Lux Æterna (film)

Lux Æterna (stylized as LVX ÆTERNA) is a 2019 French independent experimental art film written and directed by Gaspar Noé.[1] It was screened out of competition at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The film makes heavy use of epileptic imagery to make the audience both uncomfortable and nauseous, while the others of the film use split-screen, and 1920s-esque documentary footage involving witchcraft.

Lux Æterna
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGaspar Noé
Written byGaspar Noé
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBenoît Debie
Edited byJérôme Pesnel
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • UFO Distribution
  • Potemkine Films
Release dates
  • 18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 23 September 2020 (2020-09-23) (France)
Running time
51 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Premise

It is a metafictional psychological drama-thriller film centered around actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg and Béatrice Dalle playing as fictional versions of themselves making a film about witches. However, the technical production gone mentally haywire and psychotic outbreaks gradually plunge into ascended chaos.

Cast

Production

Last February, Anthony proposed to support me if I had any idea for a short film. Two weeks later, in five days, with Béatrice and Charlotte we improvised this modest essay about beliefs and the art of filmmaking. Now the 51-minute baby is ready to scream… Thank God, cinema is light flashing 24 frames per second.

— Gaspar Noé on Lux Æterna at Cannes 2019[2]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2019.[3][4] It was set to screen at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2020; however, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6] It was released in France on 23 September 2020 by UFO Distribution and Potemkine Films.[7]

Yellow Veil Pictures has announced they have acquired all North American rights to the film and are planning a theatrical date in May 2022.[8]

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes calculated a 50% approval rating from 16 reviews and scored a 5.7/10 average rating.[9]

References
  1. "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. https://cdn-media.festival-cannes.com/film_film/0001/68/f14a20983937afcbfbb00cce999d7bf91288a79f.pdf
  3. "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. "Lux Aeterna". Tribeca Film Festival. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. Goldsmith, Jill (3 March 2020). "Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. "Lux Aeterna". UFO Distribution. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. Meyer, Joshua (1 March 2022). "Gaspar Noe's 2019 Movie Lux Aeterna Will Finally Hit U.S. Theaters In Summer 2022 - /Film". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  9. "Lux Æterna (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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