Rating: NR
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 03/07/2003(USA
Release Date: 08/05/2003
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: French
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs), Gore
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
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
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