Kill by Inches is a 1999 independent film written and directed by Diane Doniol-Valcroze and Arthur Flam. The film premiered September 12, 1999 at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Discovery section. It opened in New York City on October 26, 2001.

Kill by Inches
Kill by Inches theatrical poster
Directed byDiane Doniol-Valcroze
Arthur Flam
Written byDiane Doniol-Valcroze
Arthur Flam
Produced byGill Holland
StarringEmmanuel Salinger
Myriam Cyr
Peter McRobbie
CinematographyRichard Rutkowski
Edited byElizabeth Gazzara
Music byGeir Jenssen
Distributed byFox Lorber
Phaedra Cinema
Sundance Channel
Release date
  • October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26) (U.S.)
Running time
80 minutes
CountriesUnited States
France
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A deranged young tailor descends into madness and murder.

Cast

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Festivals

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Locations

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Voice over

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Creepy poem over opening scene:

In the dead of winter,
at the Tailor's Parade,
a little boy was given
a pair of scissorblades,
for his father was a tailor.
"Go and steal our father's tape measure,"
said the sister to her brother,
and with the scissorblades,
the little boy cut up his father's tape measure...
But the old man saw
and took his boy by the neck
as the sister watched with delight,
her brother forced through the night
to keep his mouth wide open
and in agony swallow
every last piece of the tape measure,
inch by inch, down his throat,
till nothing was left.

References

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  1. ^ Kirby, David (August 9, 1998). "New York Times. Neighborhood Reports: Greenpoint; Where Films Are Noir and Parking Is Dire". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
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