The Ordeal (2004) Calvaire (original title)

Director:

Fabrice Du Welz

Writers:

Fabrice Du Welz
Romain Protat

Release Date:

9 March 2005 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

Some people would kill for company.

Plot:

A singer's car breaks down deep in the woods.

Plot Keywords:

Van | Woods | Singer | Inn | Female Nudity

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Laurent Lucas	...	Marc Stevens
Brigitte Lahaie	...	Mademoiselle Vicky
Gigi Coursigny	...	Madame Langhoff
Jean-Luc Couchard	...	Boris
Jackie Berroyer	...	Bartel
Philippe Nahon	...	Robert Orton
Philippe Grand'Henry	...	Tomas Orton
Jo Prestia	...	Fermier Mylène
Marc Lefebvre	...	Lucien
Alfred David	...	Roland (as Alfred David-Pingouin)
Alain Delaunois	...	Gáant
Vincent Cahay	...	Stan Le Pianiste
Johan Meys	...	Rosto
Romain Protat	...	Figurant Dans Le Bar
Damien Waselle	...	Figurant Dans Le Bar
Viktor Mikol	...	Figurant Dans Le Bar
Nedzad Kurtagic	...	Figurant Dans Le Bar
Yves Vaucher	...	Figurant Dans Le Bar
Borhan Du Welz	...	Enfant Dans Le Bois
Maxime Dewitte	...	Enfant Dans Le Bois
Alexis Dewitte	...	Enfant Dans Le Bois
Liam Gilson	...	Enfant Dans Le Bois
Raphaël Schmidt	...	Enfant Dans Le Bois
Eliot Cahay	...	Enfant Dans Le Bois
Farkhad Alekperov	...	Enfant Dans Le Bois

Directed by
Fabrice Du Welz

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Fabrice Du Welz
Romain Protat

Produced by
Michael Gentile	....	producer
Eddy Géradon-Luyckx	....	producer
Philippe Kauffmann	....	associate producer
Guillaume Malandrin	....	associate producer
Donato Rotunno	....	associate producer
Vincent Tavier	....	producer

Original Music by
Vincent Cahay

Cinematography by
Benoît Debie

Film Editing by
Sabine Hubeaux

Production Design by
Manu de Meulemeester

Costume Design by
Geraldine Picron

Makeup Department
Aurélie Elich	....	chief hair stylist
Aurélie Elich	....	chief makeup artist

Production Management
Ludovic Douillet	....	production manager
Louis Lechevalier	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sébastien Fernandes Tasch	....	second assistant director
Jean-Louis Frémont	....	assistant director

Art Department
Stéphanie Cordet-Acbard	....	set trainee
Laurent Coutellier	....	property master
Monique Marnette	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Benoît Biral	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bertrand Boudaud	....	foley artist
Emmanuel de Boissieu	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marc Engels	....	sound
Frédéric Meert	....	sound editor
Ingrid Simon	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Alain Couty	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Benjamin Ageorges	....	digital compositor
Stephane Bidault	....	visual effects supervisor
Christophe Chanvin	....	visual effects supervisor
Jean-Antoine Lacolle	....	digital compositor
Matthias Weber	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Pascale Noël	....	stunt safety

Camera and Electrical Department
Luca Etter	....	still photographer
Jean-François Hensgens	....	focus puller
Témoudjine Janssens	....	grip
Didier Versolatto	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frédérique Leroy	....	costume assistant

Other crew
Laora Bardos-Feltoronyi	....	script supervisor
Jean-Yves Dupuis	....	production administrator
Hélène Lambotte	....	production assistant
Adriana Piasek-Wanski	....	production assistant
Felix Sorger	....	production consultant
Saveria Thomasi	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• La Parti Productions
• Tarantula
• StudioCanal
• Film, The
• Backup Films (in association with)
• Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté Française de Belgique
• Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg
• Télédistributeurs Wallons

Distributors

• Mars Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Inspire Pictures (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Palm Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• I-On New Media (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Millennium Storm (2005) (Italy) (video)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Stardis Pictures (2006) (Spain) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bollux  film stock provided by
• Bollux  grip rental company
• Bollux  tracking vehicle and low loader
• Eye-Lite  camera equipment provided by
• Film & Television Facilities  generators
• Location Consulting & Facilities  generators

Also Known As:

"Calvaire" - Belgium (original title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Belgium | France | Luxembourg

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | France:-16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Singapore:R21 | Japan:R-15 | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:18 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Bullingen, Belgium

Company:

La Parti Productions

Trivia:

The scene where Marc and Bartel talk over dinner was modeled after the conversation scene between Marion Crane and Norman Bates in Hitchcock's Psycho (1960).

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: "ELECRTICITE" is spelled during the end credits instead of "ELECTRICITE" (Electricity)

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Viande d'origine française (2009) (TV)

just saw it at the TIFF

Wow...the other review is nuts. This movie was fantastic!

I got a chance to thank the director (in french) after the film. The lighting was unbelievable, the acting was great, the directing was great, and the script was fantastic. Definitely not for the weak of stomach...pretty gory and painful at times, but let up with some hilarious moments (ie. the dance). They shot on super 16 which gave it an incredible grainy quality...very 1980s sci-fi/horror (which i liked). It was very dark with extremely high contrast, and some beautiful locations. The end seemed like a bit of a let-down at first, but the more i think about it the more i like it. (won't give it away though).

Suffice to say it was gorgeously shot, great cast/crew, and a interesting take on insanity and love. The director described it as a 'love story'...ermmm...yes? with a crucifixion...and pig buggery...

anyways, I would LOVE to see this get a release (without a re-edit), or at lest a distribution deal. It really deserves it.

-cheers,

claire