Next Floor (2008)

During an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with hordes of servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this ... See full summary »

Director:

Denis Villeneuve

Writer:

Jacques Davidts (screenplay)

Stars:

Simone Chevalot, Luc-Martial Dagenais, Kenneth Fernandez

19 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Simone Chevalot	...	Guest
Luc-Martial Dagenais	...	Musician
Kenneth Fernandez	...	Guest
Mathieu Handfield	...	Server
Ariel Ifergan	...	Guest
Neil Kroetsch	...	Musician
Jean Marchand	...	Maître D'
Sergei Marchenko	...	Guest
Deepak Massand	...	Guest
Gaetan Nadeau	...	Guest
Charles Papasoff	...	Guest
Sébastien René	...	Server
Daniel Rousse	...	Guest
Helga Schmitz	...	Guest
Emmanuel Schwartz	...	Server

Storyline

During an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with hordes of servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this absurd and grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events destabilizes the endless symphony of abundance.

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Plot Keywords:

carnage | apocalypse | end of the world

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Phi

Technical Specs

Runtime:

11 min 11 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Effective Short

Next Floor (2008)

*** (out of 4)

Strange but effective short about some grotesque people sitting around a table eating some rather grotesque things while some servants look on. As soon as the people eat a certain amount they, with the table, go falling to the next floor where they're fed even more until they fall through the floor yet again. That's pretty much everything that happens for 11-minutes and you'd think that it might get boring after a while but it actually never does. Instead this is an extremely well-made and rather intelligent film that contains some superb cinematography. The images on the screen are rather ugly as I'm sure most vegetarians will pass out before the movie is over with. What makes the images so effective is the great cinematography but also the terrific editing, which puts you right in the middle of the table and you'll really feel as if you're there looking at and smelling all this food. Director Villeneuve has created a rather unique little gem that is well worth watching as it's both funny and disturbing.