Nadja

18.1.10

Nadja is a 1994 film by Micheal Almereyda. It was shot mostly in the NYC's East Village. While it's a bit pretentious it's got some really great perfomances from two Hal Hartley regulars, Martin Donovan and Elina Lowensohn, and a wacky Peter Fonda as Van Helsing.
The soundtrack is dope too, boasting tunes from My Bloody Valentine, The Verve and Portishead. The score was performed by Simon Fisher Turner and is up there as one of my favorite records. I believe the album is still in print and is well worth seeking out. You can hear one of the tracks on the latest Loveless/Seamless mix. Pretty sure this is where Fleeting Joys got there name too...
I've must have seen this movie a million times. It was one of those movies, along with Woody Allen films and Julian Schnabel's Basquiat that i used to watch before i moved to NYC. As if New York is really like any of them...but hey, I was young and idealist...regardless, it can still be a quite a romantic town when you need it to be.... just don't ride the subway... ;-)