Chrysalis (2007/I)

Director:

Julien Leclercq

Writers:

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

Release Date:

31 October 2007 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Medical | Future | 2020s | Mind Control | Bare Chested Male Bondage

Cast

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mika Cotillon	...	Malik
Franck Goumah	...	Agent DST 2
Patrick Hamel	...	Jacques
Virginie Jaspart	...	Aide soignante
Andy King	...	Gianni
Baptiste Leclercq	...	Fumeur de drogue
Sebastien Libessart	...	Infirmier
Rémy Roubakha
Claudia Tagbo	...	Infirmiere
Aline Tcheou	...	Infirmiere chinoise
Olivier Vergès	...	Professeur Brügen's Assistant
Alex Waltz	...	Agent DST 1

Also Known As:

Avatar (France) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min | Canada:91 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:18A | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | France:-12 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Gaumont

Movie Connections:

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Stylish action sci-fi

This is a cross between sci-fi,Philip K. Dick style,hard edged cop thriller,and some jiu jitsu martial arts thrown in as well.It is really brutal at times,but not gratuitous.The lighting is cold throughout,but it's never really dark.The colour seems washed out,and added to the lighting it's almost black and white at times.But I really liked the style.Despite being set in Paris,almost every scene is somewhat claustrophobic.There is rarely a view of the Eiffel Tower,and very few,if any,crowd scenes.Most scenes are in the police staion,underground,science lab,or apartment blocks.

This is an intense psychological film that demands your attention,and you will be rewarded if you stick with it.