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Oct 13, 2020 · Zu Quirke’s “Nocturne,” released today in the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” anthology, echoes one of producer Jason Blum’s scariest but more unconventional projects—Damien Chazelle’s jazz thriller “Whiplash,” the movie that first put Blumhouse on the awards circuit. This story, about a classical pianist’s feverish pursuit for ...
Zu Quirke, Nocturne’s writer and director, opens up on the dangers of ambition, East Asian cinema’s influence on the film’s look, and what aspects of the story pulled from her own life. This is your feature film and I think it’s such a strong debut.
Zu Quirke. Director: Nocturne. Zu Quirke is known for Nocturne (2020), Tiny Bible (2015) and Wight (2015).
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Oct 13, 2020 · Nocturne: Directed by Zu Quirke. With Sydney Sweeney, Madison Iseman, Jacques Colimon, Ivan Shaw. An incredibly gifted pianist makes a Faustian bargain to overtake her older sister at a prestigious institution for classical musicians.
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Jan 13, 2021 · When a virtuoso music student commits suicide days before an important concert, her death unleashes a supernatural force in Nocturne, an unsettling tale.
Aug 5, 2022 · Debutant director Zu Quirke’s psychological horror ‘Nocturne’ follows the same path as the several movies in the same vein, namely, ‘Black Swan,’ ‘The Perfectionist,’ and even ‘Whiplash.’ It emits an aura of a cautionary tale for any musically-gifted young person.
Oct 13, 2020 · Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Zu Quirke, Nocturne follows twin sisters Juliet (Sydney Sweeney) and Vivian (Madison Iseman), who both attend a music school and dream of making it big as classically trained pianists.
