Mortal Transfer

Mortel Transfert
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJean-Jacques Beineix
Written byJean-Jacques Beineix
Based on
Mortel Transfert
by Jean-Pierre Gattégno
Produced byReinhard Kloos
StarringJean-Hugues Anglade
Hélène de Fougerolles
CinematographyBenoît Delhomme
Edited byYves Deschamps
Kako Kelber
Music byReinhardt Wagner
Distributed byUGC Fox Distribution
Release date
  • 10 January 2001 (2001-01-10)
Running time
122 minutes
CountriesFrance
Germany
LanguageFrench
Budget$8.1 million
Box office$2 million[1]

Mortel Transfert (also known as Mortal Transfer)[2] is a 2001 thriller film written and directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from the novel of the same name by Jean-Pierre Gattégno. The music was provided by Reinhardt Wagner, the composer of Roselyne and the Lions.[3] It was Beineix's final theatrical film before his death.[4]

Plot

A psychoanalyst is conversing with one of his patients and dozes off while she is talking. When he wakes up, she is lying dead on the couch, forcing him to dispose of her body without getting seen. Moreover, her husband suspects her of stealing money from him.

Cast

Release

The film was screened in the Panorama section at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival.[5]

Reception

Benny Crick of Screen International described the film as "a disappointingly minor excursion into black comedy-cum-psycho-thriller territory."[6] He added, "Taken at its most undemanding level of entertainment, the film's macabre farce and its cast of eccentrics are mildly amusing, but Beineix is unable to fuse the story's psychoanalytical trappings and the clunky graveside humour."[6] Lisa Nesselson of Variety stated, "By modern standards, his visual approach no longer seems so fresh and daring, but the level of craft is still unmistakable, and wintry streets with convincing fake snow contribute to the chilly atmosphere."[7]

References

  1. ^ JP. "Mortel Transfert (2001)- JPBox-Office". www.jpbox-office.com.
  2. ^ "Mortal Transfer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. ^ Powrie, Phil (2001). Jean-Jacques Beineix. Manchester University Press.
  4. ^ Gilbey, Ryan (16 January 2022). "Jean-Jacques Beineix obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Mortal Transfer (2001) - Awards & Festivals". Mubi. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b Crick, Benny (10 February 2001). "Mortal Transfer". Screen International. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  7. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (14 January 2001). "Mortal Transfer". Variety. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

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