Irreversible (2002)

Irreversible is a demanding and audacious but thoroughly rewarding cinematic experience that has been thrilling audiences since its world premiere in Cannes and its North American debut screenings at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals earlier this year. The film will be released by Lions Gate Films on March 7, 2003. Even for a director that has been known to invite controversy in films such as Sodomites (1998), Seul contre tous (I Stand Alone) (1998), and Carne (1991), Noé’s Irreversible can still be considered the ultimate in bravura filmmaking. An emotional odyssey that unspools in

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Rape, murder, rape and revenge... all of these things are "Irreversible". 

Certainly the rape scene, which has so offended many viewers, is the most uncomfortable few minutes you'll ever spend in a cinema. Not that the preceding 40 minutes will be easy viewing either. 

--Nev Pierce (BBC Films)

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Structurally fascinating, emotionally devastating and horrifically violent, this is certain to be one of the most controversial films of the year. 

--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)

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With some dizzying, swirling camera work and an effectively unsettling score from Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk fame - as well as a unique gimmick - Irreversible is one of the more gut-wrenching horror efforts in quite some time. 

-- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)

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Directed by

Gaspar Noé I Stand Alone, Dobermann, Philippe Nahon, de l'acteur fétiche à l'icône

Written by

Gaspar Noé Dobermann, I Stand Alone, Philippe Nahon, de l'acteur fétiche à l'icône

Cast

Monica Bellucci The Matrix Reloaded, The Passion of the Christ, The Matrix Revolutions Vincent Cassel Shrek, Ocean's Twelve, Brotherhood of the Wolf Gaspar Noé Dobermann, Philippe Nahon, de l'acteur fétiche à l'icône, I Stand Alone Albert Dupontel A Very Long Engagement, Un héros très discret, Serial Lover Jo Prestia The Dreamlife of Angels, Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse, The Ordeal Philippe Nahon Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Crimson Rivers, Switchblade Romance Stéphane Drouot [more]

I personally really like this movie, It had a good story, great direction, and very disturbing images. This movie is not for everyone, but give it a try and you might just like it.  --Carlos Lobos Jr (Bloody-Disgusting.com)