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Immortals

Original title: Immortel (ad vitam)
  • 20042004
  • 1616
  • 1h 43m
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5.9/10
21K
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Immortals (2004)
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In the distant future, Earth is occupied by ancient gods and genetically altered humans. When a god is sentenced to death he seeks a new human host and a woman to bear his child.In the distant future, Earth is occupied by ancient gods and genetically altered humans. When a god is sentenced to death he seeks a new human host and a woman to bear his child.In the distant future, Earth is occupied by ancient gods and genetically altered humans. When a god is sentenced to death he seeks a new human host and a woman to bear his child.

IMDb RATING
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21K
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  • Director
    • Enki Bilal
  • Writers
    • Enki Bilal(comic books "La Foire aux immortels" and "La Femme piège")
    • Serge Lehman
  • Stars
    • Linda Hardy
    • Thomas Kretschmann
    • Charlotte Rampling
Top credits
  • Director
    • Enki Bilal
  • Writers
    • Enki Bilal(comic books "La Foire aux immortels" and "La Femme piège")
    • Serge Lehman
  • Stars
    • Linda Hardy
    • Thomas Kretschmann
    • Charlotte Rampling
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    • 184User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Linda Hardy in Immortals (2004)
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    Féodor Atkine in Immortals (2004)
    Immortals (2004)
    Thomas Kretschmann in Immortals (2004)
    Thomas Kretschmann in Immortals (2004)
    Paul Bandey in Immortals (2004)
    Linda Hardy in Immortals (2004)
    Féodor Atkine in Immortals (2004)
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    Top cast

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    Linda Hardy
    Linda Hardy
    • Jillas Jill
    Thomas Kretschmann
    Thomas Kretschmann
    • Nikopolas Nikopol
    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    • Elma Turneras Elma Turner
    Yann Collette
    • Froebeas Froebe
    Frédéric Pierrot
    Frédéric Pierrot
    • Johnas John
    Thomas M. Pollard
    Thomas M. Pollard
    • Horusas Horus
    Joe Sheridan
    Joe Sheridan
    • Allgoodas Allgood
    Corinne Jaber
    • Lily Liangas Lily Liang
    Olivier Achard
    • Checkeras Checker
    Jerry Di Giacomo
    • Jack Turneras Jack Turner
    Dominique Mahut
    • Hotel Receptionistas Hotel Receptionist
    Gary Cowan
    • Tycho Barmanas Tycho Barman
    Augustin Legrand
    • Pusheras Pusher…
    Javon Constantin
    • Eugenics' Little Boyas Eugenics' Little Boy
    Owen Steketee
    • Horus's Babyas Horus's Baby
    Joel Mitchell
    • Huxleyas Huxley
    • (as Joël Mitchell)
    Shush Tenin
    • Anubisas Anubis
    Vanessa Hope
    • Bastetas Bastet
    • Director
      • Enki Bilal
    • Writers
      • Enki Bilal(comic books "La Foire aux immortels" and "La Femme piège")
      • Serge Lehman
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    Storyline

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    In New York City, in late 21 century, genetically altered humans live side by side with unaltered men and women, and Central Park has been mysteriously encased in an "intrusion zone" where people who attempt to enter are instantly killed. A strange pyramid has appeared over the city; inside, the gods of ancient Egypt have judged Horus, one of their fellow gods, to cease his immortality. In the city below, Jill, a young woman with blue hair, is arrested. She is not completely human; her tissues appear to be no more than a few months old according to an examining physician, although her physical form is already that of an adult. She also possesses a number of secret powers, including one that enables her to procreate with gods, though she knows nothing of this. Horus is given a limited time to interact with the humans of New York and procreate. During his search for a host body, Horus encounters Nikopol, a rebel condemned to thirty years of hibernation who, due to a mechanical accident, escapes his prison one year early. Horus has been unsuccessful in attempting to take over the bodies of other humans; due to an incompatibility with the genetic alterations humans have undergone, the host bodies self-destruct while attempting to accommodate a god. Nikopol's body is acceptable as it has been frozen in prison/storage and not undergone the genetic changes causing the rejections. Horus takes partial control of Nikopol's body and starts looking for a woman he can mate with to provide him a son before his death sentence is carried out. When Horus/Nikopol discovers Jill, they become entangled in a web of murder and intrigue. —Vanhel Singh
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    • Taglines
      • The ancient gods have returned
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • 16
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Was one of several films around the world that were the first to use an entirely "digital backlot" (i.e. the actors were all shot in front of blue- and green-screens with all the backgrounds added in post-production, a technique which has been used for TV, video and video game production for many years). Fans debate on which movie was shot first, but the other movies include: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004), Casshern (2004), and Sin City (2005).
    • Goofs
      When Dr Turner is interviewing Jill for the first time, she glances at a digital readout of some of Jill's known vital statistics, which says that Jill's height is 4"8' (4 inches and 8 feet).
    • Quotes

      Jill Bioskop: [Jill reciting in French the third stanza of Charles Baudelaire's poem "Le Poison," which she has just been reading from the book she holds entitled "Les Fleurs Du Mal" or Flowers of Evil] "Tout cela ne vaut pas le poison qui découle De tes yeux, de tes yeux verts, Lacs où mon âme tremble et se voit à l'envers... Mes songes viennent en foule Pour se désaltérer à ces gouffres amers." English translation: All that is not equal to the poison which flows from your eyes, from your green eyes, lakes where my soul trembles and sees its evil side. My dreams come in multitude to slake their thirst in those bitter gulfs.

      Nikopol: [Nikopol, who recites Baudelaire's poetry in other scenes of the movie, finishes Jill's recitation in English] But all that is not worth the prodigy of your saliva, Jill, that bites my soul, and dizzies it, and swirls it down, remorselessly, rolling it, fainting to the underworld.

    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #35.9 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Beautiful Days
      Written by Marc A. Huygens - Venus

      Performed by Venus

      By Kind Permission of Emi Music France and Emi Music Publishing France

    User reviews184

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    6/10
    Mixed bag...
    The story revolves around New York City in the late 21st Century (2090 or so). There is a contrast between the live action, the really stunning CG and the CG that looks like some PC game I played 5 years ago. I think the movie would have been better if it was all done in CG (ie. Final Fantasy). Nonetheless, it looks similar to other European sci-fi movies (think of the Fifth Element). The first 1/2 of the movie, I was wondering what was going on. There seemed to be events that were happening, with little explanation as to why or what. There was very little background provided for the world we are dropped in (I think reading the trilogy of the comic might help in watching this movie). We are given hints that people are now more cyborg than human, corruption has increased, there seems to be non-human class discrimination, and there is a pyramid hanging over the city. While this movie has an interesting storyline and is obviously deeper than movies like the Fifth Element, the lack of character/background development ultimately hurt this movie. I was left to interpret the majority of the movie based on my own background rather than what was happening before me. I am a little disappointed. I was so interested in seeing this movie after I saw the trailer. I am going to read the Nikopol trilogy to see if my understanding and appreciation of this movie improves.

    -Celluloid Rehab
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    • Aug 16, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 2, 2004 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Immortal
    • Production companies
      • Téléma
      • TF1 Films Production
      • CiBy 2000
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €22,100,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,172,452
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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