Lux Æterna (2019)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 50 minuten
Country:
France
Directed by: Gaspar Noé
Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Béatrice Dalle and Abbey Lee
IMDb score:
6,2 (8.121)
Releasedate: 23 September 2020
Lux Æterna plot
Two actresses (Béatrice Dalle, Charlotte Gainsbourg) are on a set of a new film. They tell each other stories about witchcraft. But even more than that, 'Lux Æterna' is an essay about cinema, the love of filmmaking and frenzied incidents on the set.
Actors and actresses
Charlotte
Béatrice
Abbey
Karl
Clara 3000
Claude-Emmanuelle
Félix
Mica
Anatole
Paul
Reviews & comments
leatherhead
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- 3556 messages
- 1813 votes
Indeed, more of an experimental snack from Noé than a truly full-fledged feature, but a very pleasant one. It's a shame that the experimental mainly concerns the narrative form, but visually it's just what you can expect from Noé. Not that you'll hear me complaining, I just have such a great soft spot for his style that I was quickly sold on this one too. And as mentioned, the last ten minutes form a wonderful climax that continues to resonate as soon as the credits roll.
Yet I think Noé is a director who comes into his own a little better in longer films, especially because the style then has more time to really take on weight. After the admittedly fantastic climax, I was still a little hungry, compared to other works by Noé.
Not among his absolute best work, but lower than a generous 4* would be criminal.
james_cameron
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- 6557 messages
- 9472 votes
Annoying short film by Gaspar Noé. Although, short... I've seen three-hour films that seem shorter than the fifty minutes of this messy and, above all, pretentious work. A hysterical Beatrice Dalle runs around screaming like a headless chicken on a film set where something about witches is being filmed. That's about it. Populated by stereotypes and ugly filmed, I unfortunately have to rank this among the worst I have seen from Noé so far. Yes, even the annoying and long-winded Love was better.
Fisico (moderator films)
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- 10000 messages
- 5397 votes
No, by far the least I've seen from Noé. It reminded me somewhat of the classic Häxan (Film, 1922). Only I wasn't that fascinated by Dalle's or Gainsbourg's monologues here.
It starts with the witch persecutions and some torture practices, but it quickly descends into an uninteresting whole. Despite the limited playing time, I thought it was quite long. Noé tries to brighten it up a bit with his typical bright color filters, but it didn't help me.
Towards the end there was some momentum again when the women were chained to the pole. Acting is fine.
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