Vortex (2021)
- Directed by
- Gaspar Noé
- Genre
- drama film, psychological film
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 266 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An elderly author and his wife struggle with their deteriorating health and memory loss. Their son tries to help them as they face the end of their lives together.
slowintimatesomberrestrainedvisually fadedemotionally drainingrealisticmeditative
What happens
Vortex is a 2021 avant-garde psychological drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé. It stars Dario Argento as a father and author, in his first leading role, alongside Françoise Lebrun as his wife, and Alex Lutz as their son, Stéphane. The film deals with the themes of the human condition and personal problems, uses a slow, minimal cinematic approach and is almost defiantly restrained: a pockmarked, faded palette of the frame, deaf voices, and the use of low-frequency background sound. The film premiered in the Cannes Premiere section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, to widespread acclaim from film critics, a departure from Noé's previous films which had received divisive receptions. Praise was given in particular for Noé's direction, Argento and Lebrun's performances, the film’s emotional power, scope, ambition and execution. This marked Noé's professional and creative shift from extremity to the slow cinema genre, with the use of realistic character drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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