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Cruelty | Paris, France
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands and subsequently seek revenge upon the assailant. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel in the prominent roles.
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Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands and subsequently seek revenge upon the assailant. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel in the prominent roles.
Top Films of the Decade International Competition | 2010 | Gaspar
2002 | Gaspar
Best Foreign Language Film | 2003
Best Foreign Language Film | 2004
Best Film of the Decade | 2009
Best Foreign | 2004
Best Foreign Film | 2004 | Gaspar
Best Foreign Language Film | 2004
Best NonEnglish Language Film | 2004 | Gaspar
Best NonAmerican Film Bedste ikkeamerikanske film | 2004 | Gaspar
Best ForeignLanguage Film | 2004
Best Foreign Language Film | 2004
Best Foreign Film | 2003
Budget 3,500,000 USD
Box Office Collection 6,500,000 USD
The first thirty minutes of the film has a background sound with a low frequency of 27 Hz which is almost infrasonic (this sounds like a rumble/vibration), similar types of noises are at times used by police to stop riots. According to Gaspar himself, this could only be heard in theaters (which usually have huge sound systems/subwoofers) and not from headphones or regular home theaters. In humans, this noise causes nausea, sickness, and vertigo. It was one of the reasons people walked out of screenings during the first part of the film. In fact, it was added by Thomas Bangalter (from the electronic music group Daft Punk) to get this reaction.
After the film's premiere in Cannes, the audience sat in almost complete silence until the next movie was scheduled to start.
Director Gaspar Noé only had a three-page draft before the movie was shot, so all of the dialogue was improvised.
Monica Bellucci and Jo Prestia completed 6 takes of the rape scene in over two nights, three times each day. They took breaks of 2 hours to 2 hours and a half between each take. Bellucci claimed the first take was actually the easiest to do since on subsequent takes she had an awareness of what was going to happen and had to prevent this from interfering with her characterization.
Director Gaspar Noé admitted to taking cocaine while filming the scenes in Rectum because he was so tired from operating the camera. When he was finished and the high wore off, he could not move his arms for the rest of the day.
"Philippe: Time destroys everything."
"[to Alex, just before she is raped in the underpass] Woman on Street: Take the underpass. It's safer."
