Yellow Room

2002 0h 8m FR

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 18

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Synopsis

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The Giallo film reinvented as an experimental S&M-tinged fever dream, told through a combination of color-gelled cinematography and jump-cut photographs, infused with dark sensuality and perverse cruelty. The short films of the directors of Amer are technically rawer than that film, but they show what was to come in terms of themes based on giallo films and an abstract style, from the use of still frames like in Chris Marker's La Jetée to harsh coloured lighting. They are worth seeing by themselves as a refining of their ideas into a fantastic debut feature film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Michel Vovk
L'assassino
Sandrine Laroche
The woman
Lea Capraro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hélène Cattet
Writers: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hélène Cattet, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Daniel Bruylandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean-Michel Vovk and Sandrine Laroche and Lea Capraro carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1784383 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hélène Cattet directs. Manuel Dacosse behind the camera. Daniel Bruylandt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hélène Cattet, shot by Manuel Dacosse. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Daniel Bruylandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean-Michel Vovk and Sandrine Laroche and Lea Capraro carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1784383 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.