SummaryIn this atmospheric mixture of horror and surreal comedy, Marc Stevens (Lucas) is a traveling singer. After an oddly rousing performance at a nursing home, he drives his van into the woods, towards his next gig. Pouring rain stops his car, a wandering local directs him to an inn, and from here Marc’s ordeal truly begins. (Cinema Village)
Directed By:Fabrice du Welz
Written By:Romain Protat, Fabrice du Welz
The Ordeal
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52
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
33% Positive
4 Reviews
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It's an intensely crafted and genuinely memorable horror film from a striking new talent.
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Director-co-writer Fabrice du Welz has taken a clichéd premise and infused it with a stylish perversity that should have horror fans squealing with delight.
60
This French variation on the backwoods horror movie proves that even a little thematic complexity in the early scenes can yield a substantial payoff when things get going.
60
Calvaire is pompous, but not without talent or shivers.
60
A black comedy with flashes of genius, but let down by a sharp slide into chaos.
50
An odd blend of recycled American exploitation movie tropes and snarky Euro-art film attitude.
30
The movie hardly has enough beef on its bones to make a meal. The very notion that movies about torture are considered "horror," and are more profitable now per foot of celluloid than any other type of independent film, is what's qualmy.
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36% Positive
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Nov 13, 2020
8
a very, very dark comedy as well as a truly horrible and unsettling horror movie in its own right, not an easy watch but a very good film nonetheless
Feb 19, 2013
7
Hailing from Belgium comes Calvaire. A freaky and twisted psychological horror movie about a guy stranded in the woods. Soon after some old guy offered to help him things get pretty freaky. This movie is not outstanding nor very original. It's not a movie for everyone. But if you like twisted movies about psychotic people living their sick fantasies. This is definitely a movie you need to see.
Production Company:
- La Parti Productions
- Tarantula
- StudioCanal
- The Film
- Backup Media
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Final Cut
- Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg
- Télédistributeurs Wallons
Release Date:Aug 11, 2006
Duration:1 h 28 m
Tagline:Some people would kill for company.
Awards
Gérardmer Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Joseph Plateau Awards
• 1 Nomination
