Carnage (2002)

After a bull dies in an arena, its remains are transported throughout Belgium, France, and Spain, where various characters cross its path.

Director:

Delphine Gleize

Writer:

Delphine Gleize

Stars:

Chiara Mastroianni, Ángela Molina, Raphaëlle Molinier

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julien Lescarret	...	Victor
Ramon Arenillas Llorente	...	Pedro L'Apoderado
Dominique Vache	...	le Peon de Confiance
Michel Malmoustier	...	Le valet d'Epée
Raphaëlle Molinier	...	Winnie
Lucia Sanchez	...	Jeanne
Chiara Mastroianni	...	Carlotta
Stéphane Touitou	...	La Voix d'audition
Armen Godel	...	Le Partenaire de l'audition
Jacques Gamblin	...	Jacques
Sandrine Laroche	...	La Maitresse de Jacques
Rodolfo De Souza	...	Le Journaliste
Ángela Molina	...	Alicia
Begoña Quirós	...	La Jeune Femme de l'Aeroport (as Begona Martinez Cezon 'Quiros')
Jean-Michel Gouffrant	...	Le Medecin Chirurgien

Storyline

After a bull is killed in a bullfight, its body parts are transported across Spain, France, Italy and Belgium. The bull's parts fall into the wide variety of people, including: an Italian actress selling the bones in a supermarket promotion, a Spanish woman who dines on its steaks, a little girl in France who imagines a world where animals are much larger than humans, and a taxidermist whose wife is simultaneously giving birth to quintuplets.

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Plot Keywords:

bull | belgium | spain | little girl | spanish | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Valsinha
Written by Chico Buarque and Vinicius de Moraes
Performed by Chico Buarque

User Reviews

Interesting, Surreal and Phycological

This movie freaked me out at times. It really made me think about how people from all over the world interconnect. I liked how it switches from one character to the next, each time giving a little information about them. Each character is a little weird and at times seems...unbelievable. I like how everything starts at a Bull's death and as it moves around the world the characters reveal themselves more and more. Overall I liked this movie for its gritty feel and all the thought put into it unlike many other films I have seen recently. This movie is worth seeing at least once, for me many times. It is a great example of film making and a creative screenplay.

Details

Official Sites:

Balthazar Productions [France] Wellspring Media [United States]

Country:

France Belgium Spain Switzerland

Language:

French Spanish Italian Polish

Release Date:

13 November 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Carnage

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,139, 7 September 2003

Gross USA:

$60,158

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$99,049

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balthazar Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Need Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1