Ordeal (The)Directed by Fabrice du Welz
Produced by The Film
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 30 min
Rating restrictions : Under 16
French release : 16/03/2005
Production year : 2004
DirectorActorsSynopsisMarc Stevens is an itinerant singer. He's just given a concert at an isolated hospice. He hits the road again, but his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere.
Mr. Bartel, a hotel-keeper suffering a psychological breakdown since Gloria, his wife, left him, takes him in.
Marc's nightmare begins. AboutCalvaire by Fabrice du Welz (Belgium/France/Luxembourg, 2004, 90 min.). Calvaire is a blunt shocker that has sparked comparisons to the holy triptych of “survival” horror films: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Straw Dogs, and Deliverance. Prepare yourself as first-time director Fabrice du Welz leads you down a path that gets darker with every step. Marc Stevens (Laurent Lucas) is a small-time singer on his way to a Christmas engagement when his van breaks down in the forest. He is forced to find a run-down inn where he can stay the night. Mr. Bartel (Jackie Berroyer), the innkeeper, promises to call a mechanic, but in his eyes, the lost crooner is a surrogate for his wife, who left him years earlier—and Marc Stevens becomes his helpless captive. Calvaire fits into a curious place between art-house experimentalism and blood-drenched horror, with an undercurrent of grim comedy. Be warned: the film does feature some brutal imagery. Description adapted from the Toronto International Film Festival. Production photos (5)
Production and distributionAssociate production company : The Film
Associate producer : Backup Films
Co-production : Studiocanal
Foreign production company : La Parti Production, Tarantula Belgique
Film export/Foreign Sales : Funny Balloons
French distribution : Mars Distribution
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Michaël Gentile
Screenwriters : Fabrice du Welz, Romain Protat
Director of Photography : Benoît Debie
Sound Recordist : Marc Engels
Production Manager : Ludovic Douillet
Press Attaché (film) : Michel Burstein
Editor : Sabine Hubeaux
Continuity supervisor : Laora Bardos
Production Designer : Manu Demeulemeester
Music Composer : Vincent Cahay
Costume Designer : Géraldine Picron
Sales Agent : Pape Boye
Make-up Artist : Aurélie Elich
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Thriller
Production language : French
Nationality : Minority French (France, Belgium)
Production year : 2004
French release : 16/03/2005
Runtime : 1 h 30 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 108 116
Visa issue date : 25/10/2004
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
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