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Irréversible (film)
''Irréversible'' () is a 2002 French art thriller film written and directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, and Albert Dupontel, the plot depicts the events of a tragic night in Paris as two men attempt to avenge the brutal rape and beating of the woman they love. The film is made up of a title sequence followed by 14 segments made to look like long takes. Each of these segments is either a continuous shot or a series of shots digitally composited to resemble a continuous shot. The story is told in reverse order. Theatrically released in France, the United Kingdom and the United States, ''Irréversible'' competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and won the Bronze Horse at the Stockholm International Film Festival. Critical reception was mixed, with praise towards the performances and Noé's direction, but criticism towards its graphic portrayal of violence and rape. American film critic Roger Ebert called ''Irréversible'' "a movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaspar Noé
Gaspar Noé (; ; born 27 December 1963) is an Argentine filmmaker, who lives and worked primarily in France. He is one of the primary exponents of New French Extremity, with his most notable works including the feature films '' I Stand Alone'' (1998), '' Irréversible'' (2002), '' Enter the Void'' (2009), ''Love'' (2015), '' Climax'' (2018), '' Lux Æterna'' (2019), and '' Vortex'' (2021). Early life and education Gasper Noé was born on 27 December 1963 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Luis Felipe Noé, a prominent Argentine artist, writer, and intellectual of Italian descent, and Nora Murphy, a social worker of Irish descent. He has a sister named Paula. Noé moved to New York City with his parents, and resided on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. Noé returned to Argentina at the age of 5 and emigrated to France in 1976 to escape the military dictatorship occurring in Argentina at the time. Noé obtained Italian citizenship from lineage, and is a dual-citizen of Argenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm International Film Festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival () is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November, and focuses on emerging and early career filmmakers. The winning film in the international competition section is awarded the Bronze Horse (''Bronshästen''), and it awards a number of other prizes. History The Stockholm Film Festival was founded in 1990 by the three film enthusiasts Git Scheynius, Kim Klein, and Ignas Shceynius. The first festival took place over four days, with its opening film being "Wild at Heart (film), Wild at Heart" by David Lynch. In 1994, the Stockholm Film Festival took a step into the digital age as the first film festival in the world with its own website. David Lynch visited the festival for the first time in 2003 to receive the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award, 13 years after ''Wild at Heart (film), Wild at Heart'' inaugurated the very first edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Nahon
Philippe Nahon (; 24 December 1938 – 19 April 2020) was a French actor. Best known films Nahon was best known for his roles in French horror and thriller films, including '' I Stand Alone'', '' Humains'', '' Calvaire'', ''The Pack'' and '' Haute Tension,'' and he has been featured as a nameless butcher in three films by Gaspar Noé – '' Carne'', '' I Stand Alone,'' and ''Irréversible'' (cameo). He died from an illness made worse by COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ... on 19 April 2020. Theater Filmography References External links * 1938 births 2020 deaths French male film actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French male stage actors French male television actors Deaths fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Costes
Jean-Louis Costes (born 13 May 1954) is a French noise musician, performance artist and film actor. Costes has been described as the French version of GG Allin, though unlike Allin's rudimentary brand of hardcore punk, Costes' music is largely synth-driven, relying heavily on looped beats, overmodulated vocals, and random outbursts of screaming and glitch fills. Career He was once married to Lisa Crystal Carver with whom he performed in Suckdog. He helped write the backing music for the "noise opera" music of the Suckdog Circus. His albums include '' Hung by the Dick'' from Nihilist Records. Shows I2003 he performed a so-called "porno-social opera" entitled the ''Holy Virgin Cult'' (''Le Culte de la Vierge'') across the United States with two other performers credited as "Tristan" and "Nesi". The performance was approximately 90 minutes long, with three distinct acts and shorter vignettes, and followed a prerecorded soundtrack. Each act began with the performers dressed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Adoum
Fatima Adoum is a French actress. Biography She studied language sciences, performing arts and holds a PhD in Cinema – at La Sorbonne, Paris 1. Filmography Film * 2002: ''Irréversible'' de Gaspar Noé * 2002: ''Funeral'', Newton I. Aduaka * 2004: '' Les Anges malicieux'', Frédéric Monpierre * 2004: '' Wild Side'', Sébastien Lifshitz * 2005: '' Temps morts'', Eléonore Weber * 2008: '' La Louve'', Bruno Bontzolakis * 2009: '' Benicio'', Eric Borg * 2010: '' Infantania'', Eric Borg * 2010: '' One Man's Show'', Newton I. Aduaka * 2010: ''Stabat mater'', Jean-Luc Herbulot * 2010: '' À tout prix'', Yann Danh * 2010: '' Lili's Got Talent'', Nur Sadiq * 2011: '' L'Assaut'' Julien Leclercq * 2011: '' Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'', Guy Ritchie * 2012: '' Judy and Jim'', Ben Fellows * 2012: '' A Place in the Sun'', Peter Flinth * 2013: '' Un p'tit gars de Ménilmontant'', Alain Minier * 2013: '' Munster cake'', Jean-Luc Herbulot * 2013: ''The Mark of the Angels – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Prestia
