Mortel transfert (2001)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Jean-Jacques Beineix

Writers:

Jean-Jacques Beineix (writer)
Jean-Pierre Gattegno (novel)

Release Date:

10 January 2001 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

Tout cela ressemblait à du saut à l'élastique... sans élastique

Plot:

Michel, a psycho-analyst, falls asleep while listening to his patient Olga, a kleptomaniac and a sexual pervert...

Plot Keywords:

Whipping | Erotic | Psychoanalyst | Sadomasochism | S&M

Cast

Jean-Hugues Anglade	...	Michel Durand
Hélène de Fougerolles	...	Olga Kubler / The prostitute
Miki Manojlovic	...	Erostrate
Valentina Sauca	...	Hélène Maier
Robert Hirsch	...	Armand Zlibovic
Yves Rénier	...	Max Kubler
Catherine Mouchet	...	The maths teacher
Denis Podalydès	...	Inspector Chapireau
Jean-Pierre Becker	...	Jacques Preco
Riton Liebman	...	The disc-jockey
Vantha Talisman	...	Mai Li
Laurent Bateau	...	Young depressive man
Cyril Raffaelli	...	Thief
Estelle Desanges	...	Michel Durand's mother
Matteo Vallon	...	Michel Durand's father

Also Known As:

Mortal Transfer (International: English title)

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

France | Germany

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | France:U (Avertissement) | South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Norway:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company:

Canal+

A Very Weird French Dark Comedy

Michel Durand (Jean-Hugues Anglade) is the psychoanalyst of Olga Kubler (Hélène de Fougerolles), a kleptomaniac and masochistic beautiful woman married with the brutal Max Kubler (Yves Rénier). Michel has a great attraction for Olga, desiring her as a woman. One afternoon, Michel falls asleep during her session and when he wakes up, he finds Olga strangled on his divan. Then he is informed by Max that Olga stole seven million francs from him. Max believes Michel knows where the money is and demands the devolution until the next day. The story has many plot points along approximately 2 hours. This movie is a very weird French dark comedy. The plot is unusual, very strange and irregular, alternating boring and interesting parts and even the genres of black comedy and thriller. The premise is good, but in some parts it does not work well in spite of a great cast. The beauty of the nudity of Valentina Sauca is amazing. Her beautiful body is perfect and looks like a statue. However, this film is only a reasonable entertainment recommended for a very specific audience. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): `Um Enigma No Divã' (`An Enigma on the Divan')