Titane (2021)

October 4, 2021 5:31 AM

A woman with a metal plate in her head from a childhood car accident embarks on a bizarre journey, bringing her into contact with a firefighter who's reunited with his missing son after 10 years.

From Julia Ducournau, writer/director of the 2016 coming-of-age horror drama Raw.

posted by Strange Interlude (7 comments total)

So...what if The Counsellor, but Cameron Diaz became pregnant after That Scene? Can't quite decide whether to go see this one.
posted by praemunire at 12:18 PM on October 4, 2021

Well that was a movie that went into my eyeballs and ear holes.
posted by fleacircus at 9:56 PM on November 8, 2021 [1 favorite]

I found this movie to be absolutely incredible. The thing about this movie is it's completely impossible to predict what will happen next, or what genre the movie will be by the time it does. It's a wild ride: shocking violence, tenderness, surreal imagery, all butting up against each other.

If you're thinking about seeing it: you probably should.
posted by vibratory manner of working at 11:27 AM on November 14, 2021

Wow, what a ride. I loved how the musical sequences kept pulling us back from the edge of nihilistic extremity by focusing on the physical urges that are propelling the story.
posted by a box and a stick and a string and a bear at 2:15 PM on November 14, 2021

This is a helluva movie, but not a story at all. It's more like a series of provocations that prompt striking scenes. I can see why people like it and the level of craft and inspiration that went into it, but I didn't enjoy it much.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 7:46 AM on February 21, 2022 [1 favorite]

I mean, it's definitely striking and I will be thinking about it for a while. So I may yet change my mind.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 8:26 AM on February 21, 2022

I watched this again and I think I caught up to it now. It's bonkers, but it's great.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 2:25 PM on August 3, 2022