The Intruder Movie Review 2004

Spurred on by a mild heart attack, Louis Trebor (Subor), a troubled and aging loner living in a forest near the French-Swiss border, sets out on a journey to bring meaning to his self-serving life. He first arranges a black market heart transplant then travels to South Korea to purchase a boat, which he sails to a remote island near Tahiti were he lived and fathered a son many years prior. As his health begins to deteriorate, his dreams, visions, memories and reality all blur to create a metaphor for Louis's inner turmoil. Denis creates a stunning piece dripping with impressionistic imagery.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on DVD
Running time 130 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

France, Asia, Surgical Transplantation

Screenplay

Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau

Cast

Michel Subor, Beatrice Dalle, Gregoire Colin, Florence Loiret-Caille, Katia Golubeva

Cinematography

Agnes Godard

Director

Claire Denis

Music

S. A. Staples

Other

Jean-Louis Ughetto, Nelly Quettier, Judy Shrewsbury, Arnaud de Moleron

Producer

Humbert Balsan, Ognon Pictures, Arte France Cinema