Two new films are opening at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center on July 8. “Therapy for a Vampire” and “The Witness” will be playing through July 14.
“Therapy for a Vampire” takes place in Vienna in 1930. Count von Kozsnom has lost his thirst for life, and his marriage cooled centuries ago. Fortunately, Sigmund Freud is accepting new patients and the good doctor suggests the count appease his vain wife by commissioning a portrait of her by his assistant, Viktor. But it’s Viktor’s headstrong girlfriend, Lucy, who most intrigues the count, convinced she’s the reincarnation of his one true love.
In “The Witness,” Kitty Genovese was repeatedly attacked on a street in Kew Gardens, Queens. Soon after, The New York Times published a front-page story asserting that 38 witnesses watched her being murdered from their apartment windows — and did nothing to help. The death of Genovese, 28, quickly became a symbol of urban apathy. The film follows the efforts of her brother Bill Genovese as he looks to uncover the truth buried beneath the story.
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