Climax, 2018. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, and Sharleen Temple. SYNOPSIS: A group of dancers rehearsing in an empty school building have their drink spiked with LSD, resulting in hellish consequences. ‘Escalation’ is a word that gets used quite a lot in film but there aren’t many […]
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Exclusive Interview: Gaspar Noe talks Climax
This coming Friday sees the release of Climax, the latest film from controversial Argentine director Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void), and Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with the filmmaker last week to discuss the movie, its casting, and use of improvisation. Check out the interview in the video below, or watch it over […]
The Pseudo-Intellectualism of Gaspar Noé’s Climax
The following is partly a review of Climax and partly an exploration of what makes a film a good piece of cinema… Climax, 2018. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Giselle Palmer. SYNOPSIS: A young dance troupe rehearse for an upcoming American tour in a dingy school assembly […]
Arrow Video FrightFest Review – Climax (2018)
Climax, 2018. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub, Kiddy Smile, Claude Gajan Maull, Giselle Palmer, and Taylor Kastle. SYNOPSIS: When a contemporary dance troupe have wrapped rehearsal for their 90s infused choreographed set-piece, they decide to throw a party to celebrate. What they don’t know is that someone has spiked the […]
Exclusive UK trailer and poster for Gaspar Noe’s Climax
Arrow Films is set to bring Irreversible and Enter the Void director Gaspar Noe’s new film Climax to UK cinemas next month, and we’ve got our hands on an exclusive poster and trailer, which you can find right here… From director Gaspar Noé (Irreversible; Enter the Void; Love) comes a hypnotic, hallucinatory, and ultimately hair-raising […]
Gaspar Noe’s Climax gets a new poster and trailer
A24 has released a new poster and trailer for controversial filmmaker Gaspar Noe’s latest offering Climax which stars Sofia Boutella; take a look here… From director Gaspar Noé (Irreversible; Enter the Void; Love) comes a hypnotic, hallucinatory, and ultimately hair-raising depiction of a party that descends into delirium over the course of one wintry night. In […]
Arrow announces UK release details for Gaspar Noe’s Climax
Arrow Films has announced that Climax, the new film from controversial filmmaker Gaspar Noe (I Stand Alone, Irreversible, Enter the Void, Love), will receive its UK premiere as the closing night of this year’s Arrow Home Video FrightFest on August 27th, followed by a nationwide theatrical release from September 21st. Climax follows a dance troupe who celebrate a […]
First trailer for Gaspar Noe’s new film Climax
Coinciding with its screening as part of the Official Selection at the Cannes International Film Festival, a first trailer has arrived online for Climax, the latest offering from controversial Argentine filmmaker Gaspar Noe (I Stand Alone, Irreversible, Enter the Void, Love). As per Deadline, Climax follows a group of young, street dancers who come together […]
Synopsis for Gaspar Noe’s new film Psyche
Argentinian filmmaker Gaspar Noe (Irreversible, Enter the Void) is gearing up to shoot his first feature since 2015’s Love with his new project Psyche, and thanks to Les Temps Detruit Toups (via The Playlist), we have a synopsis for the film which is said to take place during the mid-90s: The story will follow twenty urban dancers […]