Chrysalis (2007/I)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.2/10   

Director:

Julien Leclercq

Escritores:

Julien Leclercq (scenario and dialogue) and
Franck Philippon (scenario and dialogue) ...
(más)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

31 octubre 2007 (France)

Género:

Crimen | Ciencia-Ficción | Suspenso

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Shirtless Male Bondage | Mind Control | Gut Punching | 2020s | Car Accident

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Lots of style, little substance

Reparto

Albert Dupontel	...	David Hoffmann
Marie Guillard	...	Marie Becker
Marthe Keller	...	Professeur Brügen
Mélanie Thierry	...	Manon Brügen
Claude Perron	...	Miller
Alain Figlarz	...	Dimitri Nicolov / Danis Nicolov
Smadi Wolfman	...	Sarah
Patrick Bauchau	...	Charles Becker
Guy Lecluyse	...	Kovacs
Cyril Lecomte	...	Le légiste
Francis Renaud	...	Yuri
Manon Chevallier	...	Clémence
Estelle Lefébure	...	Clara
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Mika Cotillon	...	Malik
Franck Goumah	...	Agent DST 2
Patrick Hamel	...	Jacques
Virginie Jaspart	...	Aide soignante
Andy King	...	Gianni
Baptiste Leclercq	...	Fumeur de drogue
Sebastien Libessart	...	Infirmier
Rémy Roubakha
Claudia Tagbo	...	Infirmiere
Aline Tcheou	...	Infirmiere chinoise
Olivier Vergès	...	Professeur Brügen's Assistant
Alex Waltz	...	Agent DST 1

Dirigida por
Julien Leclercq

Créditos del guión
Julien Leclercq		(scenario and dialogue) and
Franck Philippon		(scenario and dialogue)
Nicolas Peufaillit		(participation) and
Aude Py		(participation)

Producida por
Jean-Philippe Blime	....	executive producer
Franck Chorot	....	producer

Música original por
Jean-Jacques Hertz
François Roy

Fotografía por
Thomas Hardmeier

Montaje por
Thierry Hoss

Casting
Franck Jouard

Diseño de producción por
Jean-Philippe Moreaux

Decorados
Sandra Conti
Gianfranco Protopapa

Diseño de vestuario por
Fabienne Katany

Departamento de maquillaje
Elisa Angiulli	....	makeup artist
Annalisa Bellucci	....	makeup artist
Silene Monti	....	makeup artist
Simone Pasqualini	....	makeup supervisor
Mélanie Queyrel	....	additional makeup artist
Françoise Quilichini	....	key makeup artist

Dirección de producción
Philippe Desmoulins	....	production manager
Marie-Paule Ester	....	assistant production manager
Bernard Seitz	....	production manager
Tourdjman Valentin	....	assistant unit manager

Ayudante de dirección
Pascal Salafa	....	first assistant director
Olivier Vergès	....	second assistant director
Aurélie Jasnot	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Departamento de Arte
Olivia Martin	....	maquettiste

Departamento de sonido
Lucien Balibar	....	sound
Julien Bourdeau	....	dialogue editor
Pascal Dedeye	....	foley artist
Franck Desmoulins	....	sound editor
Nicolas d'Halluin	....	sound recordist
Daniel Gries	....	foley artist
Sylvain Lasseur	....	sound editor
Alexis Leverve	....	co-sound mixer
Alain Lévy	....	post-synchronization
Vincent Montrobert	....	sound editor
Joël Rangon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Valerio Stirpe	....	sound
Jean-Alexandre Villemer	....	sound recordist
Stéphane Vizet	....	boom operator

Efectos especiales
Olivier Afonso	....	special effects makeup
Simone Pasqualini	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects
François Dumoulin	....	Flame artist
Guillaume Laforge	....	3D digital artist
Bruno Maillard	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Marques	....	Flame artist
Matthieu Royer	....	animation supervisor

Especialistas
Laurent Alexandre	....	stunts
Oumar Diaoure	....	stunt coordinator
Alain Figlarz	....	fight choreographer
David Genty	....	stunts
Laurent Larrieu	....	stunt coordinator
Laurent Larrieu	....	stunt coordinator: divers
Franck Merenda	....	stunts
Sébastien Peres	....	stunt double

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Jacques Ballard	....	submarine camera assistant
Fabrice Bismuth	....	first assistant camera
Elodie Boulard	....	camera trainee
Thomas Brémond	....	still photographer
Fanny Coustenoble	....	second assistant camera
Pierre Garnier	....	key grip
Laurent Héritier	....	gaffer
Gary Pachany	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alain Souffi	....	submarine cinematographer

Departamento de reparto
Géraldine Mouton	....	extras casting

Departamento de vestuario
Sandrine Douat	....	wardrobe assistant

Departamento de Edición
Frederic Jupin	....	digital conformation
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director
Géraldine Rétif	....	assistant editor

Otros miembros del equipo
Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto	....	production assistant
Rachel Corlet-Soulier	....	script supervisor
Françoise Della Libera	....	production administrator
Romeo Julien	....	avid conformation

Compañías Productores

• Gaumont (co-production)
• TF1 Films Production (co-production) (as TF1 Films Production)
• Sofica Sogécinéma 2 (in association with)
• Canal+ (participation)
• CinéCinéma (participation)

Distribuidores

• Gaumont (2007) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Gaumont (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Video (2008) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Christal Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• MFI (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (France) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)

Otras Compañías

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production

También conocida como:

Avatar (France) (working title)

Duración:

94 min | Canada:91 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

France

Idioma:

Francés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

Canada:18A | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | France:-12 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Paris, France

Compañía:

Gaumont

Conexiones de Película:

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Lots of style, little substance

There are many ingredients of the cyberpunk genre in this film, which is why I was looking forward to see it. Unfortunately, it is a weird mix and while Leclerq obviously has a flair for aesthetics, he would have been better off letting someone else write the script.

Albert Dupontel, better known as an actor and director of comedies, continues his recent transition to more "heroic" roles. Here, he has amazing presence and physicality playing David Hoffmann, a hard-nosed cop. Unfortunately, the script is so bad, the direction so poor, that sometimes you just can't believe his lines or behavior.

His character is not the only one lacking development and substance. Everyone surrounding him looks even more like a walking cliché. Marie Guillard lacks credibility as Becker, Hoffman's pretty rookie partner. Veteran actor Marthe Keller plays a doctor with an agenda and recites her uninspiring lines without conviction. Alain Figlarz is intensely physical as the movie's main goon but as a villain, again the script doesn't sell him very well. There are many other characters we equally do not care about. Apparently, in the future, every woman in the police department will be a pretty girl who looks unfit for the job.

So, if the plot is terrible, the characters uninteresting and their lines ridiculous, why exactly does it deserve a 5 rating? Well for one, there are martial arts scene in the pure tradition of Bourne. the context in which they happen is silly but their execution is actually flawless and they are pulse-pounding. Kudos to Dupontel here. He delivers big. The rendition of a Paris in the not-so-distant future is also beautiful. It's mostly interiors (few outside shots) but you do get a nice feel of what could realistically be the future. It's extremely stylish and European. Speaking of which, the photography here is very good.

What you're left with is a movie that combines elements of techno-thriller, noir and sci-fi and takes itself very seriously. Unfortunately, it's not done well enough. When your scenario lacks credibility, a good way to save it is by injecting something else. Irony, humor or romance. But Chrysalis never does that. And the action is sparse enough that we notice it's flaws.

I hope Leclerq will pursue his career but I'd rather he directs and let someone write.