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DramaFantasy

Holy Motors

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We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes youthful, sometimes old. By turns murderer, beggar, company chairman, monstrous creature, worker, family man.

Release Date : 2012-07-02

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Pierre Grise ProductionsThéo FilmsPandora FilmproduktionWDR/ArteARTE France Cinéma

Production Country : GermanyFrance

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Denis Lavant

Character Name : Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer

Original Name : Denis Lavant

Gender : Male

Édith Scob

Character Name : Céline

Original Name : Édith Scob

Gender : Female

Eva Mendes

Character Name : Kay M

Original Name : Eva Mendes

Gender : Female

Kylie Minogue

Character Name : Eva Grace

Original Name : Kylie Minogue

Gender : Female

Élise Lhomeau

Character Name : Léa

Original Name : Élise Lhomeau

Gender : Female

Jeanne Disson

Character Name : Angèle

Original Name : Jeanne Disson

Gender : Female

Michel Piccoli

Character Name : Man with the Wine Stain

Original Name : Michel Piccoli

Gender : Male

Leos Carax

Character Name : The Sleeper / Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Leos Carax

Gender : Male

Nastya Golubeva Carax

Character Name : Little Girl

Original Name : Nastya Golubeva Carax

Gender : Female

Reda Oumouzoune

Character Name : Mo-Cap Acrobat

Original Name : Reda Oumouzoune

Gender : Male

Zlata

Character Name : Cyber Woman

Original Name : Zlata

Gender : Female

Geoffrey Carey

Character Name : Harry T-Bone, Photographer / Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Geoffrey Carey

Gender : Male

Annabelle Dexter-Jones

Character Name : Jamie, Assistant Photographer

Original Name : Annabelle Dexter-Jones

Gender : Female

Élise Caron

Character Name :

Original Name : Élise Caron

Gender : Female

Corinne Yam

Character Name :

Original Name : Corinne Yam

Gender : Male

Julien Prévost

Character Name :

Original Name : Julien Prévost

Gender : Male

Ahcène Nini

Character Name :

Original Name : Ahcène Nini

Gender : Male

Laurent Lacotte

Character Name : Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Laurent Lacotte

Gender : Male

David Stanley Phillips

Character Name : Limousine (voice)

Original Name : David Stanley Phillips

Gender : Male

Matthew Gledhill

Character Name :

Original Name : Matthew Gledhill

Gender : Male

Hanako Danjo

Character Name :

Original Name : Hanako Danjo

Gender : Male

Big John

Character Name :

Original Name : Big John

Gender : Male

Pierre Marcoux

Character Name :

Original Name : Pierre Marcoux

Gender : Male

Bastien Bernini

Character Name :

Original Name : Bastien Bernini

Gender : Male

Elliot Simon

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Elliot Simon

Gender : Male

Quentin Auvray

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Quentin Auvray

Gender : Male

Bertrand Cantat

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Bertrand Cantat

Gender : Male

Alexandre Leitão

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Alexandre Leitão

Gender : Male

David Nzavotunga Kiala

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : David Nzavotunga Kiala

Gender : Male

Johann Riche

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Johann Riche

Gender : Male

Clément Robin

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Clément Robin

Gender : Male

Yao Dembele

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Yao Dembele

Gender : Male

Yves Abadi

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Yves Abadi

Gender : Male

Miguel Saboga

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Miguel Saboga

Gender : Male

Grégoire Simon

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Grégoire Simon

Gender : Male

Viviane Arnoux

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Viviane Arnoux

Gender : Male

Hugo Boulesteix

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Hugo Boulesteix

Gender : Male

Eloi Miehe

Character Name : Church Musician

Original Name : Eloi Miehe

Gender : Male

Michel Delahaye

Character Name : Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Michel Delahaye

Gender : Male

Leslie Palanker

Character Name : Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Leslie Palanker

Gender : Male

Camille Rutherford

Character Name : Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Camille Rutherford

Gender : Female

Adrien Guitton

Character Name : Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Adrien Guitton

Gender : Male

Johanna Nizard

Character Name : Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Johanna Nizard

Gender : Male

Kester Lovelace

Character Name : Limousine (voice)

Original Name : Kester Lovelace

Gender : Male

Sonia Brahim

Character Name : Doublure

Original Name : Sonia Brahim

Gender : Male

Aurélia Jurca

Character Name : Doublure

Original Name : Aurélia Jurca

Gender : Male

William Blair

Character Name : Doublure

Original Name : William Blair

Gender : Male

Alex Moreu Garriga

Character Name : Doublure

Original Name : Alex Moreu Garriga

Gender : Male

Zara Broughton

Character Name : Doublure

Original Name : Zara Broughton

Gender : Male

Charles-Alexandre Dubé

Character Name : Bodyguard (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles-Alexandre Dubé

Gender : Male

Fabien Hagège

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Fabien Hagège

Gender : Male

François Rimbau

Character Name : Blind Man (uncredited)

Original Name : François Rimbau

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-24

This is one of the most entertainingly bizarre films I've ever seen. The title really only comes into play at the end, and that does put a little context into that, but for the rest of it we follow the curious activities of "Mr. Oscar" (Denis Lavant) who travels the city in an enormous white limousine that wouldn't have looked out of place in Atlantic City, being driven by "Céline" (Edith Scob). His departure in the morning, suited and booted, would lead us to believe he is some high-powered financial operative; his phone calls talking about 150% etc. fuel that illusion til his driver informs him that his first "appointment" of the day is detailed in a file. To our surprise, we are now drawn back into his car to find it a fully equipped dressing room, complete with make up lights and an extensive collection of cosmetics and costumes. Thereafter, throughout the day, he assumes a series of disguises and carries out some mysterious and/or shocking tasks with the likes of Eva Mendez, Kylie Minogue and Michel Piccoli. He is at one moment a disagreeable vagrant, then doing his own virtual "John Wick" combat scenes in a CGI suite - but why? Who is this man? What on earth is it all about? It's clearly got a moral, well a collection of morals, and these gradually fall into place, but I still took quite a while to realise... It's a wee bit slow at times, but the variety of performances from Lavant are almost vaudeville in their range - there's barely a task to which he cannot turn his creative hand! It won't be for everyone, this, but it's quirky and innovative and far removed from the mundane and procedural. If you're going to watch it, though, turn off all your distractions and give it an undivided two hours, otherwise it will lose it's effectively accumulating punch!