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Irreversible

Not Rated In Theaters 03/7/2003 , 99min.
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Plot & Details

Gaspar Noé's Irreversible utilizes the same storytelling technique used by Christopher Nolan in Memento and Harold Pinter in Betrayal. Consisting of about a dozen scenes, all shot in single takes, Irreversible charts a disturbing night in the life of Marcus (Vincent Cassel), but presents the events in reverse chronological order. The audience eventually learns how the beautiful Alex (Cassel's real-life partner Monica Bellucci) is involved. The film opens with a violent altercation at a gay sex club and works backward to explain how and why the violence occurred. The actors improvised the vast majority of the dialogue starting from a four-page story outline. Irreversible was screened in competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.
  • MPAA Rating: Not Rated
  • Genre(s): Action,Drama,Horror
  • Run Time: 99min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 03/07/2003
  • DVD Release Date: 08/05/2003
  • Distributor(s): Lions Gate Films
  • Director(s): Gaspar Noé
  • Starring: Monica Bellucci , Vincent Cassel , Albert Dupontel , Philippe Nahon , Jo Prestia
  • Themes: Faltering Friendships,Mind Games,Woman In Jeopardy,Out For Revenge
  • Tone: Claustrophobic,Confrontational,Tense,Menacing,Sexual,Lurid,Paranoid
  • Keywords: French [nationality],brutality,gay-bashing,nightclub,rape,sodomy,violence
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (03-07-2003)
  • Language: French