The Order (2003)

Note des utilisateurs:

4.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Brian Helgeland

Scénariste (WGA):

Brian Helgeland (written by)

Release Date:

5 septembre 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Accroche:

Unleash the power.

Plot:

A young priest is sent to Rome to investigate the troubling death of the head of his order.

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Church | Absolution | Sin | Sin Eater

Avis des utilisateurs:

Uncomfortable and thought-provoking....

Ensemble

Heath Ledger	...	Alex Bernier
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Mara Sinclair
Benno Fürmann	...	William Eden
Mark Addy	...	Thomas Garrett
Peter Weller	...	Driscoll
Francesco Carnelutti	...	Dominic
Mattia Sbragia	...	Apathetic Bishop
Mirko Casaburo	...	Little Boy
Giulia Lombardi	...	Little Girl
Richard Bremmer	...	Bookstore Owner
Cristina Maccà	...	Sister Franca
Paola Emilia Villa	...	Sister Marie
Rosalinda Celentano	...	Faraway Eyes Girl
Alessandra Costanzo	...	Eden's Maid
Paolo Lorimer	...	Englishman

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Sin Eater (Australia) (Singapore: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)
Sin Eater - Die Seele des Bösen (Germany)
L'ordre (Canada: French title) [fr]
Le purificateur (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for violent images, sexuality and language.

Durée:

102 min

Pays:

USA | Germany

Langue:

Anglais | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Aramaic

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:R(A) | Singapore:R21 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39328)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Caserta, Campania, Italy

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Anecdotes:

Vincent Cassel had originally been cast as William Eden but left the production after three weeks due to "creative differences". He has been replaced by Benno Fürmann.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: You can see the cable holding the man who was being hanged.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Alex Bernier: Every life is a riddle. The answer to mine is knowledge, born of darkness.
Alex Bernier: It wasn't always so. In the beginning, I still had questions. In the beginning, my mystery still remained.

Movie Connections:

Features A Knight's Tale (2001)

Soundtrack:

Due Croci

Uncomfortable and thought-provoking....

The Order is a fairly shadowy and brooding film. Heath Ledger stars as Alex, a tormented young Carolignian priest in search of The SinEater. (Which personally I feel should have been the title, instead of the current)

A very pale and thin Heath Ledger takes on the role of the conflicted in this film that pushes boundaries and will no doubt cause eyebrows to raise among several including the Catholic Church. (A few moviegoers left during the film when I viewed) The film is dark and uses shadows to set tones and create suspense. There are several storylines introduced and covered that do tie together eventually. The subject is an interesting one and this is certainly not the last movie to question the role of the Church. I feel Heath Ledger was brave in choosing to do this film and hopefully he will continue onward with his career. It was good to not see him in a period piece, as he has been doing of late.

Shannyn Sossamon adds to the film as the troubled Mara. And while some of the movie involving her becomes predictable the relationship between Alex and Mara does progress the movie in a certain direction. Certain lines delivered during the film that were perhaps written to create dramatic moments falter. The movie is on the cusp of potential. 8 out of 10 for shock value....a film that may not be very popular but worth seeing if you are a fan of movies of all types.