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RUNTIME
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Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Lux Æterna
2020 0h 51m FR
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MID
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59
METACRITIC
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6.2
IMDB
★6.1TMDB · 303●59Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 8,524
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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Charlotte Gainsbourg agrees to play a witch condemned to be burned at the stake in the first film directed by Béatrice Dalle. But the chaotic production, technical problems, and psychotic breakdowns gradually plunge the shoot into a chaos of pure light.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte
Béatrice Dalle
Béatrice
Abbey Lee
Abbey
Karl Glusman
Karl
Clara 3000
Clara 3000
Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull
Claude-Emmanuelle
Félix Maritaud
Félix
Mica Argañaraz
Mica
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gaspar Noé
- Writers
- Gaspar Noé
- Languages
- English, French, German, Danish
- Countries
- France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 6 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, German, Danish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Gaspar Noé, shot by Benoît Debie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jérôme Pesnel 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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Charlotte Gainsbourg and Béatrice Dalle and Abbey Lee carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt10272534 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gaspar Noé directs. Benoît Debie behind the camera. Jérôme Pesnel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, German, Danish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 51-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 6 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, German, Danish.
- 4Directed by Gaspar Noé, shot by Benoît Debie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Jérôme Pesnel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Charlotte Gainsbourg and Béatrice Dalle and Abbey Lee carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt10272534 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Benoît Debie
- Editing
- Jérôme Pesnel
- Costume design
- Frédéric Cambier
- Makeup / hair
- Rie Gibson
- Sound
- Ken Yasumoto
- Runtime
- 51 min · 0h 51m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $323,829
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- NR
- Metacritic
- 59/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.2/10 · 8,524 votes
Awards
1 nomination total
Also by
Gaspar Noé
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Vixens
FR
Les Cinémas de la Zone
FR
Saint Laurent
FR
Key crew
- EditorJérôme Pesnel
- Assistant Makeup ArtistRie Gibson
- First Assistant EditorKévin Laperrière
- Set DecorationSamantha Benne
- Sound EditorMatthieu Autin
- ProducerGary Farkas
- ProducerLucile Hadžihalilović
- ProducerClément Lepoutre
- ProducerOlivier Muller
- ProducerGaspar Noé
- ProducerAnthony Vaccarello
- Assistant Costume DesignerEdgar Fichet
- Assistant Unit ManagerCamille Lepers
- First Assistant DirectorClaire Corbetta-Doll
- Second Assistant DirectorMarie Fouché
- PropsEmmanuel Galtier
- Set DresserJavier Romero
- Property MasterChristian Roudil
- Sound Re-Recording MixerKen Yasumoto
- Supervising Sound EditorKen Yasumoto
- Boom OperatorPauline Broquet
- Sound MixerRomain de Gueltzl
- Assistant Sound EditorValère Raigneau
- Digital CompositorMathilde Germi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- avant-garde
- filmmaking
- film set
- film about filmmaking
- film shooting
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2022-05-13· Los Angeles, CA
- Theatrical (limited)2022-05-06· New York, NY
- Digital2022-06-09NR
- Physical2022-08-30NR· Blu-ray
Also known as
International titles
- Вечный светRU
- ルクス・エテルナ 永遠の光JP
- Lvx ÆternaUS
- Lux AeternaUS
