The Neon Demon (2016)
Following the death of her parents, sixteen-year-old aspiring model Jesse has just moved from small-town Georgia to Los Angeles. She meets photographer Dean, who does her first shoot, and makeup artist Ruby, who introduces fellow older models Sarah and Gigi. The three women are intrigued by Jesse’s natural beauty and curious about her sexual proclivities. Jesse feigns experience in the latter. Jesse is signed by Roberta Hoffman, the owner of a modeling agency, who tells her to pretend she is nineteen and refers her to a test shoot with notable photographer Jack McCarther.
The shoot is successful, and Gigi and Sarah envy Jesse’s youth. Jesse goes to a casting call for fashion designer Robert Sarno where Sarah is also present. Sarno pays no attention to Sarah but is entranced by Jesse. A distraught Sarah asks her how it feels to be the one everyone admires. Jesse admits, “It’s everything.” Sarah lunges toward her, and Jesse accidentally cuts her hand on glass. Sarah sucks the blood from Jesse’s hand. Jesse rushes back to her motel and faints, hallucinating strange images. At Sarno’s fashion show, Gigi tells Jesse about the cosmetic surgery she has had done. As Jesse is closing the show, she sees a vision of the glowing triangle she hallucinated before.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Elle FanningJesse  Karl GlusmanDean  Jena MaloneRuby  Bella HeathcoteGigi  Abbey LeeSarah  Christina HendricksRoberta Hoffmann  Keanu ReevesHank  Charles BakerMikey |
Desmond HarringtonFollowing the death of her parents, sixteen-year-old aspiring model Jesse has just moved from small-town Georgia to Los Angeles. She meets photographer Dean, who does her first shoot, and makeup artist Ruby, who introduces fellow older models Sarah and Gigi. The three women are intrigued by Jesse’s natural beauty and curious about her sexual proclivities. Jesse feigns experience in the latter. Jesse is signed by Roberta Hoffman, the owner of a modeling agency, who tells her to pretend she is nineteen and refers her to a test shoot with notable photographer Jack McCarther.
The shoot is successful, and Gigi and Sarah envy Jesse’s youth. Jesse goes to a casting call for fashion designer Robert Sarno where Sarah is also present. Sarno pays no attention to Sarah but is entranced by Jesse. A distraught Sarah asks her how it feels to be the one everyone admires. Jesse admits, “It’s everything.” Sarah lunges toward her, and Jesse accidentally cuts her hand on glass. Sarah sucks the blood from Jesse’s hand. Jesse rushes back to her motel and faints, hallucinating strange images. At Sarno’s fashion show, Gigi tells Jesse about the cosmetic surgery she has had done. As Jesse is closing the show, she sees a vision of the glowing triangle she hallucinated before.
