The Addiction - “Being & Nothingness”

About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'The Addiction' featuring Lili Taylor as a vampire exploring philosophical themes.

The Addiction - “Being & Nothingness” Lili Taylor plays a lonely vampire in the midst of getting her PhD in Philosophy who gets mentored by Christopher Walken in THE ADDICTION (1995). A meditation on the sadness and grief of the human condition - we are left with lots more questions than conclusions in this one! We hope you enjoy biting into this fresh episode! Support the show

People in this episode

Hosts: Julia Marchese, Teri Gamble

Guest: Lili Taylor

Topics covered

• vampires
• philosophy
• human condition
• sadness
• grief

Keywords

• vampire
• philosophy
• Lili Taylor
• Christopher Walken
• grief
• sadness
• 1995 film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE ADDICTION

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