As Beautiful as It Is Disturbing, ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Is Likely To Haunt Viewers Long After They Leave Theaters
Here is a film freighted by moral choices and psychological turns that most of us could barely acknowledge, let alone entertain. Movie-goers seeking a light night out at the pictures should think twice.

Along with being among the most beautiful of films, Magnus von Horn’s “The Girl With the Needle” is among the most disturbing. Its visual allure can be attributed, in significant part, to cinematographer Michel Dymek.
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