Why didn’t you leave? her friend asks afterward, outside, in the real, flickering world.
He does not make movies for the faint of heart. He makes them for the lovers of light who are willing to swim through the sewer to find it. So, put on your headphones. Turn off the lights. Press play on Climax or Irréversible or Enter the Void . Let the strobes flash. Let the screams start. Love Gaspar Noe
And sometimes, at 2:00 AM, when the strobes have faded and the screaming has stopped, you realize that Gaspar Noé is the most humanist filmmaker alive. He shows us the abyss so that we will hold onto each other a little tighter. Why didn’t you leave