Titane (2021)

Titane (2021)

a.k.a Titanium

Director: Julia Ducournau

Plot Synopsis

Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father (Vincent Lindon) is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years. Titane : A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys.

Male Deaths

• Unknown Actor [Stalker]
• Unknonw Actor [Romain]
• Unknown Actor [Black Dude at Party]
• Bertrand Bonello [Alexia's father]
• Laïs Salameh [Rayane/Ray]

Female Deaths

• Garance Marillier [Justine]
• Céline Carrère [Alexia's mother]
• Agathe Rousselle [Alexia]

Trivia

1. During the beginning of the closing ceremony, jury president Spike Lee was told in French to reveal the "first prize," but misinterpreted the phrase to mean "first place." As a result, he prematurely revealed that the film had won the Palme d'Or.
2. Prior to the Cannes premiere of Julia Ducournau's second feature film Titane, only a few details were made public. One was an intriguing log line that's been kicking around for a while now: "Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years." The other was more esoteric, a simple definition of the element titanium: "A metal highly resistant to heat and corrosion, with high tensile strength alloys." When the teaser trailer dropped a week before the festival, speculation was rife, with many drawing comparisons with the work of body horror maestro David Cronenberg.
3. Official submission of France for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.
4. With this film, Julia Ducournau became the second female director and the fourth woman to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Director Jane Campion won the award in 1993 for The Piano (1993); actresses Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos were awarded the Golden Palm for their collaboration with director Abdellatif Kechiche on Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) in 2013.
5. Principal photography began in September 2020. Production was initially set to begin in April 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. Alexia and Justine are also the names of the main characters in Raw, Julia Ducournau's 2016 debut film.
7. Received a 9-minute standing ovation after its Cannes premiere.
8. At the film's North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10th, 2021, an audience member reportedly fainted. Luckily enough, a medical professional in the audience jumped in to help.

Gallery

Agathe Rousselle