Attractive people doing drugs, having an orgy, and killing each other. What’s not to love?
Welcome to #TrailerChest, where we’re taking a sneak peek at the brand new trailer for Climax.
Plot’s it all about?
Good grief, where to begin?
Well, writer/director Noe is the man behind some of the most incendiary cinema of the last few decades, including Irreversible, Enter The Void and Love, which ranged from including a violent murder taking place in the middle of a hardcore S&M nightclub, to a sex scene filmed from inside the woman’s vagina, he is definitely one of the more original filmmakers working today.
The official synopsis is as follows:
“From director Gaspar Noé comes a hypnotic, hallucinatory, and ultimately hair-raising depiction of a party that descends into delirium over the course of one wintry night. In Climax, a troupe of young dancers gathers in a remote and empty school building to rehearse.
“Following an unforgettable opening performance lit by virtuoso cinematographer Benoît Debie and shot by Noé himself, the troupe begins an all-night celebration that turns nightmarish as the dancers discover they’ve been pounding cups of sangria laced with potent LSD.
“Tracking their journey from jubilation to chaos and full-fledged anarchy, Noé observes crushes, rivalries, and violence amid a collective psychedelic meltdown. Starring Sofia Boutella (Atomic Blonde, Kingsman, Star Trek Beyond) and a cast of professional dancers, Climax is Noé’s most brazen and visionary statement yet.”
Yeah, the trailer really does a good job of showing that, and the early, almost universally positive reviews (88% on Metacritic at the time of writing) have described it as “Step Up directed by the Marquis de Sade with a Steadicam”.
Sign. Us. Up.
Starring: Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub
Directed by: Gaspar Noe
Irish release date: 21 September
Enjoy! (or should that be Enjoy?)
Clip via A24
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