
Ben works in a morgue. Ben's wife left him and he is into various kinds of alternative sexuality. Teresa dies of an ecstasy overdose on the dance floor. When she is brought to the morgue, she is resurrected -how shall I say?- in Ben's arms (that part based on a true story). From this starting point, the film revolves around the interactions between them and Boris (orgy fan), Abdel (no sentimental life), Ducon (wants to kill himself), Nico (dying of AIDS), etc... A social stud... (Full plot summary below)
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Ben works in a morgue. Ben's wife left him and he is into various kinds of alternative sexuality. Teresa dies of an ecstasy overdose on the dance floor. When she is brought to the morgue, she is resurrected -how shall I say?- in Ben's arms (that part based on a true story). From this starting point, the film revolves around the interactions between them and Boris (orgy fan), Abdel (no sentimental life), Ducon (wants to kill himself), Nico (dying of AIDS), etc... A social study of the 90s with heavy references to sex and death.
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| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohDenis Rouden's photography has a handsome clarity and Sylvie Landra's editing is sharply incisive. |
| User ReviewRobert HSome pretty messed up shit here dealing with deep despair, pain, and death. |
| User ReviewJeff BArtsy, but not in a bad way. Though it did get a bit weird, feeling somewhat like a Gaspar Noe flick. |
| User ReviewDrew MKind of held my interest for a little while, but if I have to read subtiitles the movie has to be a lot better than this. Skip it , your not missing anything. |