Irreversible: Straight Cut

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Irreversible: Straight Cut

2023

1h 26m

Drama

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One night. An unforgivable act. A tale told in reverse. Acclaimed filmmaker Gaspar Noé's unflinching exploration of human savagery and the uncompromising nature of time, Irreversible was met with a groundswell of acclaim and uproar upon its premiere at the opening night of Cannes in 2002. Stylish, sexually frank, and brutal, the film's conceit of exploring the events of one terrible night on the streets of Paris in reverse chronological order was celebrated and derided in equal measure, helping to further cement Noé's legacy as a cinematic enfant terrible. Nearly 20 years later, Noé brought Irreversible back, presenting the "Straight Cut" to the Venice Film Festival. This reconfigured vision allowed audiences to see the events of the film unfold in the order in which they occur, providing new context for pivotal scenes of brutality and the subsequent quest for revenge. Now available are both cuts of the film, providing the viewer the opportunity to see Noé's potent account of humanity at its worst from multiple angles, and the unshakable understanding that time, indeed, reveals all things. Not for the faint of heart, easily offended, or anyone with photosensitivity, this is Noé's dark masterpiece.

K. Austin Collins

Rolling Stone

02/17/2023

It is still just as hard to watch. Even as a structural tumult rejiggers our approach to and relief from those scenes, shifting the order has a way of shifting the implications.

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Luke Y. Thompson

AV Club

02/14/2023

For a movie known for being one you never want to see again, its director has created a compelling reason to watch it anew.

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Gary M. Kramer

Salon.com

02/11/2023

"Irreversible" may have felt like a bomb detonating on original release. "Irreversible: Straight Cut" does not quite have that power, but it does gives viewers a chance to revisit this extraordinary film and see it in a new way.

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

07/27/2023

3.5/5

Whatever the case, in whatever sequence it unfolds, Irreversible leaves a lasting impression, a template for the kind of grueling, torture-porn subgenres eventually normalized in the preceding decades.

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Norman Gidney

HorrorBuzz

02/27/2023

6/10

While this new chronological edit is a capably crafted piece, it robs one of the ferocious disorientation of the original.

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Ernesto Zelaya Miñano

ScreenAnarchy

02/17/2023

Love it or (most likely) hate it, this is a movie that causes an impact and isn’t easily forgotten.

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Piya S

@piyasqm Nov 22

It's a different experience. It's logical, but it doesn't cease to be stimulating how the same sequence can be disturbing in a different way simply by the way it's told.

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Anson L

Oct 15

Gaspar Noé made his masterful shock art piece even better by removing all the gimmicks and leaving us with raw brutality!

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Robert T

Oct 11

Gaspar Noé made his masterful shock art piece even better by removing all the gimmicks and leaving us with raw brutality.

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Ari S

Oct 10

For a movie known for being one you never want to see again, its director has created a compelling reason to watch it anew.

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Dwayne W

@Dwayneee Oct 9

It's a different experience. It's logical, but it doesn't cease to be stimulating how the same sequence can be disturbing in a different way simply by the way it's told.

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Thom H

@ThomH Oct 8

Irreversible: The Straight Cut has something of a reputation to contend with in that regard, and whilst it’s equally as devastating to watch, there are now different levels of complexity on hand with a story that no longer “ends” on a happier note.

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One night. An unforgivable act. A tale told in reverse. Acclaimed filmmaker Gaspar Noé's unflinching exploration of human savagery and the uncompromising nature of time, Irreversible was met with a groundswell of acclaim and uproar upon its premiere at the opening night of Cannes in 2002. Stylish, sexually frank, and brutal, the film's conceit of exploring the events of one terrible night on the streets of Paris in reverse chronological order was celebrated and derided in equal measure, helping to further cement Noé's legacy as a cinematic enfant terrible. Nearly 20 years later, Noé brought Irreversible back, presenting the "Straight Cut" to the Venice Film Festival. This reconfigured vision allowed audiences to see the events of the film unfold in the order in which they occur, providing new context for pivotal scenes of brutality and the subsequent quest for revenge. Now available are both cuts of the film, providing the viewer the opportunity to see Noé's potent account of humanity at its worst from multiple angles, and the unshakable understanding that time, indeed, reveals all things. Not for the faint of heart, easily offended, or anyone with photosensitivity, this is Noé's dark masterpiece.

Director: Gaspar Noé
Producer: Christophe Rossignon, Richard Grandpierre
Screenwriter: Gaspar Noé
Distributor: Altered Innocence
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 10, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 26m