La mort en direct

1980
K-12
2h 10m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.3K

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In a future where dying of illness is exceedingly rare, a terminally ill woman becomes a celebrity and a man with camera implants goes to secretly record her for a morbid TV show.

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In a future where dying of illness is exceedingly rare, a terminally ill woman becomes a celebrity and a man with camera implants goes to secretly record her for a morbid TV show.In a future where dying of illness is exceedingly rare, a terminally ill woman becomes a celebrity and a man with camera implants goes to secretly record her for a morbid TV show.In a future where dying of illness is exceedingly rare, a terminally ill woman becomes a celebrity and a man with camera implants goes to secretly record her for a morbid TV show.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.3K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations

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Harvey Keitel and Romy Schneider in La mort en direct (1980)

Romy Schneider, Vadim Glowna, and Vari Sylvester in La mort en direct (1980)

Romy Schneider and Bernhard Wicki in La mort en direct (1980)

Romy Schneider in La mort en direct (1980)

Max von Sydow and Romy Schneider in La mort en direct (1980)

Harvey Keitel in La mort en direct (1980)

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Trivia
At one point in the film, Gerald Mortenhoe (Max von Sydow) tells some historical facts about the Medieval French Composer Robert De Bauleac, while listening to one of his works on a record player. When the film was released, numerous music lovers tried to get a copy of the same record in specialized stores, which could never provide any for a very good reason: Robert De Bauleac has never existed, and the composition heard in the film is Antoine Duhamel's work. However, the concerned piece of music, "Robert De Bauleac's Lament," has been since available as part of the complete movie soundtrack.

Quotes
Vincent Ferriman: Look how shy we've become about death. It's the new pornography.

Connections
Referenced in Speaking Parts (1989)

Soundtracks
For The Love Of The Golden City
Written by Antoine Duhamel, Produced by Gabriel Boustiani
Performed by The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Harry Rabinowitz
Performed by Roger Mason

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I just finished watching this movie in a pitch black room and boy was it dark.Several sequences bordered on the invisible as Harvey Keitel descends into a cameraman´s room 101. Romy Schneider a revelation and spreading compassion on all throughout. The cityscapes are glorious and the faceless people of Glasgow add to the alienation expressed by the script. Excellent shift of pace as Max von Sydow enters to fulfill Romy Schneiders dreams. Great cast, though Harry Dean Stanton under-used, and a sin that this is not more widely recognised.

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