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La vie rêvée des anges (The Dreamlife of Angels) | Erick Zonca | 1998

Natacha Régnier, Élodie Bouchez, Patrick Mercado, Jo Prestia

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I'd like to see you when you realize that you need other people.

The Dreamlife of Angels (La vie rêvée des anges), Erick Zonca (1998)

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Rebecca Romijn & Jo Prestia in 'Femme Fatale' (2002)

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#ProyeccionDeVida

🎦 Cine Club CCFV.- Ciclo de Cine Amor, Sexo y Drogas [Gaspar Noé[😼, presenta:

🎬 “IRREVERSIBLE” [Irréversible]

🔎 Género: Drama / Abusos Sexuales / Venganza

⌛️ Duración: 99 minutos

✍️ Guion: Gaspar Noé

📷 Fotografía: Benoît Debie

🎵 Música: Thomas Bangalter

🗯 Argumento: Irreversible. Porque el tiempo lo destruye todo. Porque algunos actos son irreparables. Porque el hombre es un animal. Porque el deseo de venganza es un impulso natural. Porque la mayoría de los crímenes quedan sin castigo. Porque la pérdida del amado destruye como un rayo. Porque el amor es el origen de la vida. Porque toda la historia se escribe con esperma y sangre. Porque las premoniciones no modifican el curso de los acontecimientos. Porque el tiempo lo revela todo: lo mejor y lo peor.

👥 Reparto: Monica Bellucci (Alex), Vincent Cassel (Marcus), Albert Dupontel (Pierre), Jo Prestia (Le Tenia), Philippe Nahon (El Hombre), Stéphane Drouot (Stéphane), Jean-Louis Costes (Fistman), Mourad Khima (Mourad), Michel Gondoin (Mick), Isabelle Giami (Novia embarazada de Alex) y Fatima Adoum (Fatima).

📢 Dirección: Gaspar Noé

© Productoras: Nord-Ouest Films, Eskwad, 120 Films, Les Cinemas de la Zone & StudioCanal.

🌎 Pais: Francia

📅 Año: 2002

📽 Proyección:

📆 Jueves 25 de Julio

🕔 5:00pm.

🏘 Centro Cultural Federico Villarreal (av. Nicolás de Piérola 412 - Centro de Lima)

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ Ingreso libre🌛

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 6.5 / 10

Título Original: La horde

Año: 2009

Duración: 90 min

País: Francia

Dirección: Yannick Dahan, Benjamin Rocher

Guion: Arnaud Bordas, Yannick Dahan, Stéphane Moïssakis, Nicolas Peufaillit, Benjamin Rocher

Música: Christopher Lennertz

Fotografía: Julien Meurice

Reparto: Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Aurélien Recoing, Eriq Ebouaney, Jo Prestia

Productora: Capture The Flag Films

Género: Action; Horror

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Here is another movie that I had heard a lot about, but didn't get around to seeing until it was part of the Summer Challenge Series over on the The Podcast Under the Stairs last year. It isn't as rough as many French Extreme films, but there are some psychological aspects that work for me. Have you seen this one? What did you think?

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Irréversible (2002) ☰

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Les rivières pourpres 2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse - Olivier Dahan 2004

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Calvaire (The Ordeal) (2005) Movie Review

Calvaire (The Ordeal) (2005) Movie Review

This review of Fabrice du Welz’ Calvaire is part of the New French Extremity Retrospective series.

Marc Stevens (Laurent Lucas) is a singer. He wows crowds at retirement homes, but he wants to make it big. On the road to a big Christmas gig, his car breaks down in the woods. A man (Jean-Luc Couchard) in search for his dog leads Marc to an isolated inn run by a man named Bartel (Jackie Berroyer).

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NEWS: Épitaphe

A Quebec project will be broadcast on ARTE

Épitaphe by Stéphane Papillon is adapted in France

A very original television concept, Épitaphe, imagined by artists' agent and Quebec musician Stéphane Papillon, made its way to France. The filming of a European version of the documentary web series, where famous personalities converse with death, has just been completed in Paris and Belgium.

Filmed in black and white, the Épitaphe series confronts personalities in their last moments, in the form of a conversation with death, which gives rise to confidences that are sometimes overwhelming.

In Quebec, video clips featuring Ariane Moffatt, Hubert Lenoir, Sarahmée, Émile Bilodeau and Mario Pelchat, among others, are still available on TV5 and Unis TV platforms.

Thanks to a contact from the creator, the project reached the ears of the Franco-German European channel ARTE, which could be compared to ICI ARTV, and which will broadcast in 2021 a European version which will become Epitaph.

For this one, Stéphane Papillon surrounded himself with the renowned photographer and director Richard Aujard, who helped him recruit twelve personalities such as actress Béatrice Dalle, Marseille footballer and actor Éric Cantona, as well as boxer and actor Jo Prestia.

