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Actors: Cecile De France, Maiwenn La Besco, Philip Nahon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Haute Tension |
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Haute Tension (High tension in the American release) stars Maiwenn La Besco as Alexia, a student going to meet her friend Marie's family in a secluded home in the hills. They are there to study and relax after a night of partying. Alexia makes nice and everyone is cordial but that quickly ends come nightfall. The mysterious killer shows up and for no apparent reason murders Marie's whole family in a violent and visceral way; slit throats, decapitations, and shot gun blasts. Alex is then bound and gagged by the killer and they take off in a rusty old van with Alexia along for the ride. When the killer stops for gas, Alexia gets out and tries to ask for help from the attendant, but the killer gets to the attendant. Alexia waits for the killer to leave when she calls the police but she is unable to tell them where she is. Alexia eventually finds a set of keys and heads out after the rusty van. The big twist of the movie comes when the police review the video from the gas station and realize that they've been fooled. It's also at this point that Marie deals with the killer in a bloody and violent ending.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Haute Tension |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- hunted by killer/stalker
Criminal enemy is...
- crazed boy/girlfriend/spouse
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/butch/lez (woman)
Body type
- average (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- average (woman)
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Forest?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gory visuals of deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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