The Neon Demon. Beauty that kills
9 December 2025
In 2016, the Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn unveiled to the world a new cinematic creation—one steeped in beauty and in stylistic and formal purity: The Neon Demon.
In 2016, the Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn unveiled to the world a new cinematic creation—one steeped in beauty and in stylistic and formal purity: The Neon Demon.
Avant-garde cinema, which emerged in the early 20th century from movements like Expressionism, Cubism, Abstract art, Dadaism, and Surrealism, continues to influence modern filmmaking, especially in films that are often difficult to decipher and sometimes deliberately shocking.