Love Sucks (Ep. 1-3)
The jocose title of this high-profile German vampire-series barely hints at either the intention or impact of this deceptively simple tale of two doomed lovers. At its center are fairground prize-fighter Zelda—who beats the proverbial living daylights out of any willing customer—and Ben, one of her knocked-down “clients.” The two fall in love, not knowing that their respective families are united (or rather separated) by a century-long feud. Love Sucks, whose first three episodes were directed by Andreas Prochaska, gracefully interweaves classical vampire-myth motifs of the vampire myth with elements of heartache along with mighty action and suspense sequences. Color us hooked! (mk)
In attendance of Andreas Prochaska (director), Damian Hardung, Havana Joy (actors)
began his career as an editor for filmmakers such as Michael Haneke (Funny Games) and later had a directorial breakthrough himself with the first-ever Austrian teenie slasher, Dead in Three Days (2006), which he followed up two years later with a sequel, Dead in 3 Days 2. A highly versatile filmmaker, he landed another huge domestic success with the comedy The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott and introduced us to the Alpine Western genre with The Dark Valley. In the last decade he has worked mainly for the small screen, both broadcast TV and streaming. He directed many episodes of series like Das Boot, Spuren des Bösen, Alex Rider and, most recently, Love Sucks.
