Irreversible Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

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. - Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon, Jo Prestia
Theatrical Release Date:
03/07/2003
DVD Release Date:
08/05/2003
Rating:
Not Rated
Run Time:
99 min.
Distributor(s):
Lions Gate Films
Production Co.:
120 Films, Canal Plus, Cinemas de la Zone, eskwad, Nord-Ouest
Director(s):
Gaspar Noé
Genre(s):
Action, Drama, Horror
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
Status:
DVD

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