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MONEY
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Earned back only 20% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Don't Look Back
2009 1h 50m FR
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5.6
MID
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33%
ROTTEN
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5.8
IMDB
★5.6TMDB · 225🥫33%Rotten Tomatoes★5.8IMDB · 7,551
DramaHorrorMysteryThriller
Synopsis
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Panic attacks and memory loss signal the plight of a writer whose body is inexplicably being taken over by another woman.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Sophie Marceau
Jeanne
Monica Bellucci
Jeanne
Brigitte Catillon
Nadia / Valérie
Andrea Di Stefano
Teo / Gianni
Thierry Neuvic
Teo #2
Sylvie Granotier
Nadia 2
Augusto Zucchi
Fabrizio
Giovanni Franzoni
Enrico
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Marina de Van
- Writers
- Marina de Van, Jacques Akchoti
- Languages
- French, Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium
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ERA
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Released 17 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
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WORLD
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International production across 4 countries: France, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Marina de Van, shot by Dominique Colin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Luc Rollinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mike Fromentin 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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Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci and Brigitte Catillon carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Marina de Van directs. Dominique Colin behind the camera. Luc Rollinger scores. Mike Fromentin cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in France, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium. Dialogue in French, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 20% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
- 4International production across 4 countries: France, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium.
- 5Directed by Marina de Van, shot by Dominique Colin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Luc Rollinger. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Mike Fromentin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci and Brigitte Catillon carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt1075113 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Dominique Colin
- Original score
- Luc Rollinger
- Editing
- Mike Fromentin
- Production design
- Véronique Sacrez
- Costume design
- Magdalena Labuz
- VFX supervisor
- Stefan Rycken
- Sound
- Michel Schillings
- Runtime
- 110 min · 1h 50m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $13,000,000
- Box office
- $2,651,917
- Return
- 20% of budget
- Original language
- FR
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 33% 🥫 Rotten
- IMDB rating
- 5.8/10 · 7,551 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
1 nomination
Also by
Marina de Van
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Wild Bunch
FR
Samsa Film
LU
Entre Chien et Loup
BE
- ST
StudioUrania
IT
- AT
Ateliers de Baere
BE
RTBF
BE
Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
FR
Key crew
- ProducerDino Di Dionisio
- ProducerConchita Airoldi
- ProducerSébastien Delloye
- CastingKatja Wolf
- ProducerPatrick Sobelman
- Production DesignVéronique Sacrez
- IdeaMarina de Van
- ProducerDiana Elbaum
- EditorMike Fromentin
- CastingBrigitte Moidon
- ProducerJani Thiltges
- Assistant EditorJean-Luc Simon
- Visual Effects ProducerMichel Denis
- Sound EditorMarc Bastien
- Still PhotographerJessica Theis
- GripPascal Charlier
- Production Sound MixerCarlo Thoss
- Foley MixerYves Renard
- Set DecorationThierry Van Cappellen
- Visual Effects SupervisorStefan Rycken
- SoundThomas Gauder
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMichel Schillings
- GripThierry Ramanana
- Key GripJean-François Roqueplo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- car crash
- memory loss
- haunted by the past
- metaphor
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-06-03
Also known as
International titles
- Nie oglądaj sięPL
- Ne nézz vissza!HU
- Encontro com o PassadoBR
- Não Olhes Para TrásPT
- ダブルフェイス 秘めた女JP
