Nuit noire

20052005
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

593

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

78,514

28,810

Drama Mystery Sci-Fi

In a world overtaken by eternal darkness, the buttoned down entomologist abandons his phantoms to embrace the unknown. Oscar is a conservator at the Natural Science Museum, and spends most o... Read allIn a world overtaken by eternal darkness, the buttoned down entomologist abandons his phantoms to embrace the unknown. Oscar is a conservator at the Natural Science Museum, and spends most of his days surrounded by bugs. When Oscar isn't tending to the tiny specimens that line hi... Read allIn a world overtaken by eternal darkness, the buttoned down entomologist abandons his phantoms to embrace the unknown. Oscar is a conservator at the Natural Science Museum, and spends most of his days surrounded by bugs. When Oscar isn't tending to the tiny specimens that line his home and workplace, he can frequently be found reflecting on his childhood traumas in th... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

593

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

78,514

28,810

Top credits

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins

Photos16

Storyline

Edit

User reviews8

Review

Featured review

9/10

Surrealistic stand-alone masterpiece

A great film! Slow: YES.

...but original, deeply atmospheric, dark and horrifying, perfectly SURREAL (feels like a nightmare).

I'd compare it to David Lynch (Eraserhead, Inland Empire, Blue Velvet) style maybe with mixed with a little bit of Barton Fink and Naked Lunch (Insects!). Also a bit of Jodorowsky (Fando y Lis)....

Add some Night on Earth, Angel Heart and a bit of Begotten, Pi, (would it be wrong to mention Tetsuo?) Jacob's Ladder, Barker's The Forbidden and Salome - that should form together at least the concept of a dark night... NUIT NOIRE.

If you're out for avantegardistic and/or surrealistic cinema (like I am) you're gonna like this one. If you're expecting anything else like a movie full of action with some average plot - try your luck with something else.

Final words: The plot is very, very strange and unusual and that's probably the #1 reason why most people who don't appreciate this film hate it.

helpful•14