A misanthrope horse butcher’s life and mind begin to break down as he lashes out against various factions of society while attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter.Is stand alone is Noé’s first feature film, following on directly from his previous medium-length feature, Carne.
This „film noir“, with its razor-sharp editing, explosive aesthetics of misery and a screenplay as breathtaking as it is humorous, caused a real stir in France when it was released in 1998.
« Une expérimentation sur les limites, la censure et la mise à nu de ces processus qui conduisent à l'indignité absolue. »
Didier Péron, , Libération 25/04/1998
Prix de la Semaine de la Critique et mention du Prix de la jeunesse, Festival de Cannes, 1998, fr
Prix de la critique internationale, Festival de Sarajevo, 1998, ba
Prix spécial du jury, Rencontres franco-américaines d'Avignon, 1998, fr
Prix du meilleur acteur, Festival de Namur, 1998, be
Gaspar Noé
Gaspar Noé (1963, Argentina) is a director, producer, editor and screenwriter. He studied philosophy and film at the Ecole Louis Lumière in Paris. The visionary, inventive and provocative filmmaker directed number of short films, documentaries and six features, all presented at the Cannes Film Festival; I stand alone (1998), Irreversible (2002), Enter the Void (2009), Love (2015), Climax (2018) and Vortex (2021).
