Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years. Titane : A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys.
Director: Julia Ducournau
Cast: Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Myriem Akheddiou, Bertrand Bonello, Dominique Frot, Adèle Guigue
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rated R for strong violence and disturbing material, graphic nudity, sexual content, and language
Runtime: 1h 48min
Review:
Titane is the type of aggressively provocative film that will either envelop or disgust you withing the first ten minutes of its brisk run time. Julia Ducournau’s thematically dense film offers up a series of drug induced fever dreams that takes you on a journey that’s so bizarrely grotesque, darkly funny and even touching in spots that it’ll stay in your mind long after you’ve watched it for better or worse. Agathe Rousselle central performance is feral but multifaceted at the same even though she spends the majority of the film with scant dialogue. It’s a fascinating performance from start to finish especially as she experiences physical changes throughout the film which are extreme to say the least. Her and Vincent Lindon, who looks like Scott Bakula & Chris Meloni at the same time, strange relationship functions as the primary driving force of the film. Lindon blends a strong sense of masculinity with an underlying sadness that’s palpable every time he’s on screen. They both leave a lasting impression as both deliver the type of performances with a fascinating layer of depth that elevates the film’s storyline. Titane harkens back to early Cronenberg film’s like Videodrome or Naked Lunch in their delight of making you squeamish, confused and intrigued if you are willing to peel away the layers.
B
