Trance (2013)

An art auctioneer becomes mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writers:

Joe Ahearne (screenplay), John Hodge (screenplay)

Stars:

James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James McAvoy	...	Simon
Vincent Cassel	...	Franck
Rosario Dawson	...	Elizabeth
Danny Sapani	...	Nate
Matt Cross	...	Dominic
Wahab Sheikh	...	Riz
Mark Poltimore	...	Francis Lemaitre
Tuppence Middleton	...	Young Woman in Red Car
Simon Kunz	...	Surgeon
Michael Shaeffer	...	Security Guard #1
Tony Jayawardena	...	Security Guard #2
Vincent Montuel	...	Handsome Waiter
Jai Rajani	...	Car Park Attendant
Spencer Wilding	...	60's Robber
Gursharan Chaggar	...	Postman

Storyline

A fine art auctioneer mixed up with a gang joins forces with a hypnotherapist to recover a lost painting. As boundaries between desire, reality and hypnotic suggestion begin to blur the stakes rise faster than anyone could have anticipated.

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Plot Keywords:

lost painting | breasts | shaving of vulva | shaved vulva | female genitalia | 

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Taglines:

Inside the mind. Outside the law.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, violence, some grisly images, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed during a break in Danny Boyle's two-year preparation schedule for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The film was edited after the Olympics wrapped.

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Goofs

Simon shot the revolver using one bullet. So there must be five more bullets left in the revolver since normally only six bullets in a revolver. But we can hear he shot another eight more shots from his revolver to the burning car without ever reloading.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Simon: [auctioneer is barking prices] There is a painting, it's by Rembrandt. 'Storm On The Sea Of Galilee', it's called, and he's in it. Old Rembrandt, he's in the painting. He's in there, right in the middle of the storm, looking straight at you. But... you can't see him. And the reason you can't see him is because the painting has been stolen.

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Crazy Credits

After the closing credits have rolled, the audience hears the familiar five taps on the glass window that was an iconic audible signature throughout the film.

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Connections

Remake of Trance (2001)

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Soundtracks

Sandman
Written and Performed by Kirsty McGee
Courtesy of Hobopop Productions
Also Performed by Rosario Dawson

User Reviews

sort of a suspense film turned horror

Danny Boyle, a renowned director of stage and screen, not to mention a writer, directed the 2014 "Trance" -- and from a brief look at the reviews, people either loved it or hated it.

I hated it.

I'm always fascinated by films about art heists, but this time, I felt let down. That's not to take away from the originality of the story, but for me, it became too convoluted.

In London, an auctioneer, Simon Newton (James McAvoy), helps a gang, headed by a man named Franck, to steal a valuable painting at the auction house. Simon gets into a car accident and claims not to remember where he hid the painting. The gang sends him to a hypnotherapist (Rosario Dawson), under an assumed name, and record him -- he doesn't say he's looking for this painting, obviously, since it's all over the news, so he says he's looking for his keys.

The hypnotherapist turns out to be quite a character, and one can't really tell for a time if she's in league with the gang or trying to help Simon, as she plays both sides. It all gets kind of crazy from there, with murders, sex, car chases and hypnosis.

I love the plot, and normally, I like a complicated, involved story, but I admit that after a while, I gave up and didn't know what was happening. It reminded me a tiny bit of Memento, but that film was a lot more straightforward. This movie started out suspense and toward the end turned into a crazy horror movie.

The acting was good, with perhaps the exception of Rosario Dawson. First of all, she had an impossible role. Secondly, I am absolutely certain that in some scenes she didn't know what her attitude was supposed to be. It's not too much of a stretch that these actors lost their way in the script as well. I can't imagine anyone having to sit down and read it.

I think Danny Boyle is one of those people who, when he's good, he's fabulous, and when he's less than that, he's confusing.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK USA France

Language:

English French

Release Date:

27 March 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Trance

Filming Locations:

Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$131,145, 7 April 2013

Gross USA:

$2,328,743

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$24,261,569

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé, Cloud Eight Films, Decibel Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos SDDS Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1