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The shattering consequences of violence are explored in writer/director Gaspar Noé's graphic and profoundly powerful drama, made up of 12 one-shot sequences in reverse chronological order. After Parisian beauty Alex (Monica Bellucci) is beaten and sexually assaulted, her boyfriend and ex-husband unite to find-and exact a brutal revenge against-the attacker. With Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; 2019 chronological "straight cut" edit; featurettes; music videos; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles. Review: One of the Greatest Films of Modern Cinema - Bar None - It's hard to truly encapdulate the power, skill, intelligence and importance to truly one of the most effecting films of our generation. It will undeniably leave you dumbfounded, touched and reviled. It is executed with such craft, such bravery and such emotion it will stay with you for days. Noe has been qouted as saying the film is told in reverse as every story told backwards has a happy ending, with a return to the womb. Finally we have a film with a message so loud and so bold it truly reflects ths state of our world and the human condition. It is cold and brutal reflecting how action and irresponsbility cut a swathe through intelligence, love and communication, yet it reflects the care and nuance ,and tenderness which makes up our everyday individual experience. It is fundamentally about fate, how our lives can take courses that are truly irreversible over such minor actions, and it is about reality, how is pays no heed to discussion or consideration, it acts with human, reviling, gutteral emotion. The first half of the picture is one of the hardest pieces of film to watch I have seen to date. The amazing, cinematogrpahy, score and direction is dark, harrowing and leaves you fidgeting in your seat. The infamous 'fire extinguisher' scene deserves it's reputation, it will be an achievement if you can watch it all, it will effect you far more than horror gore. Then you follow the characters in the first steps of the unravelling tale, told backwards with such amazing editing and grace you know the film achieves it's power through the device. The rape scene is one of the most important landmarks of modern cinema. It is so plain, so vile, so repulsive it will heighten any opinion you have against rape, and it will be unwatchable for a woman. It is not glossed, glamorised, it quite simply is what it is, and makes you feel new found disgust for hollywoods picture of what violence is. When you see crimes like this in the flesh they have no soundtrack, no stylish filter, and thats how Irrevsible paints it. Now here comes the worse part, the film reverts to the witty, beautifully written conversation of the protagonists, and the unmissable, touching love between real life couple Cassel and Belucci. Their affection, complications and idiosyncracies are so deftly captured it makes you hark to your own experiences of being close to another human being, and really the acting of these two lead perfromers is unparalled is any film I care to think of. All this positive emotion, and increasing bright colour and modd is anchored by the knowledge of what awaits these two, and the inexplicable fate they do not warrant. This is the films ture power, it makes care so much for such wonderfully mapped characters after you see the raw violence and invasion which awaits them. The film winds down with bright white light and the beautiful Belucci lieing on a summers day in a green park with children running, and with the credits at the beginning yo are left with nothing but the empty realisation that the genius of the film is to leave you with no answer, no retribution, and no redemption. You begin to understand that the fire extinguisher attack on the rapist, is not abhorrent to human nature, but the very thing you would do in the same situation to someone who violated the woman you love. You would take the nearest blunt object and lash out. This incredible reflection and emotion is stimulated in such a stylish, original and technically brilliant package. It touches all of us unflinchingly, never becoming indulgent, but always leaving you with something more than when you started. I had to watch it 3 or 4 times immediately after first viewing, and it left me truly effected like few films can. It is for the discerning viewer, the courageous viewer, who believes cinema is still art, designed to provoke and to communicate with us on the very deepest of levels. Review: A brutally honest account of the effects of violence - This incredibly brave film does what very few films are prepared to do. It explores in detail how acts of extreme violence have extreme consequences. In a world of Hollywood banality, where action heros are beaten to a pulp yet walk away unscathed, and where rape is a regular plot device used to boost ratings in flagging soap operas, it's no wonder people are shocked by the brutality of the film. But that's exactly what rape and any act of violence is - brutal and unforgiving with permanent consequences. Most importantly, it lays bear all the myths regarding when when a woman 'deserves' to be raped. To this end, Monica Belluci is superb as the sexy woman in a see-through dress who goes home alone - and is not for one moment 'asking for it'. And while Vincent Cassell is naked in their love scene, Belluci spends most of the time at least partially wrapped in a sheet, so I didn't find it gratuitous. It is however a scene that is deliberately tender and intimate in contrast with the horrific act we have winessed earlier in the film. And perhaps because they are married in real life, it does feel a little intrusive. The rape scene is very hard to watch, but not explicit - maybe the reason why it is so troubling is that it shows the reality of rape. In one single nine-minute act, a human being is scarred and damaged beyond recognition and those who love them feel driven to extreme acts themselves as a result of their grief. And the realisation that the victim might be pregnant adds to the destructive nature of the act and how even a life that hasn't been lived yet can be ruined for ever. Overall, Irreversible is very poignant as well as troubling and everyone who took part in the making of this very important film should be congratulated.
