abducted or has simply left him. As the acts of the tormentor become more twisted and violent, James desperately tries to figure out who is behind the terror in order to save his wife. But it seems the stalker is always one move ahead…
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Toronto Film Festival 2011
Contemporary World Cinema
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"388 Arletta Avenue: A superior chiller that speaks to modern paranoia. More Haneke than Hitchcock, but in fine company with both."
Peter Howell, the Toronto Star
"It is s a taut, often ingenious thriller with an audacious plotline"
"genre fans will likely lap it up"
Variety
"the entire film steeped in a voyeurism that makes the verite format immediate and relevant in a way that is has seldom been in recent years."
"A strong performance from Nick Stahl and solid construction from Cole and editor Kathy Weinkauf"
Twitchfilm
"Strongly influenced by Hitchcock’s Rear Window but seen entirely through the lens of hand-held surveillance cameras, from the stalker’s point of view, this hair-raiser makes Randall Cole a director to keep an eye on."
NY Observer
"We loved it right away."
"It’s a beautifully-made movie, well acted. It’s contemporary."
National Post
"a film that mixes the surveillance-camera scares of films such as Paranormal Activity and Austrian director Michael Haneke’s 2005 drama Cache (Hidden)."
Globe and Mail
"a gripping thriller"
The Grid
"reimagines the tightening paranoia of Michael Haneke's Caché as a Saw movie."
Now Toronto
"A superior chiller that speaks to modern paranoia."
The Star / Toronto.com
"stylish, suspenseful, and highly entertaining."
"Paranormal Activity crossed with Caché."
"it could be a sleeper hit akin to Paranormal Activity. Horror/thriller fans should keep a watchful eye for this film."
Awards Daily
"A clever voyeuristic take on the cinema verite horreur genre."
Dread Central
"388 Arletta Avenue shakes up the Torino Film Festival"
"The Torino Film Festival has discovered a new talent”
Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy)
"Troubling thriller about how fragile the barriers are that protect our daily lives.”
Torinosette (Italy)
"An elegant and sophisticated thriller"
Corriere della Sera (Italy)
"24 hours later, the echoes of anxiety produced by this thriller can still be felt.”
"388 Arletta Avenue fills you with claustrophobic dread”
Coming Soon Italy
"Cole succeeds in creating curiosity and excitement with a well-constructed story”
Newscinema Italy
"Tight and nervous, pins you to the wall”
“One of the best horror films of the year”
Cinerepublic / blog
"388 Arletta Avenue - excellent"
Hideout / blog
"86 minutes of high tension - a great thriller"
Giroma (Italy)
"Well-paced, cleverly shot and bolstered by a few compelling ideas about the nature of kindness and the importance of forgiveness"
"a quiet little winner"
"a fresh angle"
Fear Net
