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Irreversible (DVD) (Collector's Edition) (Subtitled) [2003]

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Monica Bellucci (Actor), Vincent Cassel (Actor, Producer), Gaspar Noé (Director, Producer, Writer) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars 158 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Jo Prestia, Philippe Nahon
  • Directors: Gaspar Noé
  • Writers: Gaspar Noé
  • Producers: Vincent Cassel, Gaspar Noé, Brahim Chioua, Christophe Rossignon, Emmanuel Gateau
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English, French, Italian, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Tartan
  • DVD Release Date: 4 Dec. 2006
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (158 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00011FXI2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 58,459 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Vincent Cassell and Monica Bellucci star in this French crime drama written and directed by Gaspar Noé. When Marcus (Cassell) and his girlfriend Alex (Bellucci) decide to go to a party with their friend Pierre (Albert Dupontel), they are totally unaware that their world is about to be torn apart in the most unimaginably brutal way possible.

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Irreversible begins with the closing credits running backwards before the film begins (or ends) with Marcus (Vincent Cassell) and Pierre (Albert Dupontel) being escorted out of a gay s/m club by the cops, Marcus with his arm broken and Pierre in handcuffs. The "story" proceeds to unwind in a series of single-take scenes that unfold Memento-style, with each scene giving more context to what we have seen previously.

Each scenario depicts actions, dialogue, incident, behaviour and circumstance that the lead characters might have wished didn't happen, ranging from extreme violence through awkward social situations to mild embarrassment. The central character (and possible dreamer of this whole what-if story) emerges as Alex (Monica Bellucci), who suffers the worst in a very hard-to-watch rape sequence in an underpass. Semi-improvised, the scenes all have attack and power as themes, with later/earlier conversational sequences that suggest life isn't all sexual assaults in the dark, showing equal cinematic imagination with the horrors. Arguably, this is not a film most would subject themselves to twice, but it is something that stays in the mind for days after viewing, sparking far more ideas and emotions than most wallow-in-nastiness pictures. --Kim Newman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 starsDifficult fare here!
By Val Miller on 23 Sept. 2010
Format: DVD
A film about male rage? A savage critique of the penis? A warning about the consequences of revenge? Not in my opinion. It's a film about gratification, lust and depravity, among other things. By some standards (conventional standards if you like) Marcus, Pierre and Alex are very depraved - their drinking, public graphic discussion of sex, Marcus' desire to sodomise Alex, and his drug taking, to cite some examples. Tenia takes it to a whole new level though and really tests the boundaries! It represents (to me anyway) a society in a state of total moral decay, from the more acceptable end of the scale (the party for example), through prostitution, the S+M gay club, to outright brutal rape and torture. We are left to make our own sense of the events and the characters. Noé makes no comment or moral judgement. I thought it interesting that the film company created for the production is called '120'. As in the Marquis de Sade's '120 Days of Sodom'? Surely. Anyone who is familiar with the behaviour and literature of the 18th century French Libertines will see this angle of personal pleasure weighed against the suffering of others, albeit the concept is taken to an extreme here. After the rape scene Tenia lays back and says 'awesome', reinforcing that the experience was an ultimate pleasure for him. An archetypal sadist! Sadly, far worse things than this happen on a daily basis throughout the world. This is a sordid modern tale indeed. I've given it 4 stars (how can you give a movie like this a star rating?) because technically it's very well conceived and shot (as other reviewers have discussed very adequately), but I'm not sure I liked it, my initial reaction was revulsion and disgust (I guess that's good!) but that is changing all the time now as I reflect on this movie...Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsgraphic violence and lost innocence, over the top
By rob crawford TOP 1000 REVIEWER on 27 Aug. 2011
Format: DVD
THere are few films that actually make me sick to my stomach, and this is one of them. The violence is so graphic - there is one scene where you can count how many teeth a man loses as his head is slowly bashed in - that I simply had to fast forward it OFTEN. Really, it made me heave, near vomiting. Then, there is the horror at the center of the plot, the fate of a beautiful and happy young woman. Now there was a time in my youth when I would have relished my "reaction," feeling that such a film made me "experience" a new reality, etc. All the artistic longings - often nonsense in retrospect - of the inexperienced. Well, I am afraid that life has made me no longer want to see such things. I have had friends who suffered similar things and there is nothing to learn from it and no value is bringing it to the screen in my opinion. However, it does make the film controversial - look at the range of reviews here!

