Chrysalis (I) (2007)

In the near future Paris, a cop is searching for his wife's killer. The trail leads him to a high tech medical clinic where everything is not what it seems.

Director:

Julien Leclercq

Writers:

Julien Leclercq (scenario and dialogue), Franck Philippon (scenario and dialogue),

Stars:

Albert Dupontel, Marie Guillard, Marthe Keller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Albert Dupontel	...	David Hoffmann
Marie Guillard	...	Marie Becker
Marthe Keller	...	Professeur Brügen
Mélanie Thierry	...	Manon Brügen
Claude Perron	...	Miller
Alain Figlarz	...	Dimitri Nicolov / Danis Nicolov
Smadi Wolfman	...	Sarah
Patrick Bauchau	...	Charles Becker
Guy Lecluyse	...	Kovacs
Cyril Lecomte	...	Le légiste
Francis Renaud	...	Yuri
Manon Chevallier	...	Clémence
Estelle Lefébure	...	Clara
Mika Cotellon	...	Malik
Andy King	...	Gianni

Storyline

In the near future Paris, a cop is searching for his wife's killer. The trail leads him to a high tech medical clinic where everything is not what it seems.

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Plot Keywords:

medical | future | hairy chest | one word title | mind control | 

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Taglines:

Some Memories Can Never Be Forgotten

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

31 October 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Avatar

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Sofica Sogécinéma 2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

User Reviews

Very well made and definitely worth taking a chance on, but watch it with subtitles, the dubbing is terrible.

OK, just so everyone knows it's a foreign film, French to be exact, and it is best watched in subtitles because the dubbing is terribad. If you can't stand to read your movie don't bother. Chrysalis is a sci-fi action thriller that pits an angry, vengeance driven Europol cop against a former Bulgarian special agent for control over the technology to create, implant, and erase human memories. The fight scenes are very well done and I really liked the "hard" fighting style that was employed rather than the "soft" martial arts so often seen in movies. The tech was very well done and low key, something I appreciated, too often sci-fi movies favor gadgets over plot. I liked the story but would have liked to have seen a bit more character development. All said I enjoyed the movie and I am glad I saw it.