Filming takes place in Paris, except for actor Matthias Schoenaerts, who gave the interview at his father's grave in Belgium. "It was very touching," says Stéphane Papillon, joined in Paris last week.

Find the whole article in the source link (original in French).

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La vie rêvée des anges (The Dreamlife of Angels) | Erick Zonca | 1998

Natacha Régnier, Jo Prestia, Élodie Bouchez

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Irréversible Analysis

Hello, everyone! Lately, I have been watching a lot of movies portraying psychological violence. For the past few weeks, I’ve watched several different movies regarding such genres. Personally, out of all of them, there was one that really stood out to me. This movie is known as Irréversible (2002), which was directed by Gaspar Noé.

Before I go on, let me just warn those who haven't or wish to see the movie. I will be analyzing this film in grave detail. Proceed reading this blog in caution.

Firstly, let me explain the premise of the movie, as well as the director's intent on the film. Irréversible follows a man named Marcus and his friend Pierre seeking revenge, after Alex was raped and beaten into a coma. Vincent Cassel plays Marcus who is the boyfriend of Alex, who is played by Monica Bellucci. Le Tenia is Alex’s rapist and is played by Jo Prestia. Albert Dupontel plays Pierre, who is not only Marcus’s friend, but also Alex’s ex boyfriend.

A unique aspect about this movie is that it is told in a reversed chronicle order. Therefore, all of the events leading up to Marcus and Pierre killing Le Tenia are told backwards. The movie initially starts off with Pierre brutally killing Le Tenia, and it ends with Marcus and Alex getting ready for the party. When pitching the story of Irréversible, Noé intended for the story to be told in reverse. This idea came from capitalizing off of Christorpher Nolan’s film Memento due to its popularity.

Irréversible sparked huge controversy because of it’s violent nature. A lot of movie critics felt that this movie was incredibly grotesque and extremely homophobic. The majority of the film contained scenes that emotionally and physically emphasized the effects of being a victim of rape. For instance, during the 10 minute long rape sequence, the entire scene displayed an violently detailed sexual assaults' within one single shot (42m:56s - 54m:01s).

During which, Le Tenia violently rapes Alex and beats her into a coma. This entire sequence shows exactly everything happening from start to finish. Personally, as a woman, it did make me feel quite uncomfortable watching Alex go through such trauma. This scene captures the brutal reality of being a rape victim, and the camera captures every moment of Alex’s distress. Therefore, watching her go through this did make me feel quite squeamish. It felt as if I could feel Alex’s pain within that very moment. Especially, considering that events such as this actually happen to women in real life.

A scene that I found to be quite captivating yet visually appealing was the fire extinguisher scene (22m:17s - 24m:04s). During this scene, Marcus finds Le Tenia and begins to fight him. However, Le Tenia gets the upper hand and attempts to rape Marcus. Suddenly, Pierre beats Le Tenia with a fire extinguisher to death by crushing his skull with it multiple times.

Most critics find this scene to be incredibly overrated because of how gruesome the scene is. As well as that, many feel like this scene creates a negative impression on the LGBTQ community. This is because this scene takes place in a homosexual bar, and most of the patrons appeared to be incredibly pervasive and overly sexualized. The setting also has an ominous undertone because of the color, lighting, and types of individuals present. Also, Marcus and Pierre would often refer to the patrons as ‘faggots’ which is an offensive term to the LGBTQ community. Furthermore, because this scene is within the first act of the film, it may implicate that Le Tenia was a victim of a hate crime. Until, it is learned that Le Tenia is exactly a sex addict and a violent rapist. This type of narrative may have made some audiences feel like it was painting a bad picture on homosexual males.

On the other hand, I don’t feel that wasn’t the intention when developing Le Tenia’s character arc. When first watching it, my initial thought was who was Le Tenia, and why were those men looking for him. Then, I began to observe Marcus’s behavior and studied his movements and language. I could tell that he was incredibly emotionally disturber and was probably not sober. Marcus also had an irrational thought process and was quick when making rash decisions. However, once Le Tenia is found, I began to realize that he must have done something for Marcus to be incredibly provoked. After watching it, it made me want to learn more about why this happened in order to understand the men’s actions. Despite it being incredibly violent, I do feel that this sequence does capture the attention of an audience because of how aggressively obscure it is.

Another sequence that stood out to me was the party scene (54m:03s - 1h:06m:27s). Although this scene is not very notable nor is it violent, it does highlight the three characters Marcus, Pierre and Alex. During this scene, we get to know more about the characters personalities, before they went through such traumatic yet disturbing events.

