I seemed to get a sense of it. Perhaps a little bit of Sin City/ Pulp Fiction...(especially the scene where the drug dealer offers the vampire coke at his house)
Did the director happen to mention this? Im aware she lives in the US so it would make sense.
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Definitely!
Only better than 99% of Tarantino's and Rodriguez's output.
I don't think so. Though it's style is very much in the same vein, this film takes a different approach.
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Also the scene where the girl is dancing alone in her apartment and putting on her makeup. She even looks a bit like Thurman in Pulp.
shareShe did talk about the Jackson and Travolta characters of Pulp Fiction in one of the special features.
I could only compare it with Pulp Fiction really. Both are set in bleak worlds (sort of pastiches of the real world) with alienated characters that are lost and drifting. The OST is a mix of forgotten 70s and 80s classics and world music. They are also both unshy of violence and show drug-use as exciting more than bad. Its clear both directors actively promote the rock n roll lifestyle.
As Tarantino takes everything from his films from elsewhere in cinema, so does Ana Lily Amirpour (the director) here. So there's bits of Tarantino, bits of Lynch, I see some Spaghetti Western influences as well. I think it works well, as the resulting film is unique and mind-bogglingly surreal.