| Contributor | Albert Dupontel, Gaspar Noé, Monica Bellucci, Philippe Nahon, Vincent Cassel |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 1,434 Reviews |
| Format | Blu-ray, Subtitled |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | French |
| Runtime | 3 hours |
S**R
One of the Greatest Films of Modern Cinema - Bar None
It's hard to truly encapdulate the power, skill, intelligence and importance to truly one of the most effecting films of our generation. It will undeniably leave you dumbfounded, touched and reviled. It is executed with such craft, such bravery and such emotion it will stay with you for days. Noe has been qouted as saying the film is told in reverse as every story told backwards has a happy ending, with a return to the womb. Finally we have a film with a message so loud and so bold it truly reflects ths state of our world and the human condition. It is cold and brutal reflecting how action and irresponsbility cut a swathe through intelligence, love and communication, yet it reflects the care and nuance ,and tenderness which makes up our everyday individual experience. It is fundamentally about fate, how our lives can take courses that are truly irreversible over such minor actions, and it is about reality, how is pays no heed to discussion or consideration, it acts with human, reviling, gutteral emotion. The first half of the picture is one of the hardest pieces of film to watch I have seen to date. The amazing, cinematogrpahy, score and direction is dark, harrowing and leaves you fidgeting in your seat. The infamous 'fire extinguisher' scene deserves it's reputation, it will be an achievement if you can watch it all, it will effect you far more than horror gore. Then you follow the characters in the first steps of the unravelling tale, told backwards with such amazing editing and grace you know the film achieves it's power through the device. The rape scene is one of the most important landmarks of modern cinema. It is so plain, so vile, so repulsive it will heighten any opinion you have against rape, and it will be unwatchable for a woman. It is not glossed, glamorised, it quite simply is what it is, and makes you feel new found disgust for hollywoods picture of what violence is. When you see crimes like this in the flesh they have no soundtrack, no stylish filter, and thats how Irrevsible paints it. Now here comes the worse part, the film reverts to the witty, beautifully written conversation of the protagonists, and the unmissable, touching love between real life couple Cassel and Belucci. Their affection, complications and idiosyncracies are so deftly captured it makes you hark to your own experiences of being close to another human being, and really the acting of these two lead perfromers is unparalled is any film I care to think of. All this positive emotion, and increasing bright colour and modd is anchored by the knowledge of what awaits these two, and the inexplicable fate they do not warrant. This is the films ture power, it makes care so much for such wonderfully mapped characters after you see the raw violence and invasion which awaits them. The film winds down with bright white light and the beautiful Belucci lieing on a summers day in a green park with children running, and with the credits at the beginning yo are left with nothing but the empty realisation that the genius of the film is to leave you with no answer, no retribution, and no redemption. You begin to understand that the fire extinguisher attack on the rapist, is not abhorrent to human nature, but the very thing you would do in the same situation to someone who violated the woman you love. You would take the nearest blunt object and lash out. This incredible reflection and emotion is stimulated in such a stylish, original and technically brilliant package. It touches all of us unflinchingly, never becoming indulgent, but always leaving you with something more than when you started. I had to watch it 3 or 4 times immediately after first viewing, and it left me truly effected like few films can. It is for the discerning viewer, the courageous viewer, who believes cinema is still art, designed to provoke and to communicate with us on the very deepest of levels.