Jo Prestia (born 5 June 1960 in Porto Empedocle) is an Italian born French kickboxer and actor. He has appeared in more than seventy films since 1996 and is best known for his performance as Le Tenia in the controversial 2002 film, ''Irréversible''. Muay Thai Kickboxing Career Early Career In his early career, Prestia's notable bouts was against Payakdam, Ronnie Green (kickboxer), Ronnie Green in 1984 losing both fights by a 5 round decision. In 1985 Jo defeated Bruno Benlabed by a 5 round decision. French Muay Thai Title In 1985 Jo fought for the French Muay Thai Title defeating Mohamed Jami by a 5 round decision. European Muay Thai World Title In 1986 and 1987 Jo would accomplish 2 European Muay Thai Championships. On May 14, 1988 a rematch was set against Bruno Benlabed for the Muay Thai European, Jo would lose a 5 round decision. Rivalry With Wattana Soudareth From 1987-1988 Jo fought Wattana Soudareth thrice losing the first fight by a 5 round decision, in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Stand Alone (film)
''I Stand Alone'' () is a 1998 French psychological drama art film written and directed by Gaspar Noé as his directorial debut, and starring Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, and Martine Audrain. The film, focusing on several pivotal days in the life of a butcher facing abandonment, isolation, rejection and unemployment, was the director's first feature-length production, and is a sequel to his 1991 short film '' Carne''. The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 1998 and received favourable reviews from critics. Plot The film opens with a monologue on how morality and justice favor the rich, so that the poor have to enforce their own justice. A slideshow commences, depicting the Butcher's life, narrated by himself. He explains that he is just a banal commoner: born near Paris in 1939, he was orphaned at two years old. At the end of WWII, he learns that his father was a French Communist who was killed in a concentration camp. He starts to become depressed and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BDSM
BDSM is a variety of often Eroticism, erotic practices or Sexual roleplay, roleplaying involving Bondage (BDSM), bondage, Discipline (BDSM), discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in by people who do not consider themselves to be practising BDSM, inclusion in the BDSM community or subculture often is said to depend on self-identification and shared experience. The initialism ''BDSM'' is first recorded in a Usenet post from 1991, and is interpreted as a combination of the abbreviations B/D (Bondage and Discipline), D/s (Dominance and submission), and S/M (Sadism and Masochism). ''BDSM'' is used as a catch-all phrase covering a wide range of activities, forms of interpersonal relationships, and distinct subcultures. BDSM communities generally welcome anyone with a non-normative streak who identifies with the community; this may include cross-dressers, body modi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taenia (flatworm)
''Taenia'' is the type genus of the Taeniidae family of tapeworms (a type of helminth). It includes some important parasites of livestock. Members of the genus are responsible for taeniasis and cysticercosis in humans, which are types of helminthiasis belonging to the group of neglected tropical diseases. More than 100 species are recorded. They are morphologically characterized by a ribbon-like body composed of a series of segments called proglottids; hence the name ''Taenia'' (Greek ταίνια, ''tainia'' meaning ribbon, bandage, or stripe). The anterior end of the body is the scolex. Some members of the genus ''Taenia'' have an armed scolex (hooks and/or spines located in the "head" region); of the two major human parasites, ''Taenia saginata'' has an unarmed scolex, while ''Taenia solium'' has an armed scolex. The proglottids have a central ovary, with a vitellarium (yolk gland) posterior to it. As in all cyclophyllid cestodes, a genital pore occurs on the side of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Identity Document
An identity document (abbreviated as ID) is a documentation, document proving a person's Identity (social science), identity. If the identity document is a plastic card it is called an ''identity card'' (abbreviated as ''IC'' or ''ID card''). When the identity document incorporates a photographic portrait, it is called a ''Photo identification, photo ID''. In some countries, identity documents may be List of national identity card policies by country#Countries with compulsory identity cards, compulsory to have. The identity document is used to connect a person to information about the person, often in a database. The connection between the identity document and database is based on personal information present on the document, such as the bearer's full name, birth date, Address (geography), address, an identification number, card number, gender, citizenship and more. A unique national identification number is the most secure way, but some countries lack such numbers or do not s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
