• Studiocanal will re-release the torturous terror in its original cut to commemorate its 20th anniversary.
• This time, the story will be told in chronological sequence.
• Irreversible: Straight Edit, which is being marketed as a whole “new film.”

One cannot simply overlook the extremes of the 2002 film Irréversible when talking about the most unsettling and unwatchable movies of all time. The film was praised for its storyline which is narrated backward despite its dark and explicit depiction of sexual abuse and trauma. Studiocanal will re-release the torturous terror in its original cut to commemorate its 20th anniversary. This time, the story will be told in chronological sequence.

Irreversible: Straight Edit, which is being marketed as a whole “new film,” is the film’s original cut and depicts the same tragic story of abuse, trauma, and retaliation. The film’s chronological order will be followed in the new release, which will definitely give the same gripping narrative as the original, which was initially released in reverse. A theatrical release on February 10 at the IFC Center in New York and the Landmark’s Nuart in Los Angeles will give it a new lease of life after its previous presentation at the Venice Film Festival in 2019.

Irréversible is the story of two male protagonists, Marcus (Vincent Cassel) and Pierre (Albert Dupontel), who decide to take matters into their own hands after their beloved Alex (Monica Bellucci) is brutally raped and assaulted by a vile stranger in a tunnel underpass. The story takes place on one traumatic night in Paris. The auteur said that the new and original cut is the same story, but it emphasizes the drama of the picture and the characters’ coping mechanisms with a loved one’s tragedy, which drives some of them to brutality. The film is directed and written by Argentine filmmaker Gaspar Noé, who is best known for the films I Stand Alone, Enter the Void, and Climax. Stating,

Although “Irreversible” has occasionally been mistakenly interpreted as a “rape and revenge” B movie, in this case, the fatal result is all the more dismal. It is simpler to interpret “Irreversible: Straight Cut” as a parable about the spread of barbarism and the dominance of the reptilian brain over the logical intellect.

Noé claims that the straight cut is “no longer a tragedy,” but whether it is told in the past or the present, one thing is for certain: it is not for the weak of the heart. Irréversible, a story recounted backward, is sometimes hailed as a masterpiece, yet it’s not at all enjoyable.

Its egregious portrayal of sexual violence (told in a 9-minute uncomfortable sequence) is so revolting that it drew a mixed response from viewers and critics. The movie successfully captured the audience’s dread despite the fact that it did not in any way glorify rape, which is a message in and of itself.

Jo Prestia, Fatima Adoum, Jean-Louis Costes, and Philippe Nahon are also featured in the movie. In addition to Noé at the helm, Benoît Debie shot the picture with compelling imagery, while Thomas Bangalter composed the moving music.

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