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2 November 2005 (France)
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Images flash through Arthur's brain, voices buzz in his mind, uttering disjointed words and sentences...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | José Garcia | ... | Arthur Seligman |
 | Marion Cotillard | ... | Isabelle Kruger / Alice |
| Michel Duchaussoy | ... | M. Seligman, le père d'Arthur |
| Bernard Le Coq | ... | Walcott / le docteur Granger |
| Héléna Noguerra | ... | Soraya |
| Gérald Laroche | ... | Le commissaire Koskas / Marc Koskas |
| Marysa Borini | ... | Mme Seligman, la mère d'Arthur |
| Nathalie Nell | ... | Dr. Brenner |
| Lise Lamétrie | ... | La gardienne |
| Pascal Bongard | ... | Clovis |
| Steve Campos | ... | Arthur Seligman (6 ans) |
| Hugo Brunswick | ... | Yvan Seligman (ado) |
| Dominique Bettenfeld | ... | Policier 1 |
| Alexandre Donders | ... | Le patron du café |
| Arnaud Maillard | ... | Le petit ami de Koskas |
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France:90 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/16
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Visa d'exploitation en France #111220.
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Tearing down a coastal lane, Arthur flies out of the bend only to open his eyes again in hospital. While he was out cold, his unconscious spoke, revealing his hidden self as an emotional Pandora's box. In a dreamy, confused state he battles absurdity to unravel a lingering, youthful trauma.
Visually stunning and cut at video-clip speed, you are in for quite a rush of a film. Oscillating between captivating and horrific, "The Black Box" is really well made. There are countless little examples of beautiful attention to detail scattered around. No doubt because of this attention to detail, the imperfections reveal themselves as well, but they are forgivable. But not all missteps are.
Most importantly, the story-line is not good enough. The film can get away with a somewhat flimsy story for a good hour because of the captivating presentation, but towards the end, it is almost impossible not to be disappointed by the simplistic wrap-up. A real shame, considering the effort which went into this production. Do not hesitate to watch it none the less, as you will be rewarded with plenty an attentive detail and good use of imagery with the unfortunately paranoid José Garcia stuck in the middle.