An attic apartment in a backyard in Paris, the books are stacked to the ceiling. On the walls are posters of films and political struggles that have fulfilled two long lives. Works by Fritz Lang and Godard, Renoir and Carl Theodor Dreyer. Slogans against the Vietnam War and for abortion rights. An old couple lives here, a man and a woman. In the early evening they drink an aperitif together on the balcony and toast: "To us." It's a last,...
enfant terrible «Vortex» by Gaspar Noé: drama about aging "Vortex" is one of Gaspar Noé's most personal films. Photo: Urs Flueeler/KEYSTONE/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH As the enfant terrible of French film, Gaspar Noé has often caused scandals. With "Vortex" he is working on the topic of old age and Alzheimer's in his own way. An elderly couple lives in a Paris apartment cluttered with books and memories. He is a historian and film theorist who is writing a book on...
Gaspar Noé has offered himself an unexpected actor for Vortex : Dario Argento, the mythical director of fantastic films. At 81, he made his debut there in front of the camera, giving the reply to Francoise Lebrunthe heroine of The Mom and the Whore of Jean Eustache, in the role of his wife suffering from Alzheimer's disease and of Alex Lutz in that of his toxic son.“Gaspar easily convinced me to accept the role, explains Dario Argento to 20 minutes....
