Reality+

2014 0h 22m FR

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★6.9TMDB · 101

Science Fiction

Synopsis

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Vincent, a young Parisian uncomfortable with his appearance, installs a brain chip named Reality+ which allows users to see themselves and fellow users with their dream body. However, Reality+ only works over 12-hour intervals, proving infuriating for Vincent as he falls for Stella, another user.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vincent Colombe
Vincent Dangeville
Aurélien Muller
Vincent+
Vanessa Hessler
Stella+
Aurélia Poirier
Neighbor / Stella
Samuel Trépanier
Hervé

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Coralie Fargeat
Writers: Coralie Fargeat
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Coralie Fargeat, shot by Philip Lozano. 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 Walt Fermaitre. 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 Charlotte Rembauville 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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Vincent Colombe and Aurélien Muller and Vanessa Hessler carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4268262 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Coralie Fargeat directs. Philip Lozano behind the camera. Walt Fermaitre scores. Charlotte Rembauville cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Directed by Coralie Fargeat, shot by Philip Lozano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Walt Fermaitre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Charlotte Rembauville shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vincent Colombe and Aurélien Muller and Vanessa Hessler carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4268262 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Philip Lozano
Original score: Walt Fermaitre
Editing: Charlotte Rembauville
Production design: Pierre Quefféléan
Costume design: Fabienne Josserand
Makeup / hair: Frédérique Foglia
Sound: Yohann Bernard
Runtime: 22 min · 0h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Reality+ (2014)

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CinemaSerf2024-09-26
★ 7/10
"Vincent" (Vincent Colombe) is your average looking Joe who's a little disillusioned with his body. Then he reads of a micro-chip that when implanted allows a person to pretty much design their own body by altering their own perceptions of yourself - and of sharing those with anyone else who has had the same surgery. Thing is, it only works for twelve hours each day and then you revert back to normal. That's fine, he reckons, so goes and gets the job done emerging as his own ideal self (Aurélien Muller). Seems this idea is quite contagious as a few of his friends follow suit. Thing is, when do you use it? At work or at play? Twelve hours is tantalisingly too short! Maybe someone could unlock the chip and it could become a permanent arrangement? It's quite an interesting look at the scourge of vanity that drives our relationships, attitudes, self worth and the judgements we make of each other, and also delivers quite a sad indictment of the ease with which we reach for technology to solve our problems or make our lives artificially better without consideration of the consequences. It's also quite poignant that the images we manufacture for ourselves are all so traditionally stylised, beautiful, swarthy, sexy - we could easily all end up looking the same. Clearly the beauty industry has a deep-rooted path to our inner psyche of what we consider attractive. Of course, if it seems to good to be true, then it probably is - but how will it pan out for "Vincent"?

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