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Vortex

Vortex

Drama · 2021

Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

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Vortex

“Life is a short party that will soon be forgotten.”

2021 Drama 2h 22m

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7.1 / 10

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Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gaspar Noé

Written by

Gaspar Noé

Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Lui

Françoise Lebrun

Françoise Lebrun

Elle

Alex Lutz

Alex Lutz

Stéphane

Kamel Benchemekh

Kamel Benchemekh

Grocer

Corinne Bruand

Corinne Bruand

Claire

N

Nathalie Roubaud

Junkie

Kylian Dheret

Kylian Dheret

Kiki

Court is in session

Put Vortex on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.