Carnages (2002)

Réalisateur:

Delphine Gleize

Scénariste:

Delphine Gleize (writer)

Release Date:

13 novembre 2002 (France)

Genre:

Drame

Plot:

After a bull dies in an arena, its remains are transported throughout Belgium, France, and Spain, where various characters cross its path.

Plot Keywords:

Italian Woman | Italy | Fertility Treatment | Liver Transplant | Actress

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Superb Modern Myth

Ensemble

Chiara Mastroianni	...	Carlotta
Ángela Molina	...	Alicia
Lio	...	Betty
Lucia Sanchez	...	Jeanne
Esther Gorintin	...	Rosie
Marilyne Even	...	Lucie
Clovis Cornillac	...	Alexis
Jacques Gamblin	...	Jacques
Féodor Atkine	...	Paco
Bernard Sens	...	Luc
Pascal Bongard	...	Henri
Raphaëlle Molinier	...	Winnie
Julien Lescarret	...	Victor
Juliette Noureddine	...	Monica
Luc Delhumeau	...	The Deaf Man

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Carnage (International: English title)
Carnages (Spain)

Durée:

130 min

Pays:

France | Belgium | Spain | Switzerland

Langue:

Français | Espagnol | Italien | Polonais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Argentina:13 | France:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated | UK:15 | Brazil:16 | Italy:VM14

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Belgium

Company:

Balthazar Productions

Superb Modern Myth

Formally and in terms of subject matter this movie is a really fine piece of cinema. The music is perfect and its direction and editing have moments of true brilliance. This film explores the events that surround the death of a bull. This film is inspired by the forms and the spiritual intent of ancient myth. The film begins with a bullfighter getting gored in the arena as he kills his first bull. The bull is then processed and divided into its respective products. As the these parts move out into the world they "affect" the lives of the film's characters. The struggles of each individual character seem resonant with the struggle between the bull and his bullfighter. Each story takes on the feel of a fatal dance.

This film is not an attempt to describe the world as it is but rather it is the telling of a story that appeals to our mystical notions of the world. It is a retelling of an ancient myth of replenishment as it relates to modern symbols of grace. Our relationship with the animal master is intact and a covenant still exists between man and beast. It is an understanding that the bull will die and be consumed and that we will kill and reclaim him. It is a pact to participate in the business of life and recognize the inexhaustible source from which all life comes, to which all life goes. This is a great film but modern film goers may need some help with its reference.