Rent Switchblade Romance (2003)

3.5 of 5 from 147 ratings
1h 28min
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Synopsis:
Best friends and holidaying students Marie (Cecile De France) and Alex (Maiwenn Le Besco) travel to the countryside to visit Alex's parents, but when a homicidal maniac turns up at the house, leaving a trail of corpses in his wake, Alex and Marie are forced to fight for their lives with some heavy-duty weaponry. With a heart-pounding pace as brutal as its husky, truck-driving killer, Switchblade Romance delivers a truly visceral experience.
Actors:
, , , , , , Marco Claudiu Pascu, , ,
Directors:
Producers:
Alexandre Arcady, Robert Benmussa
Writers:
Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur
Aka:
Haute Tension / High Tension
Studio:
Optimum
Genres:
Horror, Thrillers
Collections:
A Brief History of Lesbian Cinema, A Brief History of Film...
Countries:
France
BBFC:
Release Date:
31/01/2005
Run Time:
88 minutes
Languages:
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • UK Exclusive-commentary by director Alexandre Aja, Cecile De France and Jamie Graham (Features Editor of Total Film)
  • Making of Documentary
  • Interviews with Cecile De France, Maiwenn, Philippe Nahon
  • Interview with special make-up effects artist Giannetto De Rossi
  • Theatrical trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
20/07/2009
Run Time:
91 minutes
Languages:
French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
BBFC:
Release Date:
22/01/2024
Run Time:
91 minutes
Languages:
French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Approved by Director Alexandre Aja
  • New audio commentary by Dr Lindsay Hallum
  • An Experiment in Suspense: a new interview with Director Alexandre Aja
  • The Man in the Shadows: a new interview with Writer Gregory Levasseur
  • The Darker the Better: an interview with Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre
  • The Great French Massacre: an interview with Special Effects Artist Giannetto De Rossi
  • Only the Brave: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on ''High Tension'
  • Archive 'Making of featurette
  • Archive Interview with Cecile De France
  • Archive Interview with Maiwenn
  • Archive Interview with Philippe Nahon

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Reviews (2) of Switchblade Romance

Brilliant! - Switchblade Romance review by Avijit

Spoiler Alert
22/11/2005

Unnervingly Brilliant! End - of - discussion as far as psycho-thrillers go! Can teach Hollywood a thing or two about edge-of-the-seat excitement and tension!

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Gore ahoy - Switchblade Romance review by sb

Spoiler Alert
04/11/2023

FILM & REVIEW https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338095/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_q_switchblade Second French film of the day and a greater contrast you could not get. Around the turn of the century ( which dear god is getting on for a quarter of a century ago) there were a series of films that got dubbed as New Extreme French Cinema. It was a movement where directors would push just how they could go with audiences and included Bais-Moi , Irreversible and Martyrs and this fits neatly into the genre. Two friends Marie (France ) and Alexia (Maiween) are travelling to the latters parents remote farmhouse. They arrive late so not much in the way of interaction. - then the door bell goes and it’s the trucker from hell who proceeds to stalk and slaughter the entire family He abducts Alexia in his truck and Marie stows away to rescue her as his trawl of violence continues ….but something isn’t quite right… As an exercise in tension and sheer terror it’s very effective with a gore count off the scale…..i guess it’s up to the viewer if they buy into the ending but i found it be one of the more interesting twists in the genre so 4/5

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