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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Cast:
Monica Bellucci - Alex
Vincent Cassel - Marcus
Albert Dupontel - Pierre
Philippe Nahon - Philippe
Jo Prestia - Le Tenia

Production:
Gaspar Noé - Director
Richard Grandpierre Christophe Rossignon - Producer
Thomas Bangalter - Composer
Gaspar Noé - Editor
Gaspar Noé - Screen Writer
Alain Juteau - Art Director
Gaspar Noé - Cinematographer
Benoit Debie - Lighting
Cyril Holtz - Sound/Sound Designer
Jean-Luc Audy - Sound/Sound Designer
Mac Boucrot - Sound/Sound Designer
Valerie Deloof - Sound/Sound Designer
Rodolphe Chabrier - Special Effects

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