Death Watch

Movie

1980

2h 11m

French

Drama, Science Fiction

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6.5

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In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a dying woman becomes the morbid theme of a revolutionary reality show, broadcast through the curious eyes of a peculiar camera.

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Death Watch

Movie

1980

2h 11m

French

Drama, Science Fiction

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Cast

Katherine Mortenhoe

Roddy

Vincent Ferriman

Tracey

Gerald Mortenhoe

Girl in the Bar

Dr. Mason

Harry Graves

Dr. Klausen

Katherine's Dad

Technician

Limousine Driver

Young Doctor

Technician

Policeman

Truck Driver

Dave Matthieson

Old Woman

Priest

Saleswoman

Police Officer

Katherine's Co-worker (uncredited)

Directed By: Bertrand Tavernier

Written By: David Rayfiel (Screenplay), Bertrand Tavernier (Screenplay), + 1 more

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moonkodi says...

8 years ago

Sci -Fi drama. Exellent idea. The only negative is it lacked tension in many scenes until I was reminded of the pretext (the hidden person in the room) and then it became a really tense and dark reality again. So either I didn't concentrate hard enough or the narrative structure wasn't balanced enough to keep things in mind that would have elevated the movie. The movie also felt a little long because of this. The story never stepped into the ridiculous which was a good thing. Its a brilliant look at media invasiveness, morality and entertainment exploitation. The movie predicted reality TV bang on. If you're thinking of watching it give it a go and see what you think.

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Saint Pauly says...

3 years ago

When you like the film more than the movie. A reality show in which a man films -- unbeknownst to her -- the final days of a terminally ill woman... This piece of speculative fiction is a fascinating watch thanks to its prescience (it predicted modern reality TV over 40 years ago), its cast (the indelible Romy Schneider, a young Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton), and its director (the late and sorely missed cinematic encyclopedia Bertrand Tavernier). As a movie, however, one regrets a road trip that doesn't go as far internally as it does externally, and a near-science future flick made in 1980 that looks like what I imagine the 70s looked like. While I can't recommend the movie, I can definitely recommend the film.

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