T**N
A brutally honest account of the effects of violence
This incredibly brave film does what very few films are prepared to do. It explores in detail how acts of extreme violence have extreme consequences. In a world of Hollywood banality, where action heros are beaten to a pulp yet walk away unscathed, and where rape is a regular plot device used to boost ratings in flagging soap operas, it's no wonder people are shocked by the brutality of the film. But that's exactly what rape and any act of violence is - brutal and unforgiving with permanent consequences. Most importantly, it lays bear all the myths regarding when when a woman 'deserves' to be raped. To this end, Monica Belluci is superb as the sexy woman in a see-through dress who goes home alone - and is not for one moment 'asking for it'. And while Vincent Cassell is naked in their love scene, Belluci spends most of the time at least partially wrapped in a sheet, so I didn't find it gratuitous. It is however a scene that is deliberately tender and intimate in contrast with the horrific act we have winessed earlier in the film. And perhaps because they are married in real life, it does feel a little intrusive. The rape scene is very hard to watch, but not explicit - maybe the reason why it is so troubling is that it shows the reality of rape. In one single nine-minute act, a human being is scarred and damaged beyond recognition and those who love them feel driven to extreme acts themselves as a result of their grief. And the realisation that the victim might be pregnant adds to the destructive nature of the act and how even a life that hasn't been lived yet can be ruined for ever. Overall, Irreversible is very poignant as well as troubling and everyone who took part in the making of this very important film should be congratulated.
N**T
A Disturbing Head Trip
Irreversible is a harrowing and very disturbing movie. It tells the story of a happy couple who go out to a party and following a arguement part ways for the evening. The man stays at the party while the woman decides to walk home. These events lead to the woman being brutally raped in a scene that is so realistic due in part to it's one shot take it will leave you shocked and thought provoked for sometime after. Having learnt about his girlfriends fate the man takes justice into his own hands and he, along with his friend decide to track down the guy responsible. This quest takes them to the most disturbing and perverse places within the city and they are forced to defend themselves in the most brutal ways imaginable. The most unique aspect about this movie is that it is told in reverse. So you see the ending first and then each chapter of the DVD after shows you each event that preceeds the one you just watched. A clever and original idea that makes this a more compelling watch. This movie is 100% Art House in it's cinematography and is as extreme as Hostal, Saw and A Serbian Film although not as gory except for one scene. It is woth a watch if you like extreme and exploitation cinema but be prepared as this is a slow building movie. Fans of conventional horror movies might find this a bit boring in places.
A**R
Really enjoyed this movie and make no mistake about it. This is a French film made in the French style, so deep and complex just like the French language. If the scenes don't get you, the sounds and music will. This film is well thought out and doesn't miss a beat. It will have you trying to figure it out until the very end and in the end it comes together and then you realize how good this film is. Its a film that needs to be seen from beginning to end to understand its full impact. Warning: The first 30 minutes are hard to watch.
A**O
Premessa: è un film vietato ai minori per le molteplici ed esplicite scene di sesso e violenza; è un "art film" (fonte en.wikipedia) cioè un lavoro sperimentale e non progettato per il richiamo di massa. Ha ottenuto 3 vittorie su 9 nomination nei diversi festival (fonte IMDb). Secondo me è davvero un film eccezionale, mi è piaciuto quasi tutto: regia, fotografia, attori e la narrazione non lineare. Mi sono piaciuti molto i personaggi: legati da uno strano incastro di rapporti e conflitti. Meno belli gli effetti speciali (ma voglio ricordare l'esiguo budget: 4.5 milioni di euro) e alcune scene per me sono poco nitide e troppo scure. Favoloso invece l'utilizzo del piano sequenza, e il long take che mette in evidenza la bravura degli attori: come sottolinea la Bellucci nei contenuti extra "quando giri scene di 15 minuti ti sembra di recitare a teatro" (extra molto interessanti). Ho messo nel carrello "Irreversible (Collector's Edition)" ma mi è arrivata un'edizione normale (vedi foto), molto disadorna. Perfetto Amazon nella consegna, ottimo lo sconto che casualmente ho trovato.
