Marc, a traveling entertainer, is on his way home for Christmas when his van brakes in the middle of a jerkwater town with some strange inhabitans.
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Fabrice du Welz
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Title: Calvaire (2004)
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4 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
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| Laurent Lucas | ... | Marc Stevens | |
| Brigitte Lahaie | ... | Mademoiselle Vicky | |
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Gigi Coursigny | ... | Madame Langhoff |
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Jean-Luc Couchard | ... | Boris |
| Jackie Berroyer | ... | Bartel | |
| Philippe Nahon | ... | Robert Orton | |
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Philippe Grand'Henry | ... | Tomas Orton |
| Jo Prestia | ... | Fermier Mylène | |
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Marc Lefebvre | ... | Lucien |
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Alfred David | ... | Roland (as Alfred David-Pingouin) |
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Alain Delaunois | ... | Gáant |
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Vincent Cahay | ... | Stan Le Pianiste |
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Johan Meys | ... | Rosto |
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Romain Protat | ... | Figurant Dans Le Bar |
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Damien Waselle | ... | Figurant Dans Le Bar |
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A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège, his van conked out. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog leads Marc to a shuttered inn; the owner gives Marc a room for the night. Next day, the innkeeper, Mr. Bartel, promises to fix the van, demands that Marc not visit the nearby village, and goes through Marc's things while the entertainer takes a walk. At dinner that night, Bartel laments his wife's having left him, and by next day, Marc is in a nightmare that may not end. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Some people would kill for company.Genres:
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According to director Fabrice du Welz the surreal bar scene in this film is a homage to one of his favorite films André Delvaux's Un soir, un train (1968). See more »Goofs
"ELECRTICITE" is spelled during the end credits instead of "ELECTRICITE" (Electricity) See more »Crazy Credits
In the "thank you" section: "Balo, Jean Hermann, Denis Closset, morts au montage" ("dead in the editing room"). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Language:
FrenchRelease Date:
16 March 2005 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Calvaire - Tortur des Wahnsinns See more »Edit
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$890, 13 August 2006Gross USA:
$3,260Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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This was the best film I saw at London's 2004 Frightfest, much better than the over-hyped but ultimately disappointing Haute Tension, the other French language horror entry.
Superficially this is the Belgian take on the "crazed hillbilly" sub-genre of Last House on the Left or Deliverance, but in it's mixture of horror and surreal humor this is closer to something like Roman Polanski's The Tenant. The portrait of an isolated society who lives without women is taken to its logical and often shocking extremes. There is a scene at the local bar which must rank among the strangest and most memorable set pieces in recent years. The film is very atmospheric and the cinematography is stunning. You can almost feel the chill of the winter forest it takes place in.
Hopefully Calvaire (it's English title was The Ordeal when I saw it) will get a proper release in English speaking territories, though I can see that this is a much more difficult sell than the derivative calling card exercise that was Haute Tension.