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19 May 2004 (Belgium) morePlot:
Based on George Bataille's posthumous and controversial novel: When his father dies, a young man is introduced by his attractive, amoral mother to a world of hedonism and depravity. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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remarkable moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Isabelle Huppert | ... | Hélène, the Mother | |
| Louis Garrel | ... | Pierre, the Son | |
| Emma de Caunes | ... | Hansi | |
| Joana Preiss | ... | Réa | |
| Jean-Baptiste Montagut | ... | Loulou | |
| Dominique Reymond | ... | Marthe | |
| Olivier Rabourdin | ... | Robert | |
| Philippe Duclos | ... | The Father | |
| Pascal Tokatlian | ... | Klaus | |
| Théo Hakola | ... | Ian | |
| Nuno Lopes | ... | The Doctor | |
| Patrick Fanik | ... | Eric | |
| Susi Egetenmeier | ... | Woman in dunes | |
| Sylvia Johnson | ... | Woman of couple |
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Rated NC-17 for strong and aberrant sexual content.; Rated R for strong aberrant sexuality, some language and violent images. (special edit)Parents Guide:
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Australia:R | Canada:18A | Portugal:M/18 | USA:R (cut) | New Zealand:R18 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 | Argentina:16Filming Locations:
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Remarkably evocative and accurate portrayal of a work by Geroge Bataille. Not having read the particular book it was based on yet it certainly ties in the imagery and methodologies used in other novels of his I have read. Challenging, stylish and original. Probably the most successful adaptation I have seen of a challenging work (with the proviso of not having read the actual work and citing familiarity with his oeuvre). Arguably some of the sex in the middle of the film is superfluous but it soon gets darker and touches upon some of Bataille's more extreme ideas re: religion, sex and death. If an attempt were to be made to film Story of the Eye, the same production team would seem like the ideal choice. Indeed, maybe this will start a trend in filming the fiction /screenplays based on the ideas of others like Foucault / Barthes, etc. That could prove very interesting.