Rent Ivans xtc. (2000)

3.3 of 5 from 80 ratings
1h 31min
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Synopsis:
Outstanding and daring, Bernard Rose's exploration of Hollywood's seamier side tells the story of a man who has everything, yet finds that this can never be enough. Ivan Beckman has the Midas touch. He's secured the deal of his career, and life in Hollywood's fast lane has just got one hell of a lot faster. But when fate delivers a cruel and unexpected blow, Ivan is sent spiralling out of control. Soon, he starts living his life of hedonistic pleasure - parties, women and drugs - to the extreme. And while others are more than willing to join in the fun, only Ivan knows the occasion.
A modern day interpretation of Tolstoy's classic short story, 'The Death of Ivan llyich', this brilliant expose of Hollywood's cut-throat world of deal making and breaking features a truly inspired performance from Danny Huston.
Actors:
, , , Joanne Duckman, , , , Adam Krentzman, , , , , , Alex Butler, , Ken Enos, Mike Gold, Marilyn Heston, ,
Directors:
Producers:
Lisa Enos
Writers:
Leo Tolstoy, Bernard Rose, Lisa Enos
Aka:
Ivansxtc
Studio:
Tartan
Genres:
Comedy, Drama
BBFC:
Release Date:
30/06/2003
Run Time:
91 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Star and Director Filmographies
  • Chris Roberts' Film Notes
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • World Cinema Trailer Reel
  • Extended Party Scene Outtakes
BBFC:
Release Date:
28/09/2020
Run Time:
110 minutes
Languages:
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Theatrical Cut presented in two versions: the preferred director's version and the producer's version Extended Producer's Cut with Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio, presented for the first time
  • Brand new commentary for the Extended Cut with co-writer/producer/ actor Lisa Enos and filmmaker Richard Wolstencroft
  • Charlotte's Story - a brand new documentary on the making of the film from Lisa Enos
  • Q&A with Lisa Enos, director Bernard Rose, actors Danny Huston, Peter Weller and Adam Krentzman from a 2018 screening at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles
  • Archival interviews with Lisa Enos and Bernard Rose from the 2001 Santa Barbara Film Festival
  • Extended Party Sequence Outtakes
  • Original Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (2) of Ivans xtc.

Hollywood Uncovered. - Ivans xtc. review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
27/11/2012

Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich is transferred to contemporary Hollywood. Danny Huston stars as a hot talent agent surfing a west coast inferno of cocaine, gratis call girls, and the trash and autocrats of tinseltown. The story begins at the end. With Ivan's funeral, where there is an assumption is the dead man 'freebased his face off'.

And then we witness his descent through a decadent hell, to his death from cancer, in the arms of a hospice nurse. The director, Bernard Rose, became poison in Hollywood for this exposé of the film industry. It offers a vicarious insight into the iniquities of those with apparently limitless wealth and power.

Huston's gives us one of the great screen performances. His denial, his absolute fear of his mortality, played out behind the perma-smile of his unctuous facade; his inability to confront any situation without trying to manage or spin it. Even his own death. Somehow, he earns our pity.

There are heroes in the background, the ordinary people whose unregarded toil makes the privileges of the few possible. This is a profoundly moral film that invites us to identify with Ivan and judge ourselves against the possibility of a better life, and to remind us that time is running out. Few film have burned me as deeply as this.

3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

The final scene - Ivans xtc. review by CW

Spoiler Alert
17/04/2020

I am giving this 5 stars because of the last scene. Watching the movie I was tempted to stop because I just wasn’t interested in the totally self centred people . I kept going though because the main character Ivan, played by Danny Huston, is such a sweet loveable guy. Ivan has a smile that lights up the room. There are glimpses of him at parties, surrounded by people, when you see sadness in his eyes. If anyone looks at him he breaks into a smile. His best friend seems to be an old golden retriever. (I did wonder when does that poor dog ever get taken out?). 

Spoiler: Then the final scene. Ivan’s world is imploding.  He is in intensive care, dying in hospital. The soaring music is from Tristan and Isolde. Ian is tethered to the bed with tubes. Machines blinking to either side of him. A nurse enters his room. She does not know him but with profound empathy she tenderly wipes his face as his wild eyes bore into her. He reaches to her shoulder. Instead of shrugging him off, she puts her hand on his. She holds his other hand. She puts her forehead on his. She offers him dignity. This compassion, human touch is what he so craved. As she leaves, in slow motion, she touches his foot. I watched this while we are in lockdown with the plague like virus. Doctors, nurses and staff in hospitals are covered in protective gear. They are unable to offer this human touch. People are dying without being held. This last scene is done so incredibly well I was literally gasping. As soon as it was over, I reversed and watched that scene again. The directing is truly marvellous. 

Danny Huston  is as good as it gets. I want to see every movie he is in. 

2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

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