The Inner Scar (1972)

Original title

La cicatrice intérieure

Directed by

Philippe Garrel

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman wander through barren landscapes in Egypt, the United States and Iceland. Nico sings five songs as the characters move through a series of mysterious and unexplained scenes.

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What happens

The Inner Scar (French: La cicatrice intérieure) is a 1972 French surrealist film directed by Philippe Garrel, who co-stars with Nico, her son Christian Aaron Boulogne and Pierre Clémenti. It was filmed in Egypt, the United States and Iceland. The film features five songs written and performed by Nico: "Abschied", "Janitor of Lunacy", "My Only Child", "All That Is My Own" and "König". Originally released in 1972, it was re-released in 2005. In 2011, it was released on DVD paired with Garrel's 1983 film Liberté, la nuit. French film archivist Henri Langlois called the film a "masterpiece". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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