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Calvaire (2004)

Dir: Fabrice Du Welz         Drama / Horror       stars 2
Overview
Calvaire is a French horror film first released in 2004, directed by Fabrice Du Welz.  The film stars Laurent Lucas, Brigitte Lahaie, Gigi Coursigny, Jean-Luc Couchard and Jackie Berroyer.  It has also been released under the title: The Ordeal.  Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.


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Synopsis
Marc Stevens is an itinerant singer who performs mainly for retirement homes.  After an engagement at a hospice is cancelled, his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere.  A stranger appears and takes him to an inn run by Monsieur Bartel.  Since his wife Gloria left him, the latter has been in an unbalanced state of mind.  To Marc’s surprise, Bartel is convinced that he is the reincarnation of his wife.  Marc’s surprise turns to horror when his host imprisons him and dresses him up in his wife’s clothes...



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Credits
  • Director: Fabrice Du Welz
  • Script: Fabrice Du Welz, Romain Protat
  • Photo: Benoît Debie
  • Music: Vincent Cahay
  • Cast: Laurent Lucas (Marc Stevens), Brigitte Lahaie (Mlle Vicky), Gigi Coursigny (Mme Langhoff), Jean-Luc Couchard (Boris), Jackie Berroyer (Bartel), Philippe Nahon (Robert Orton), Philippe Grand’Henry (Tomas Orton), Jo Prestia (Mylène), Marc Lefebvre (Lucien), Alfred David (Roland), Alain Delaunois (Gáant)
  • Country: Belgium / France / Luxembourg
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 88 min
  • Aka: The Ordeal


 
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