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Title: Irréversible (2002)
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| Monica Bellucci | ... | Alex (as Bellucci) | |
| Vincent Cassel | ... | Marcus (as Cassel) | |
| Albert Dupontel | ... | Pierre (as Dupontel) | |
| Jo Prestia | ... | Le Tenia (as Prestia) | |
| Philippe Nahon | ... | L'homme (as Nahon) | |
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Stéphane Drouot | ... | Stéphane (as Drouot) |
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Jean-Louis Costes | ... | Fistman (as Costes) |
| Mick Gondouin | ... | Mick (as Gondouin) | |
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Mourad Khima | ... | Mourad (as Khima) |
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Layde Hellal | ... | Layde (as Hellal) |
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Dominique Nato | ... | Commissaire (as Nato) |
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Michel Fesche | ... | Chauffeur Taxi (as Fesche) |
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Victoria Jaramillo | ... | Concha (as Jaramillo) |
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Jean-Yves Le Quellec | ... | Inspecteur (as Le Quellec) |
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Isabelle Giami | ... | Copine d'Alex enceinte (as Giami) |
A young woman, Alex, is raped by a stranger in a tunnel. Her boyfriend Marcus and ex-boyfriend Pierre decide to do justice themselves. In 2002, Gaspar Noé created controversy (and controversy) by presenting his film at the Cannes Film Festival. 17 years later, he returns with a brand new version of his cult film. Initially operated in an anechronological form (the film starts at the end and ends at its beginning), with Irreversible "Full Inversion" (2019), the filmmaker offers us a completely different reading, offering it to us in a chronological order.
I have seen this film only once. It needs multiple viewings, I feel, to fully appreciate it's merit. This is something that will come in time but I felt it was only right to comment after my first impression. I instantly gave the film 10 out of 10, not because I overly enjoyed it (nigh on impossible) but because it shook me, at times, to my very core and affected me in a way that I cannot easily or fully describe. I can honestly say Irreversible is the most devastating piece of cinema I've ever witnessed. This isn't solely due to it's shocking content but more so the production as a whole and how it has been constructed and packaged. It truly is a work of art. Camera-work, lighting, colour (primarily gaudy, striking tones of red and orange) all combine in an unforgettable amalgam of brilliance. Featuring towering performances from Cassel, Belluci and Dupontel the film lurches backward in time depicting the events of a truly tragic night in the lives of three friends. Alex (Belluci) is brutally raped on her way home from a party and Marcus (Cassel) and Pierre (Dupontel) set off determined to wreak vengeance on the perpetrator. However, that is merely the plot. Admittedly quite a simple premise but the way it is played out is unforgettable. This is a film that everyone should and arguably needs to see as it is, for me, a milestone of modern cinema. Raw and unflinching, can you stomach it?