Titane [Blu-ray]

Director: Julia Ducournau Julia Ducournau

Overview

After young Alexia (Agathe Rousselle) and her family get into a grisly car crash, she undergoes a surgery wherein she is fitted with a titanium plate in her head. As she recovers, she begins to shut her parents out and be more preoccupied with the family's car. In her adulthood, she becomes a provocative showgirl for motor shows, making her prone to harassment from different people. After becoming a fugitive for killing a man who assaulted her, she decides to assume the identity of a missing man. Written and directed by Julia Ducournau.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/18/2022
UPC:	0843501037225
Original Release:	2021
Rating:	R
Source:	Decal - Neon
Language:	English
Time:	1:48:00
Sales rank:	3,884

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Vincent Lindon	Vincent Legrand
Agathe Rousselle	Alexia/Adrien
Garance Marillier	Justine
Laïs Salameh	Rayane
Mara Cisse	Jeantet
Marin Judas	Charrier
Diong-Kéba Tacu	Sissoko
Myriem Akheddiou	La mère d'Adrien
Bertrand Bonello	Le père d'Alexia
Céline Carrère	La mère d'Alexia
Adèle Guigue	Alexia 7 ans
Thibault Cathalifaud	Le fan salon tuning
Dominique Frot	La dame Macarena
Lamine Cissokho	Jérôme/Jupi
Florence Janas	Le médecin d'Alexia
Frédéric Jardin	L'inspecteur BPF
Olivia Venner	Hôtesse douches
Thibault Villette	Le vigile salon tuning
Nathalie Boyer	L'ambulancière
Théo Hellermann	Jeune bus
Séverin Favriau	Composer
Fabrice Osinski	Composer
Stéphane Thiébaut	Composer

Technical Credits

Jacques Akchoti

Jean-Christophe Bouzy

Julia Ducournau

Simonetta Greggio

Jacques Akchoti	Screenwriter
Jean-Christophe Bouzy	Screenwriter
Julia Ducournau	Screenwriter,Director
Simonetta Greggio	Screenwriter
Christophe Hollebeke	Executive Producer,Producer
Jean-Christophe Reymond	Producer
Philippe Logie	Producer
Amaury Ovise	Producer
Alexandre Moreira	Stunts
Anthony Pho	Stunts
Jean Yves Rubin	Producer
Olivier Pére	Producer
Cassandre Warnauts	Producer
Anne-Laure Declerck	Producer
Fabrice Osinski	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

In Titane, written directed by Julia Ducournau (Raw), the horror-fantasy tells the story of the protagonist woman Alexia, played by Agathe Rousselle, who has a strong affinity for cars; she is injured in a car accident as a child resulting in a titanium plate being placed in her head. Upon leaving the hospital she sweetly caresses the driver's side window of her parents' car; an intriguing nod that carries out the theme of the rest of the movie. Moving forward to the future, a now-grown Alexia is an erotic dancer at car shows. With her attraction to cars, Alexia is a star at this event, but when one of her male fans follows her out and forcibly kisses her, she violently kills him using a knitting needle she had holding her hair in place. While showering the murder from her skin, she responds to a heavy metallic thud at the door. The vintage Cadillac she was dancing upon earlier is flashing its headlights at her, and she enters it, naked. She later discovers the car has impregnated her and she goes on killing over and over again. She cuts off her hair, binds her breasts and takes on the identity of a decade-long missing boy, Adrien Legrand. It is at this time that actor Vincent Lindon, the other main lead, is introduced as the fire captain and father of lost boy Adrien. The two are united through unusual circumstances as the movie shifts to a thriller, with Adrien (Alexia) working to protect his identity while he and Vincent grow closer and the pregnancy carries on. Meanwhile, the police are also closing in on their hunt to find Alexia the serial killer. Presumably, Alexa wants to escape the police, and Vincent so desperately wants to believe that Alexia really is his missing son that he looks past the glaring clues to the contrary, but the guys on his fire team aren't convinced - nor are viewers, who can sense the movie building to a big reveal, at which point they discover whatever Alexia might be carrying in her womb. However, the movie never allows the audience to interpret that twist. Titane itself is the twist. Titane is the winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. With this award in mind, the film is one of the strangest and most unnerving movies of 2021. There are several moments that induce fear and discomfort, more so than any recent horror film. It feels rather impossible to recommend this film to others, and yet at the same time it is so incredibly cinematic and moving (even in the most horrific of fashions) that one simply must see it for yourself to understand. Ultimately, it's not be a film for everyone, but it is at least a true work of art.