Marc Caro Goes Solo
Dante 01 is Marc Caro's first feature-length film as sole director, following his collaborations with Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Movie
Dante 01
In deep space, there is no rescue.
Deep space, at the edge of the galaxy. The future. A new prisoner arrives on top security prison ship and psychiatric research unit Dante 01. Sole survivor of an encounter with an alien force, Saint-Georges is a man possessed by inner demons, caught up in the battle to control the monstrous power within him. It's a power that will infect the other highly dangerous occupants of Dante 01, gaolors and prisoners alike, unleashing a violent rebellion that turns this terrifying, labyrinthine world upside down. In the otherworldly hell of the ship's depths, through danger and redemption, each must journey to his very limits... each must confront his own Dragon.
Atmosphere
Claustrophobic, clinical, hallucinatory, oppressive, mystical
Claustrophobic tension
Clinical dread
Surreal visual atmosphere
Metaphysical mystery
Contains disturbing medical experimentation, violence, blood, psychological distress, confinement, religious imagery and unsettling bodily transformations.
Dans les coulisses
Ce qu'on ne voit pas à l'écran
A Prison Above Dante
The story takes place on a space station orbiting the hostile planet Dante, with imagery inspired by infernal and purgatorial ideas.
An International Cast
Lambert Wilson leads an ensemble that includes Dominique Pinon, Linh-Dan Pham and Simona Maicanescu.
Dominique Pinon Returns
The actor previously appeared in Caro and Jeunet's Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children.
A European Science-Fiction Experiment
Rather than relying on large-scale space battles, the film concentrates on confinement, symbolism and psychological unease.
The Number 01
The station's name suggests a numbered installation while invoking Dante Alighieri and his vision of the afterlife.
Aux origines
An original science-fiction screenplay by Marc Caro and Pierre Bordage
Palette
Les couleurs du film
Surgical Cyan#6D9DA3
Oxidized Steel#52676C
Institutional Green#647E73
Emergency Red#A14343
Pale Fluorescence#B9C7BF
Void Black#252E34
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