Carne (film)
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Carne is a 1991 French drama film written and directed by Gaspar Noé
, starring Philippe Nahon
and Blandine Lenoir. It tells the story of a horse butcher with an autistic daughter. At a running time of 40 minutes, it was the first longer film directed by Noé. The narrative was continued in Noé's 1998 full-length debut, I Stand Alone
.
and his girlfriend Lucile Hadžihalilović
's company Les Cinémas de la Zone. It was shot in 16 mm
CinemaScope
which was blown up to 35 mm
.
in Cannes. It won the top prize in its section, as well as the Georges Sadoul Prize and the Prix Très Special. Carne was eventually given a theatrical release in France and started a trend of theatrical distribution for films with similar length.
, Johnny Weeks tells to Bubbles the beginning of the movie Carne.
Gaspar Noé
Gaspar Noé is an Argentine filmmaker and the son of Argentine painter and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé. He graduated from Louis Lumière College and is the visiting professor of film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland...
, starring Philippe Nahon
Philippe Nahon
-Biography:Nahon is best known for his roles in French horror and thriller films, including I Stand Alone, Humains, Calvaire, Irréversible, The Pack and Haute Tension, and he has been featured as a nameless butcher in three films by Gaspar Noé – Carne, I Stand Alone, and Irréversible .-Filmography...
and Blandine Lenoir. It tells the story of a horse butcher with an autistic daughter. At a running time of 40 minutes, it was the first longer film directed by Noé. The narrative was continued in Noé's 1998 full-length debut, I Stand Alone
I Stand Alone (film)
I Stand Alone is a 1998 French drama film, written and directed by Gaspar Noé, and starring Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain and Martine Audrain. The original French title is Seul contre tous, which means "Alone against all". The film focuses on several pivotal days in the life of a...
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Plot
A nameless horse butcher, whose wife left him soon after their autistic daughter was born, operates his own business while trying to raise the daughter. Despite that she has become a teenager, the butcher continues to wash her like a baby, and struggles to resist the temptation of committing incest. On the day of the daughter's menstruation, the butcher misinterprets the situation and assumes that she has been raped by a worker, whom he immediately seeks out and stabs as revenge. The butcher is imprisoned for the assault and is forced to sell his butcher shop and apartment.Cast
- Philippe NahonPhilippe Nahon-Biography:Nahon is best known for his roles in French horror and thriller films, including I Stand Alone, Humains, Calvaire, Irréversible, The Pack and Haute Tension, and he has been featured as a nameless butcher in three films by Gaspar Noé – Carne, I Stand Alone, and Irréversible .-Filmography...
as the butcher - Blandine Lenoir as the butcher's daughter
- Frankye Pain as the butcher's mistress
- Hélène Testud as maid
Production
The film was produced through Gaspar NoéGaspar Noé
Gaspar Noé is an Argentine filmmaker and the son of Argentine painter and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé. He graduated from Louis Lumière College and is the visiting professor of film at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland...
and his girlfriend Lucile Hadžihalilović
Lucile Hadžihalilović
Lucile Hadžihalilović is a French filmmaker. She became the first woman to win the Stockholm International Film Festival annual Bronze Horse award for best film for her 2004 film Innocence....
's company Les Cinémas de la Zone. It was shot in 16 mm
16 mm film
16 mm film refers to a popular, economical gauge of film used for motion pictures and non-theatrical film making. 16 mm refers to the width of the film...
CinemaScope
CinemaScope
CinemaScope was an anamorphic lens series used for shooting wide screen movies from 1953 to 1967. Its creation in 1953, by the president of 20th Century-Fox, marked the beginning of the modern anamorphic format in both principal photography and movie projection.The anamorphic lenses theoretically...
which was blown up to 35 mm
35 mm film
35 mm film is the film gauge most commonly used for chemical still photography and motion pictures. The name of the gauge refers to the width of the photographic film, which consists of strips 35 millimeters in width...
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Release
The film premiered in the short film section of the 1991 International Critic's WeekInternational Critic's Week
The International Critics' Week , founded in 1962 and organized by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, is the oldest parallel competitive section of the Cannes Film Festival. It showcases first and second feature films by directors from all over the world, and has remained true to its tradition...
in Cannes. It won the top prize in its section, as well as the Georges Sadoul Prize and the Prix Très Special. Carne was eventually given a theatrical release in France and started a trend of theatrical distribution for films with similar length.
Anecdote
In the fourth episode of the second season of the TV Show The WireThe WIRE
the WIRE is the student-run College radio station at the University of Oklahoma, broadcasting in a freeform format. The WIRE serves the University of Oklahoma and surrounding communities, and is staffed by student DJs. The WIRE broadcasts at 1710 kHz AM in Norman, Oklahoma...
, Johnny Weeks tells to Bubbles the beginning of the movie Carne.