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Inside (2007 film)
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Inside is a 2007 French
horror film
directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, starring Alysson Paradis
and Béatrice Dalle
. It was written by co-director Alexandre Bustillo, and is the first film from either director. It concerns the attack and home-invasion of a young pregnant woman by a mysterious stranger who seeks to take her unborn baby.
with the mother's voice soothing it. The baby recoils as if struck. Expectant mother Sarah (Paradis) has been in a car accident, and her husband has been killed. Months later on Christmas Eve, Sarah is making final preparations for her delivery the following day. Still reeling from her husband's death, Sarah is now moody and depressed.
That evening, a mysterious woman (Dalle) arrives at Sarah's door asking to use the telephone to call for help. Sarah lies that her husband is sleeping and she does not want to be disturbed, but the woman tells her that she knows that he is dead. When the visitor persists on coming in, Sarah, a professional photographer, attempts to take her photo through a window and telephones the police. When they arrive, the woman has already vanished. The police assure Sarah that she will be fine, but arrange to have a patrol car visit throughout the night.
Upon developing her photos, Sarah recognizes the woman in the background of an earlier photo that Sarah had taken, indicating she was stalking Sarah. Sarah telephones her employer, asking to have the photos enhanced.
As Sarah goes to bed, the woman arrives in the bedroom, awakening Sarah with scissors puncturing her navel. Sarah fights the visitor off and locks herself in the bathroom, where the woman tries to gain entry. The woman makes clear that her intentions are to take Sarah's child for herself.
Sarah's employer arrives, and later her mother, both unaware of the predicament that Sarah is in. Believing her to be the attacker, Sarah accidentally kills her mother. Her employer is later stabbed to death by the mysterious woman.
The police arrive to check up, and upon realizing what is going on, attempt to apprehend Sarah's assailant and are instead murdered.
A final confrontation ensues between Sarah and the woman, with both of them injuring each other via various household appliances. Sarah manages to gain the upper hand on her attacker and burns off half the woman's face with an aerosol container and cigarette. The woman flees, and upon being cornered by Sarah, reveals her identity; she was the other driver in Sarah's car accident and, being pregnant at the time, had suffered a miscarriage and lost her child. (Thus, the baby in utero at the beginning and the mother's voice at the beginning of the film was not Sarah's at all, but rather the woman's.)
The two are interrupted by the revival of one of the police officers; having been shot in close proximity by the woman with his riot gun
, he survived the attack and was brain-damaged instead. In his current state of mind, he confuses Sarah with her attacker and brutally beats her with his club. The woman comes to Sarah's aid and kills the officer, but it is too late; Sarah has begun to give birth and the baby is stuck.
Desperate to save the child, the woman proceeds to perform the impromptu Caesarian section on Sarah with her scissors as she originally planned.
As the film ends, Sarah lies dead on the stairs drenched in blood while the woman, having been successful with her delivery, sits on a rocking chair and comforts the newborn child.
ranked the film twelfth in their list of the 'Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade', with the article saying "One of the most audacious, brutal, unrelenting horror films ever made, Inside is perhaps the crown jewel of the new wave of extreme French horror films."
and Béatrice Dalle
, won the Carnet Jove Jury Award at the Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
.
, the director of REC
, told Fangoria
that he may be directing a remake in the future and that it would "accent the terror of the pregnancy situation more than the gore".
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, starring Alysson Paradis
Alysson Paradis
Alysson Paradis is a French actress. She is the younger sister of French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, who is 11 years older and the sister-in-law of Vanessa' long-time partner, Amercian actor, Johnny Depp.-Filmography:...
and Béatrice Dalle
Béatrice Dalle
-Biography:Dalle was born in Brest, Finistère, France, as Béatrice Cabarrou. In 1985 she married the painter Jean-François Dalle but they divorced in 1988....
. It was written by co-director Alexandre Bustillo, and is the first film from either director. It concerns the attack and home-invasion of a young pregnant woman by a mysterious stranger who seeks to take her unborn baby.
Plot
The film opens with a shot of a baby in uteroIn utero
In utero is a Latin term literally meaning "in the womb". In biology, the phrase describes the state of an embryo or fetus. In legal contexts, the phrase is used to refer to unborn children. Under common law, unborn children are still considered to exist for property transfer purposes.-See also:*...
with the mother's voice soothing it. The baby recoils as if struck. Expectant mother Sarah (Paradis) has been in a car accident, and her husband has been killed. Months later on Christmas Eve, Sarah is making final preparations for her delivery the following day. Still reeling from her husband's death, Sarah is now moody and depressed.
That evening, a mysterious woman (Dalle) arrives at Sarah's door asking to use the telephone to call for help. Sarah lies that her husband is sleeping and she does not want to be disturbed, but the woman tells her that she knows that he is dead. When the visitor persists on coming in, Sarah, a professional photographer, attempts to take her photo through a window and telephones the police. When they arrive, the woman has already vanished. The police assure Sarah that she will be fine, but arrange to have a patrol car visit throughout the night.
