After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Philippe Nahon | ... |
Le boucher
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| Blandine Lenoir | ... |
Cynthia
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| Frankie Pain | ... |
La patronne du café
(as Frankye Pain)
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| Marie Berto | ... |
La mère de Cynthia
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Hélène Testud | ... |
La bonne
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| Frédéric Bodson | ... |
Le prédicateur télé
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Roland Guéridon | ... |
Un client du café
(as Roland Gueridon)
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Roger Lerain | ... |
Le voisin en rouge
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Zaven | ... |
La carne
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Charles Léger | ... |
Un client du boucher
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Alain Rabaud | ... |
Un client du boucher
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Farid N'Haoua | ... |
Le premier ouvrier
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Selim Yacine | ... |
L'ouvrier poignardé
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| Michel Berto | ... |
L'avocat
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Pierre Jamin | ... |
Le prisonnier
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Salem Abdoune | ... |
Le boucher musulman
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François Robert | ... |
Le médecin
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| Lucile Hadzihalilovic | ... |
L'infirmiere
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Directed by
| Gaspar Noé | ||
Written by
| Gaspar Noé | ... | () |
Produced by
| Lucile Hadzihalilovic | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Dominique Colin | ||
Editing by
| Lucile Hadzihalilovic | ||
Editorial Department
| Catherine Krassovsky | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Frédéric Danos | ||
| Philippe Delestre | ||
| Renaud Mounier | ||
Costume Design by
| Elena Nahmias | ||
Makeup Department
| Marilou B. | ... | makeup artist |
| Pascale Dahan | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Damien Guignoux | ... | unit production manager |
| Hervé Mimran | ... | unit production manager |
| Nadia Postelniec | ... | unit production manager |
Art Department
| Mathias Decraene | ... | graphics |
| Alain Lefevre | ... | props |
| Maxime Ruiz | ... | graphics |
Sound Department
| Pierre-Antoine Coutant | ... | sound mixer (as Pierre A. Coutant) |
| Olivier Dô Hùu | ... | sound mixer |
| Olivier Le Vacon | ... | sound |
| Olivier Mauvezin | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Olivier Berquet | ... | electrician |
| Jean-Marc Ferriere | ... | first assistant camera |
| Sebastien Gaulon | ... | electrician |
| Sébastien Gaulon | ... | electrician |
| Julien Hirsch | ... | assistant camera |
| Dominique Lapierre | ... | electrician |
| Pierre-Yves Le Mée | ... | key grip |
| Béatrice Ly Cuong | ... | electrician |
| Eric Naudin | ... | assistant camera |
| Alain Renaud | ... | electrician |
| Thierry Tronchet | ... | first assistant camera |
| Eric Wild | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Isabelle Ribis | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Robert Atlan | ... | production staff |
| Marie-Ange Baratier | ... | production staff |
| Patrice Bauchy | ... | production staff |
| Alain Burosse | ... | production staff |
| Claudio Caldini | ... | consultant / film advisor |
| Anne Carlier | ... | production staff |
| Hugo Chaboureau | ... | production staff |
| Chatoune | ... | production staff |
| Stéphane Drouot | ... | consultant / film advisor (as Stephane Drouot) |
| Patrick Durand | ... | consultant |
| Pascale Faure | ... | production staff |
| Stephane Fistlevich | ... | production staff |
| Fabien Fitussu | ... | organisation |
| Pierre Gauthier | ... | production staff |
| Norma Guevara | ... | assistant |
| Mary Higgins | ... | organisation |
| Pierre Jamin | ... | consultant / film advisor |
| Michael Kleinberg | ... | production staff |
| Fabien Krzyzanowski | ... | production staff |
| Dominique Lacour | ... | production staff |
| Pierre Langeard | ... | production staff |
| Xavier Le Bourhis | ... | production staff |
| Sylvain Ledey | ... | production staff |
| Sabine Mamou | ... | production staff |
| Marie C. Marchetti | ... | production staff |
| Sylvie Meyer | ... | production staff |
| Eric Mistler | ... | production staff |
| Henri Moisan | ... | production staff |
| Liliana Motta | ... | production staff |
| Rodolfo Natale | ... | production staff |
| Luis Felipe Noé | ... | consultant |
| Pajarito | ... | production staff |
| Patrick Petit | ... | assistant |
| Pierre Poisson | ... | production staff |
| David Rozenberg | ... | production staff |
| Gilles Sevastos | ... | production staff |
| Anne Caroline Teychenne | ... | assistant |
| Christian Wibal | ... | production staff |
Thanks
| Docteur Aknin | ... | thanks |
| Diane Baratier | ... | thanks |
| Madame Braquehais | ... | thanks |
| Monsieur Delgado | ... | thanks |
| Jean-Luc Douat | ... | thanks |
| Monsieur Dumartin | ... | thanks |
| Monsieur Gabison | ... | thanks |
| Alain de Greef | ... | thanks |
| Docteur Moreau | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Les Cinémas de la Zone
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Flagrant Délit Productions (participation)
- Canal+ (participation)
Distributors
- Action Gitanes (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- ARTE Mediathek (2022) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2022) (France) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cininter (technical equipment)
- DCA Audiovisual (technical equipment)
- De Pantin (thanks)
- Dovidis (technical equipment)
- Editions Delamarre (bank)
- France Automatique (thanks)
- Kodak (technical equipment)
- La Banque de Sons (thanks)
- La Fémis (F.E.M.I.S.) (thanks)
- Maison de Retraite (thanks)
- P. Bertrand et Fils (thanks)
- Samuelson Alga Cinéma (post-production)
- Savoreille (thanks)
- Societe Elis (thanks)
- Societe Jenaa Jenyo (thanks)
- Telcipro (post-production facilities)
- Trois Lumières Production (technical equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
After the birth of his baby daughter Cynthia, a Parisian horse butcher soon finds himself abandoned, responsible to raise and care for his newborn girl, completely on his own. As his little girl grows into an adolescent, nothing much seems to change in the butcher's life, who day in, day out, experiences the same numbing and tedious repetition, up until Cynthia's first signs of puberty. Under those circumstances and after a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, the butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him. Written by Nick Riganas |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In an interview with Philippe Lowinski, Blandine Lenoir said she was 15 at the time of filming. She said also she was afraid of the nude scenes, but Gaspar Noé convinced her because he was intelligent, respectful, kind and gentle. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features Blood Feast (1963). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Delta See more » |
| Quotes |
Le Boucher:
I hate violence, but I need it! See more » |