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.
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