Upon developing her photos, Sarah recognizes the woman in the background of an earlier photo that Sarah had taken, indicating she was stalking Sarah. Sarah telephones her employer, asking to have the photos enhanced.
As Sarah goes to bed, the woman arrives in the bedroom, awakening Sarah with scissors puncturing her navel. Sarah fights the visitor off and locks herself in the bathroom, where the woman tries to gain entry. The woman makes clear that her intentions are to take Sarah's child for herself.
Sarah's employer arrives, and later her mother, both unaware of the predicament that Sarah is in. Believing her to be the attacker, Sarah accidentally kills her mother. Her employer is later stabbed to death by the mysterious woman.
The police arrive to check up, and upon realizing what is going on, attempt to apprehend Sarah's assailant and are instead murdered.
A final confrontation ensues between Sarah and the woman, with both of them injuring each other via various household appliances. Sarah manages to gain the upper hand on her attacker and burns off half the woman's face with an aerosol container and cigarette. The woman flees, and upon being cornered by Sarah, reveals her identity; she was the other driver in Sarah's car accident and, being pregnant at the time, had suffered a miscarriage and lost her child. (Thus, the baby in utero at the beginning and the mother's voice at the beginning of the film was not Sarah's at all, but rather the woman's.)
The two are interrupted by the revival of one of the police officers; having been shot in close proximity by the woman with his riot gun
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, he survived the attack and was brain-damaged instead. In his current state of mind, he confuses Sarah with her attacker and brutally beats her with his club. The woman comes to Sarah's aid and kills the officer, but it is too late; Sarah has begun to give birth and the baby is stuck.
Desperate to save the child, the woman proceeds to perform the impromptu Caesarian section on Sarah with her scissors as she originally planned.
As the film ends, Sarah lies dead on the stairs drenched in blood while the woman, having been successful with her delivery, sits on a rocking chair and comforts the newborn child.
Cast
- Béatrice DalleBéatrice Dalle-Biography:Dalle was born in Brest, Finistère, France, as Béatrice Cabarrou. In 1985 she married the painter Jean-François Dalle but they divorced in 1988....
— La Femme - Alysson ParadisAlysson ParadisAlysson Paradis is a French actress. She is the younger sister of French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, who is 11 years older and the sister-in-law of Vanessa' long-time partner, Amercian actor, Johnny Depp.-Filmography:...
— Sarah Scarangelo - Nathalie RousselNathalie RousselNathalie Roussel is a French actress of stage, television and film who is best known for her role in the 1991 films My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle.-Filmography:*Moments de vérité .... Marie...
— Louise Scarangelo - Tahar RahimTahar RahimTahar Rahim is a French actor of Algerian origin. Born in Belfort, France, his family is originally from the region of Oran, Algeria....
— Police officer - François-Régis Marchasson — Jean-Pierre
- Jean-Baptiste Tabourin — Matthieu
Reception
Bloody DisgustingBloody Disgusting
Bloody Disgusting is a website that covers horror movies with reviews, interviews and news. It is currently run by Brad Miska, and Tom Owen. According to one source, the site has 1.5 million unique visitors and 20 million page views each month. It is widely considered to be the "world's most...
ranked the film twelfth in their list of the 'Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade', with the article saying "One of the most audacious, brutal, unrelenting horror films ever made, Inside is perhaps the crown jewel of the new wave of extreme French horror films."
Honours
Both lead female actresses, Alysson ParadisAlysson Paradis
Alysson Paradis is a French actress. She is the younger sister of French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, who is 11 years older and the sister-in-law of Vanessa' long-time partner, Amercian actor, Johnny Depp.-Filmography:...
and Béatrice Dalle
Béatrice Dalle
-Biography:Dalle was born in Brest, Finistère, France, as Béatrice Cabarrou. In 1985 she married the painter Jean-François Dalle but they divorced in 1988....
, won the Carnet Jove Jury Award at the Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
Festival de Cine de Sitges
The Sitges Film Festival is a Spanish film festival that is one of the most recognizable ones held in Europe, considered the world's foremost international festival specializing in fantasy and horror movies...
.
Remake
Jaume BalagueróJaume Balagueró
Jaume Balagueró i Bernat , is a Spanish film director widely known for his horror films.- Life :Jaume Balagueró was born in Lleida, and grew up in Barcelona. He studied communications and photography at the University of Barcelona, graduating in 1991 with a degree in Communication Sciences...
, the director of REC
REC (film)
REC is a 2007 Spanish horror film co-written and co-directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.The film was released in Spain in November 2007. Balaguero and Plaza previously directed the 2002 documentary OT, The Movie. REC was filmed using shaky camerawork...
, told Fangoria
Fangoria
Fangoria is an American magazine devoted to horror and exploitation films, which has a number of associated brands:* Fangoria Comics* Fangoria Films* Fangoria RadioFangoria may also refer to:* Fangoria , a Spanish electro pop band...
that he may be directing a remake in the future and that it would "accent the terror of the pregnancy situation more than the gore".