Because of the odd way that the film is edited, I am not revealing the plot here. Indeed, with the camera waving around in an attempt at avant garde technique, it added to my nausea. Nonetheless, the acting is very very good. Moreover, there are philosophical points throughout the whole thing and they are not totally pretentious, but add to the portrayal of life and love in the film. The chemistry between the actors is totally believable, as is the changes in personality.

Am I a bourgeois philistine for saying that it was simply awful to watch? Perhaps, but maybe I have just outgrown this kind of art thing. I think you can get deep philosophy and thoughtfulness without such total horror.

Not recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA film never to be forgotten.
By I. E. Cooper on 5 Jun. 2003
Format: DVD
You can watch a film surrounded by controversy and still wonder what all the fuss was about when it ends. Irreversible, however, is one film that it can truly be said lives up to its reputation. A bad thing?? Certainly not, but you won't enjoy it, how can you when it contains two of (in my opinion) the most distressing and disturbing scenes ever committed to celluloid? No exaggeration.
In the riskiest roles of their careers, Cassel & Belluci give powerhouse performances, as a couple thrust into a nightmare over one evening. Told backwards, the viewer is hurled into the nightmare just as quickly as its characters, as we witness Belluci's rapist being beaten in the face with a fire extinguisher until he is dead. The sheer realism of this scene is remarkable and repulsive and will more than likely deter you from wanting to continue further with the film. As a hardened viewer of some of the most intense films out there, i expected to be able to pass this by, but soon realised i was unprepared for what i was witnessing. I felt sickened, i felt the urge to stop watching, yet i was compelled to continue.
Nothing can prepare you for the (now) infamous rape scene which follows, & 5 minutes into the nine minute scene i had turned off the film, upset and unwilling to watch any further until i was better prepared. I wasn't disgusted, and its not exploitative, it just has a realism that you don't expect and aren't prepared for in the comfort of your home & everyday life. Ordinary people in an extraordinary & violent world that will always be there everytime we step outside our door. The film had set out to make a point, and had done it and then some.
You can't ignore this film, its far too important for that.
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4.0 out of 5 starsWorth a watch

Graphic scenes with some long shaky camera movements which could have been edited out. But an interesting movie in the end.

Published 5 days ago by S. Brown
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

very good. product as described and delivered quickly.

Published 2 months ago by adam miller
1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

Crap

Published 2 months ago by Tony
5.0 out of 5 starsGraphic & hard to watch, stick with it

A watch once experience, took me 2 attempts as the first 10 minutes made me switch off it was so annoying, that said it's all part of a nightmare in reverse.

Published 2 months ago by Andy C
4.0 out of 5 starsA very committed film and, although I didn't think ...

A very committed film and, although I didn't think the two violent set pieces were gratuitous, they are very gruesome. An astounding film in many ways.

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1.0 out of 5 starsOne Star

utter rubbish

Published 3 months ago by alaya shunyata
5.0 out of 5 starsNot for the faint of heart!

Dark, brutal and very real. Superbly shot and acted. Absolutely no holds barred right from the beginning. Highly recommended, but only if you can handle it!!

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1.0 out of 5 starsThere's 15 minutes of my life I will never get back. Avoid at all...

The only thing Irreversible to bear in mind is that once you have paid for this rubbish you can't get your money back. Read more

Published 3 months ago by d. atkinson
3.0 out of 5 starsNot a barrel of laughs

All a bit nasty , not very Christmassy , watching a Pixar movie next up !

Published 3 months ago by mark herring
1.0 out of 5 starsUnwatchable and Irreversible damage if watched

This is without a doubt the worst piece of celluloid ever shot. It's about an animal,sorry animals if I have offended you species. Read more

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