Titane (2021)

Directed by

Julia Ducournau

Genre

drama film, body horror film, psychological film, desire horror fiction

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 1,701 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After a car crash as a child, Alexia grows up with a titanium plate in her head. As an adult, she becomes a violent car model who develops a strange sexual relationship with automobiles. Her actions lead to an increasingly bizarre series of events.

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What happens

Titane (French: [titan] , lit. 'Titanium') is a 2021 body horror psychological drama film written and directed by Julia Ducournau. The French-Belgian co-production stars Agathe Rousselle in her feature film debut as Alexia, a woman who, after being injured in a car crash as a child, has a titanium plate fitted into her head. In adulthood, Alexia becomes a murderous car model with an erotic fascination with automobiles, leading to a bizarre sexual encounter that sets off an increasingly outlandish series of events. Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh also star. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 13 July 2021, where Ducournau became the second female director to win the Palme d'Or, the festival's top award, as well as the first female filmmaker to win solo. It received critical acclaim and was selected as the French entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but did not make the shortlist. At the 47th César Awards, it was nominated for four awards, including Best Director for Ducournau and Most Promising Actress for Rousselle. At the 75th British Academy Film Awards, Ducournau received a nomination for Best Director. At the 11th Magritte Awards, Titane received five nominations and won two awards, including Best Foreign Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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