Spring

Spring is a 2014 romantic body horror film directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead and starring Lou Taylor Pucci and Nadia Hilker. The film follows Evan, a young man who travels to Italy and pursues a woman named Louise who, unknown to Evan, is not entirely human. Spring premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2014, before receiving a limited theatrical release through Drafthouse Films on March 20, 2015. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed $49,970 worldwide. Plot Evan Russell, a young American man, loses his mother to cancer. Following his mother's funeral, he gets into a physical altercation with another man while drinking at the restaurant where he works and loses his job. His friend advises him to travel to get his mind clear. Evan travels to Italy and meets a beautiful and flirtatious girl named Louise. He is initially suspicious of her but becomes more interested. To pursue his relationship with Louise, he takes a job at a local farm and starts living in a small town in southern Italy. Louise, who initially rejected Evan, finally has sex with him without using a condom. The next morning, she wakes up before he does and has a monstrous appearance. After leaving, she kills a cat. When Evan is wandering the town, he sees Louise and talks to her again. They explore the town together. After a few dates, Louise asks Evan about his family. Although he is reluctant to reveal details, he relents and asks Louise to tell him something about her. Louise takes out a contact lens from her right eye to show Evan that she has heterochromia. Evan sees the same condition reflected in the women on many of the paintings in the museum and also on the cover of a book. One night, Louise is having dinner with Evan when her skin condition becomes worse. She runs off the street and is followed by a tourist who mistakes her for a prostitute. Louise unwillingly kills him after she mutates into a reptilian creature.