I Stand Alone
Summary:
In this French drama, Gaspar Noe, who won awards (Prix Georges Sadoul, Cannes Crix Week) for his 40-minute Carne (1991), continues where that film ended, beginning with a Carne recap: The Butcher (Philippe Nahon) narrates, telling how, as a war orphan working at 14, he opened his horsemeat butcher shop and fathered a mute, retarded daughter. After the mother and daughter left... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Philippe Nahon - (The Butcher)
Frankye Pain - (His Mistress)
Blandine Lenoir - (His Daughter Cynthia)
Martine Audrain - (Mother-in-Law)
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Review:
A grim portrait of disaffection and loneliness, Gaspar Noe's I Stand Alone is a movie clearly conceived to make a stir. With an armed, frustrated, and hate-filled time bomb at its center, it unabashedly recalls Taxi Driver, offering its own nihilistic spin on Martin Scorsese's masterpiece of urban anomie and redemption. For a feature de... Continue >>
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