Mitchell Lichtenstein

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Film director Mitchell Lichtenstein (son of Roy Lichtenstein) directed Teeth (Denti), a genre-blending film starring Jess Weixler that mixes dark comedy, splatter and philosophical themes.

Teeth (Denti) follows Dawn (played by Jess Weixler) and the discovery of a 'vagina dentata'; the film is described in reviews as a pop fairy tale combining pulp, splatter, absurdity and genuine terror and was awarded at the Sundance Film Festival (per reviews).

Mitchell Lichtenstein's Teeth (Denti) follows Dawn, a teen who discovers she has a legendary vagina dentata. The film mixes dark comedy, splatter and philosophical themes and was awarded at Sundance (per reviews). Critics praise its tension, unsettling imagery and genre-bending approach.