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Released 14 years ago.
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Simon Killer
"It takes a muscle to fall in love."
2012 1h 46m EN
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5.9
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★5.9TMDB · 92
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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A recent college graduate flees to Paris after a break-up, where his involvement with a prostitute begins to reveal a potentially dark recent past.
“It takes a muscle to fall in love.”
Cast
Brady Corbet
Simon
Mati Diop
Noura
Constance Rousseau
Marianne
Lila Salet
Sophie
Solo
René
Michaël Abiteboul
Jean
Nicolas Ronchi
Carlo
Etienne Rotha Moeng
Cambodian Man
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Antonio Campos
- Writers
- Brady Corbet, Mati Diop, Antonio Campos
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Antonio Campos, shot by Joe Anderson. 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 Danny Bensi. 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 Zachary Stuart-Pontier 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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Brady Corbet and Mati Diop and Constance Rousseau carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It takes a muscle to fall in love.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1790834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Antonio Campos directs. Joe Anderson behind the camera. Danny Bensi scores. Zachary Stuart-Pontier cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 14 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 3Directed by Antonio Campos, shot by Joe Anderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Danny Bensi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Zachary Stuart-Pontier shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Brady Corbet and Mati Diop and Constance Rousseau carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "It takes a muscle to fall in love.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1790834 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Joe Anderson
- Original score
- Danny Bensi
- Editing
- Zachary Stuart-Pontier
- Production design
- Nicolas de Boiscuillé
- Sound
- Coll Anderson
- Runtime
- 106 min · 1h 46m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $27,740
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Antonio Campos
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- FI
FilmHaven Entertainment
US
BorderLine Films
US
Key crew
- EditorZachary Stuart-Pontier
- EditorBabak Jalali
- Production DesignNicolas de Boiscuillé
- ThanksChristopher Abbott
- Associate ProducerFlorence Lobet
- Associate ProducerMarie-Louise Khondji
- Associate ProducerAlexander Norton
- Co-ProducerMelody C. Roscher
- First Assistant DirectorTomas Deckaj
- ProducerJosh Mond
- ProducerMatt Palmieri
- ProducerSean Durkin
- Sound Effects EditorMatt Snedecor
- Supervising Sound EditorColl Anderson
- Sound Re-Recording MixerColl Anderson
- CastingNicolas Ronchi
- EditorAntonio Campos
- CastingSusan Shopmaker
- Costume DesignerLaetitia Bouix
- SoundMicah Bloomberg
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- prostitute
- paris, france
- blackmail
- american abroad
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2012-01-20· Sundance Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2013-04-05NR
- Digital2013-04-12NR
Also known as
International titles
- 杀手西蒙CN