Honestly, considering how appalled Marcus was about Alex’s attack, it was a shame to see him flirting with other women behind Alex’s back. With that in mind, I do want to acknowledge the fact that he was in fact drinking that night. Which could imply to why he was acting disorderly throughout the film. This could also explain his flirtatious behavior towards the other women. As far as Pierre, his role in the movie was quite undetermined for a while. Throughout most of the movie, he was more level headed and in control of the situation. He didn’t seem as distraught as Murcus; however, this particular scene does further emphasize the reason for him killing Le Tenia. Once we learn that Pierre was Alex’s ex boyfriend, he begins to show how much he really cares about her and loves her as the story continues. Pierre is devastated that Alex is with Marcus; especially, because he knows that Marcus isn’t good for her. Once I realized more of his feelings towards Alex, it reveals the deeper emotional trigger beneath Marcus killing Le Tenia.

Despite all of the violence presented in this movie, I do feel that it was a stunning representation of how deep connections can prone someone into harming others. The storyline overall was incredibly suspenseful and full of anticipating excitement. Honestly, I don’t feel that this movie’s purpose was to make a negative stereotype out of the LGBTQ community. Instead, I feel that this movie highlights how rape can affect not only an individual, but also the people around that individual. It also reflects on how one man’s decisions can cause their actions to come right back at them. Overall, I feel that this movie deserves a five-star rating.

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"If You Only Knew": The Horrors of Men in CALVAIRE

“If You Only Knew”: The Horrors of Men in CALVAIRE

Calvaire. 2004. Directed by Fabrice du Welz. Screenplay by du Welz & Romain Protat. Starring Laurent Lucas, Brigitte Lahaie, Gigi Coursigny, Jean-Luc Couchard, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon, Philippe Grand’Henry, Jo Prestia, Marc Lefebvre, Alfred David, & Alain Delaunois. La Parti Productions/Tarantula/StudioCanal Not Rated. 88…

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La Horde - Yannick Dahan & Benjamin Rocher 2009

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Irréversible is One of the Best Movies I Have Seen in 2020, And it Came Out in 2002.

The French film, Irréversible which was written and directed by Gaspar Noé is one of the best movies I have seen in 2020 and it came out in 2002. Director Noé has an interesting approach at storytelling as the film appears to have been shot in reverse chronological order.

(Irréversible's film cover )

Noé’s thriller drama is hauntingly beautiful as it shows a gruesome and more realistic side of life rather than the happy endings we see in most films. The film follows Marcus (played by actor Vincent Casse)and his acquaintance Pierre (actor Albert Dupontel), backwards through their night in Paris as they hunt down Tenia (played by actor Jo Prestia), the man who raped Marcus’s girlfriend Alex (played by actress Monica Bellucci) and everything that lead up to that moment.

(Pierre, left. Alex, middle. Marcus, right)

In the correct chronological order this is the series of events that took place the night of Alex’s attack:

Marcus and Alex are dating but before they got together Alex was dating Pierre. Alex just found out she was pregnant with Marcus's baby. Pierre and Alex haven’t seen each other in a long time so the three of them go to a party together. Marcus gets drunk and high, Alex gets upset and leaves the party. On her way home she walks into a tunnel where she is brutally beaten and raped. When Marcus and Pierre leave the party, about 15 minutes later, the two men discover what has happened as they see Alex being rushed into an ambulance with police everywhere. Two thugs then approach a distraught Marcus and Pierre and tell them they can help find the man who raped Alex quicker than the police can and will do so for an unspecified amount of money. Marcus agrees and their hunt for Tenia, Alex’s rapist begins. After they find Tenia, Pierre bashes his head in with a fire hydrant and kills him.

Noé’s intent of the film is to show that nothing in life goes without consequence, Noé just shows the audience the consequences first. For example, the film starts with Marcus in a stretcher because he got in a fight, he got in a fight because Tenia raped his girlfriend, Alex. Tenia was killed by Pierre for raping Alex. Alex was raped because she was alone and in the wrong place at the wrong time. Alex was alone because Marcus and Pierre didn’t accompany her home. Alex wasn’t accompanied home because she told the boys to stay at the party and so on and so on. After the film ends and the audience gets the full picture of the events that took place, the audience can see how each decision brought them each consequence.

Alex said something interesting about dreams, Alex read a book that said, “the future is already written, it’s all there and the proof lies in premonitory dreams.” We see how this is true in a scene of her and Marcus in bed together and she tells Marcus of a strange dream she had of a red tunnel that broke in two. This was clearly a foreshadowing of the events to come…. or should I say the events the audience already saw come. Noé did a brilliant job at adding that throughline in the story.

(Alex reading the book that told her about the future existing in dreams)

Although it was clever of Noé to shoot the film in reverse chronological order, I was confused at the beginning of the movie and it wasn’t until around the third flash back that I realized what was happening. Something Noé could have added to this film to avoid confusion is to put time stamps on the screen so that audiences could keep up with the timeframe. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the film because it was different from anything I have seen in films before. The acting was incredible, the rape scene was horribly graphic, and I had to keep reminding myself that it was fake. However, these are experiences that some women actually endure and that is what brought the film to life. Noe was not afraid to show the horrors of reality, not every story gets a happy ending, especially in life.