Lux Æterna (2019)

Directed by

Gaspar Noé

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

51 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 293 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film crew shoots a scene about witches being burned at the stake. The movie uses split screens and heavy strobe lights to create a disorienting experience.

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What happens

Lux Æterna (stylized as LVX ÆTERNA) is a 2019 French independent experimental meta-art film written, produced and directed by Gaspar Noé. The piece heavily employs epileptic imagery through grey and color strobes, split-screen, and uses of 1920s-esque documentary footage involving witchcraft and torture. It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It also garnered attention for a scene featuring strobing lights that lasts more than 10 minutes. When the film premiered at Cannes, paramedics were waiting outside in case of audience members becoming sick. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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