A**E
Ich habe diese Collector's Edition von Irreversible als großer Fan von Art-House-Kino und Gaspar Noé gekauft, und sie ist aus filmwissenschaftlicher Sicht absolut faszinierend. Für cinephile Menschen, die sich für experimentelles Erzählen, New French Extremism und die Möglichkeiten filmischer Perspektive interessieren, ist diese Edition mit beiden Filmversionen ein absolutes Must-Have – allerdings mit sehr deutlichen Warnungen vorweg. Zunächst zum Film selbst: Irreversible ist kein Film für alle. Er ist brutal, verstörend und extrem intensiv, mit Szenen extremer Gewalt, die selbst erfahrene Art-House-Zuschauer an ihre Grenzen bringen können. Wer mit kontroversem Kino nichts anfangen kann oder empfindlich auf explizite Darstellungen reagiert, sollte definitiv Abstand nehmen. Das muss ganz klar gesagt sein. Was diese Blu-ray-Edition so besonders macht: Die Collector's Edition enthält beide Fassungen des Films auf separaten Discs, und das ist der eigentliche Clou dieser Veröffentlichung. Beide Versionen zu haben, ermöglicht es, Noés filmische Experimente wirklich zu verstehen und zu vergleichen – und genau das macht diese Edition für Filmliebhaber so wertvoll. Die Kinofassung (2002, ca. 97 Min.) erzählt die Geschichte in umgekehrter chronologischer Reihenfolge – 14 Sequenzen, die rückwärts durch eine einzige, schreckliche Nacht in Paris führen. Man beginnt mit den Konsequenzen (Chaos, Gewalt, Wahnsinn) und arbeitet sich zurück zu den Ursachen (Ruhe, Liebe, Glück). Diese Struktur ist das künstlerische Herzstück des Films und beeinflusst massiv, wie man die Ereignisse emotional verarbeitet. Man weiß bereits, was passieren wird, und muss mit diesem Wissen die glücklichen Momente ertragen – ein unglaublich beklemmender Effekt. Der Straight Cut (2020, ca. 90 Min.) ist Noés radikale Neubearbeitung, die den gleichen Film in chronologischer Reihenfolge zeigt. Noé erklärt, dass er diese Fassung ursprünglich als Bonusmaterial für die Blu-ray geplant hatte, aber sie erwies sich als stark genug, um eigenständig zu funktionieren. Der Straight Cut zeigt die Geschichte linear: vom Himmel zur Hölle, von Liebe zu Hass, von Ruhe zu Wahnsinn. Es sind keine Szenen herausgeschnitten, keine Dialoge gekürzt – es ist wirklich nur die Reihenfolge, die sich ändert. Und trotzdem fühlt sich der Film komplett anders an. Welche Version sollte man zuerst sehen? Definitiv die Kinofassung! Die rückwärts erzählte Originalversion ist die, für die Noé den Film konzipiert hat, und sie ist filmhistorisch die relevante Fassung. Der Straight Cut funktioniert am besten, wenn man bereits die Kinofassung kennt, weil man dann den enormen Unterschied in der Wirkung direkt spüren kann. Wer mit dem Straight Cut beginnt, verpasst einen wesentlichen Teil des künstlerischen Konzepts. Technische Qualität der Blu-ray: Das Bild ist in 1080p Full HD und im Seitenverhältnis 2,35:1 präsentiert – eine deutliche Verbesserung gegenüber älteren DVD-Ausgaben. Allerdings muss man wissen, dass der Film selbst mit verschiedenen Kameras gedreht wurde (u.a. Super 16mm), was zu einem sehr körnigen, teils rauhen Look führt. Das ist gewollt und Teil der Ästhetik, aber die Bildqualität wird niemals "sauber" oder "scharf" im klassischen Sinne sein. Gerade in den dunklen Clubszenen ist das Bild sehr körnig, was aber der Produktionsweise geschuldet ist, nicht der Blu-ray-Qualität an sich. Der Ton ist in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 verfügbar (Deutsch und Französisch), mit Untertiteln auf Deutsch, Englisch und Französisch für Hörgeschädigte. Der Sound-Mix ist beeindruckend intensiv, besonders in den Clubszenen mit den niederfrequenten Soundwellen, die absichtlich Unbehagen erzeugen