Twentynine Palms (2003)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Bruno Dumont

Writer:

Bruno Dumont (writer)

Release Date:

17 September 2003 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Plot:

David, an independent photographer, and Katia, an unemployed woman, leave Los Angeles, en route to the southern California desert...

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Kiss | Photographer | California | Motel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Yekaterina Golubeva	...	Katia (as Katia Golubeva)
David Wissak	...	David

Directed by
Bruno Dumont

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bruno Dumont		writer

Produced by
Allen Bain	....	co-producer
Rachid Bouchareb	....	producer
Jean Bréhat	....	producer
Christel Brunn	....	co-producer
Darren Goldberg	....	co-producer
Muriel Merlin	....	executive producer
Axel Möbius	....	co-producer
Jesse Scolaro	....	co-producer
Christoph Thoke	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
Georges Lechaptois

Film Editing by
Dominique Petrot

Casting by
Elisabeth Jereski		(as Liz Jereski)

Costume Design by
Yasmine Abraham

Makeup Department
Elizabeth Sloan Freel	....	key makeup artist
Jacobine van der Meer	....	special makeup effects artist (as Jacobine Von der Meer)

Production Management
Stephane Guarese	....	post-production manager
Muriel Merlin	....	unit manager
Aaron Waiton	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Claude Debonnet	....	assistant director
Yann Sobezynski	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Neil Driscoll Jr.	....	lead man
Megan Kelley	....	assistant property master
Duke Scoppa	....	property master (as Edward Scoppa Jr.)
Lisa Scoppa	....	set designer

Sound Department
Stephan Becker	....	foley editor
Eric Ferret	....	post-synchronisation
Patrice Grisolet	....	sound editor
Harald Guhn	....	sound mixer
Michael Kranz	....	sound mixer
Philippe Lauprete	....	boom operator
Philippe Lecoeur	....	sound
Stephane Rabeau	....	assistant sound editor
Wilmont Schulze	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Manfred Büttner	....	visual effects producer
Sandra Moll	....	visual effects producer
Heiko Schweizer	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Michael Antonik	....	stunts (as Mike Antonik)
Scott Rhodes	....	stunt coordinator
Scott Rhodes	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Arpajou	....	still photographer
Brian Christie	....	additional grip
Matthew Deetsch	....	additional electrician (as Mathew Deetsch)
John DeFazio	....	additional grip
Erik Gonzales	....	additional electrician
Raphaelle Gosse-Gardet	....	gaffer
Tom Guiney	....	grip
Marc Hillygus	....	assistant camera
James Mann	....	best boy electric
Nicolas Martin	....	assistant camera
Craig McNelley	....	electrician
Michael P. Prisco Jr.	....	additional electrician
Andy Thomas	....	key grip

Casting Department
Catherine Park	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Aurélie Laumont	....	color timer
Christophe Legendre	....	color timer
Annie Pierre	....	assistant editor
Juliette Urbain	....	conforming editor

Other crew
Virginie Barbay	....	script supervisor
Lucie Bourzam	....	production administrator
Delphine Couslan	....	production secretary (as Delphine Coualan)
Erik Gonzales	....	condor operator
Laurence Granec	....	press attache
Karine Menard	....	press attache
Cyrus Mostofi	....	production administrator
Steven Ritt	....	dog trainer

Thanks
Kirsten Dunst	....	thanks

Production Companies

• 3B Productions
• 7th Floor, The
• Thoke Moebius Film Company

Distributors

• Cinemas Nueva Era (2004) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Filmauro Distribuzione (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Rosebud (Greece) (theatrical)
• Second Order Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Accent Film Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (Greece) (video)
• Tadrart Films
• Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Wellspring Media (2004) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• tvt. postproduction

Other Companies

• Ercidan  titles
• Ex Machina  editing
• J.L. Fisher  grip equipment
• Wildtracks  sound editing

Runtime:

France:119 min | USA:119 min

Country:

France | Germany | USA

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:R | Portugal:M/16 | France:-16 | Hong Kong:III | Italy:VM18 | Mexico:C | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Joshua Tree, California, USA

Company:

3B Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Prisoner (2007)

Soundtrack:

Ouverture

one good review...

i can easily understand why this film has been so hated, but i must say that it is at times one of the most beautiful, and at others, one of the most disturbing films i've ever seen. after seeing humanite, i walked in to the theatre with very low expectations (i'm not a dumont fan in the least), but something in the stark beauty of the photography sucked me in, i found the numb vacant space of the characters, and hook, line and sinker, fell right into dumont's trap. i doubt i would recommend this film to anyone but my closest (and most tolerant) friends, but have to say that i loved it, and thing it may also be found rewarding by other patient and adventurous viewers.