I Stand Alone Movie Review 1998

Loud and RE-PUL-SIVE drama has unemployed butcher Chevalier (Nahon) descending into madness at warp speed when he can't find work. The brutal approach Noe takes distracts, rather than intrigues, as the "hero" is such a low-life loser. His hate-filled narration is accompanied by wild camera moves and loud gun-shot booms ending each scene. A 30-second warning plastered before the film's grisly climax is not only unique but warranted when the least of Chevalier's crimes is maliciously kicking his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach. Considered a continuation to Noe's 1991 short feature entitled "Carne." French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Strand Releasing, 1460 4th St., Ste. 302, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: (310)395-5002, Fax: (310)395-2502, Email: strand@strandrel.com, URL: http://www.strandreleasing.com

Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

France, Incest, Sanity Check

Screenplay

Gasper Noe

Cast

Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, Martine Audrain

Cinematography

Dominique Colin

Director

Gasper Noe

Producer

Le Studio Canal Plus, Strand Releasing