sollen – das funktioniert auf einer guten Anlage erschreckend gut. Die Extras: Die Edition enthält wertvolle Bonusmaterialien: • Audiokommentare von Gaspar Noé und Filmwissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Marcus Stiglegger – extrem informativ für alle, die den Film analytisch verstehen wollen • Featurette "Die umkehrbare Reise" – Einblicke in die Entstehung beider Fassungen • Die Spezialeffekte – zeigt, wie bestimmte brutale Szenen technisch umgesetzt wurden Für Film-Studierende, Cinephile oder alle, die sich für Filmtheorie interessieren, sind diese Extras Gold wert. Sie helfen, den Film in seinen Kontext einzuordnen und Noés Absichten zu verstehen. Warum beide Versionen wichtig sind: Das Geniale an dieser Edition ist, dass man wirklich verstehen kann, wie radikal die Erzählstruktur die emotionale Wirkung eines Films verändert. Das gleiche Material, die gleichen Szenen, die gleichen Dialoge – aber eine völlig andere Erfahrung. Für alle, die sich mit Filmanalyse beschäftigen oder einfach verstehen wollen, wie Montage und Erzählperspektive funktionieren, ist das ein Lehrstück. Der Straight Cut macht die Handlung tatsächlich klarer und ist etwas zugänglicher (wenn man diesen Film überhaupt "zugänglich" nennen kann), aber er verliert auch einen Teil der künstlerischen Wucht, die die rückwärts erzählte Struktur mit sich bringt. Kritikpunkte: • Definitiv nicht für jeden: Dieser Film ist extrem brutal und verstörend. Die Vergewaltigungsszene ist eine der längsten und härtesten im Kino, die Gewaltszenen sind explizit. Das ist nichts für schwache Nerven oder einen entspannten Filmabend. • Bildqualität hat Grenzen: Aufgrund der Produktionsweise wird die Blu-ray nie "Referenz-Qualität" erreichen. Das Bild ist körnig, manchmal unscharf, besonders in dunklen Szenen. • Fehlender Moment im Straight Cut: Laut Rezensionen fehlt ein kurzer, aber wichtiger Bellucci-Moment im Straight Cut, vermutlich aus Schnittgründen – Noé-Kenner werden das bemerken. • Photosensiblität-Warnung: Die Clubszenen mit extremem Stroboskop-Licht können bei Menschen mit Epilepsie oder Lichtempfindlichkeit Probleme verursachen. Für wen ist diese Edition? Für Filmwissenschaftler, Studierende, Art-House-Fans und alle, die Gaspar Noés Werk ernsthaft analysieren wollen, ist diese Collector's Edition unverzichtbar. Beide Versionen zu besitzen, ist wie zwei Perspektiven auf das gleiche Kunstwerk zu haben – das ist filmisch extrem bereichernd. Für Gelegenheits-Zuschauer oder Menschen, die "nur mal reinschauen" wollen: Bitte nicht. Dieser Film ist eine Herausforderung und sollte nur von Personen gesehen werden, die wissen, worauf sie sich einlassen. Mein Fazit: Als Edition für Cinephile und Film-Interessierte ist diese Collector's Edition absolut top notch. Man bekommt beide Fassungen in ordentlicher technischer Qualität, wertvolle Extras und die Möglichkeit, eines der kontroversesten Werke des New French Extremism aus verschiedenen Perspektiven zu erleben. Der Film selbst ist ein Meisterwerk des verstörenden, experimentellen Kinos – aber definitiv kein leichter Stoff. Wer sich mit Art-House-Kino, Filmtheorie oder Gaspar Noés Werk beschäftigt, sollte diese Edition besitzen. Wer einfach einen "guten Film" sucht, sollte woanders schauen. 5 Sterne für die Edition und ihre filmwissenschaftliche Bedeutung – mit allen genannten Warnungen.
え**諭
やや画像が暗く感じた。
P**L
Film sombre et assez agité dans le mouvement de caméra mais quand la caméra se pose pour assister à un viol 🤔🤔🤔 c'est tout simplement un sentiment de gêne et non assistance à une femme violée qui submerge 😤😤 film magique et le plus marquant de mes films déjà vues 😉😉
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