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Darkly Noon - Le jour du châtiment

Original title: The Passion of Darkly Noon
  • 1995
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
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5.8/10
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Ashley Judd and Brendan Fraser in Darkly Noon - Le jour du châtiment (1995)
A young man who has spent his life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult, loses his parents and becomes disoriented, wandering into a forest and meeting a coffin transporter, a caring woman, her mute boyfriend, and his mother.
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A young man who has spent his life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult loses his parents and becomes disoriented, wandering into a forest and meeting a coffin transporter, a c... Read allA young man who has spent his life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult loses his parents and becomes disoriented, wandering into a forest and meeting a coffin transporter, a caring woman, her mute boyfriend, and his mother.A young man who has spent his life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult loses his parents and becomes disoriented, wandering into a forest and meeting a coffin transporter, a caring woman, her mute boyfriend, and his mother.

  • Director
    • Philip Ridley
  • Writer
    • Philip Ridley
  • Stars
    • Brendan Fraser
    • Ashley Judd
    • Viggo Mortensen
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    • Director
      • Philip Ridley
    • Writer
      • Philip Ridley
    • Stars
      • Brendan Fraser
      • Ashley Judd
      • Viggo Mortensen
    • 60User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser
    • Darkly Noon
    Ashley Judd
    Ashley Judd
    • Callie
    Viggo Mortensen
    Viggo Mortensen
    • Clay
    Loren Dean
    Loren Dean
    • Jude
    Grace Zabriskie
    Grace Zabriskie
    • Roxy
    Lou Myers
    Lou Myers
    • Quincy
    Kate Harper
    Kate Harper
    • Ma
    Mel Cobb
    • Pa
    Josse De Pauw
    Josse De Pauw
    • Ringmaster
    Gabriele Binder
    Gabriele Binder
    • Ringmaster's Family
    • (as a different name)
    Maximilliam Paul
    • Ringmaster's Family
    Knut Samel
    • Ringmaster's Family
    Dunja
    • Dog
    • Director
      • Philip Ridley
    • Writer
      • Philip Ridley
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    Phroggy

    Beautiful !

    This is a very different film. Beautiful, surreal, it has a dream-like quality with stark echoes of Ridley's equally beautiful "Reflecting Skin". It is an odyssey into a waken dream which is not to be taken as real, but as some kind of fairy tale. Ridley himself is not one of those Hollywood hacks that would be lost without their million-bucks equipment, but a true artist in the noble sense of the word, with a universe of his own (as anybody who saw his "American Gothic" paintings, a direct inspiration to his two films, or his play "Pitchfork Disney" would understand. Experience it for yourself.
    bubba-35

    Darkly is torn between his beliefs and his lust.

    In this film, Bredan Fraser shows he can strech to many different roles. It is quite a change from his sweet, the boy next door characters. Drakly is a disturbed young man who loses his parents, who raised him with stict religeous beliefs. He meets Callie, played by Ashley Judd. Soon he starts to fall for her but is torn by his religous belief. As he starts to lose all traces of sanity you feel compassion and fear for him. Altough the film opens many questions, in the end they are answered. When Darkly really starts to lose his mind you begin to fear him. In the end you almost feel sorry for him and realize the effect he really had on Callie and you begin to feel sorry for all the characters involved. This is not a typical Bredan Fraser film, and if you enjoy suspense I would definitely recommend this film.
    4Wetbones

    The best film I have seen in a long time.

    I watched this film yesterday and was pretty blown away by it. It's very much like a magical realist novel in how it mixes aspects of modern life and society with fairy tale mythology and a general dreamlike atmosphere.

    The story is basically about a young man named Darkly Noon who has been brought up by religious fanatics and who stumbles upon a weird "family" of three that lives deep in the woods after his parents are murdered. These people consist of Callie, a women who is so beautiful and sensual she's being compared to a force of nature, her mute boyfriend and a third young man. At the beginning Darkly, played by Brendan Fraser who is actually downright awesome in this film, is alone with Callie, which causes a lot of confusion as he's attracted to her and his sexual desires clash with both his religious dogmas and, upon his return, with her boyfriend. There's also a strange old woman living in the woods who claims that Callie is in fact a witch who seduces and kills every man she meets and also accuses her of having murdered most of her family. With that in mind Darkly, who has been continuously mutilating himself to control his urges, decides Callie needs to be punished for her sins against god. Things go very wrong from there...

    The Passion of Darkly Noon is a tough film to describe because there really are not a lot of movies that are anything like it. It's part thriller, part dark erotic drama, part supernatural horror and part fairy tale. Now try to wrap your mind around that ... It is expertly and effectively directed by Philip Ridley, who has only directed this film and THE REFLECTING SKIN a few years before it and spends most of his time writing children's books. Which makes sense because DARKLY NOON bears some resemblance to the simplicity of the narratives of children's books. It's just that it goes into extremely dark and adult territory instead of remaining wholesome and family-friendly. The performances by everyone involved are great, Fraser really surprised me with his portrayal of Darkly. The guy once had some promise before he decided to squander it all in ridiculous braindead blockbusters. Ashley Judd, who plays Callie, also does a great job with a very difficult role. Callie is incredibly seductive, naive, playful and almost childlike all at once and Judd pulls it off admirably. Her mute boyfriend is played by Viggo Morensen and he's also good in a role that requires him to convey everything with gestures alone. Special praise has to go to Nick Bicat for a truly haunting score that fits the style of the film and John de Borman's lush cinematography perfectly.

    THE PASSION OF DARKLY NOON is the best film I have seen in a long time and a genuine discovery.
    8claudio_carvalho

    Passion, Religion and Insanity

    While driving through the forest to the isolated house of the lovers Callie (Ashley Judd) and Clay (Viggo Mortensen), the driver Jude (Loren Dean) finds a young man fainted on the road. He rescues the stranger and the sensual Callie welcomes him while Clay is retired in the woods. When he awakes, he tells his name, Darkly Noon (Brendan Fraser), and explains that his religious parents had been killed in their house by the furious locals and he had successfully escaped with his bible. Clay returns and accepts the presence of the new-comer in his house. Along the next days, Darkly becomes sexually obsessed by the sexy Callie and uses flagellation to punish himself for his desire. When the confused Darkly meets the deranged widow Roxy (Grace Zabriskie) in the woods, she tells him that Callie is a witch that killed her husband and that bewitches young men. When Roxy commits suicide, the insanity of the fanatic Darkly leads him to punish the sinners.

    "The Passion of Darkly Noon" is another excellent and underrated movie of director Philip Ridley. I do not understand how this awesome director has only two movies in his filmography (the other is fantastic "The Reflecting Skin"). Today I have watched "The Passion of Darkly Noon" for the second time and this movie still very impressive. The story has drama, romance, eroticism and suspense, supported by magnificent direction, top-notch performances, beautiful landscapes and an awesome soundtrack. In 1995, Brendan Fraser proved for me that he is a great actor with his performance of a young man living in a conflictive situation between his religious credo and his carnal desire in spite of being miscast, since his character is a kid and Brendan was twenty-seven year-old in 1995, the same age of the sexy Ashley Judd (both were born in 1968). This gorgeous actress in her first lead role has an extremely sexy performance, with some of the hottest scenes of the cinema history with the great actor Viggo Mortensen. Unfortunately this disturbing movie is recommended for very specific audiences only. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Paixões na Floresta" ("Passions in the Forest")
    p3r3

    Psychological drama.

    Honestly, this movie gave me the creeps. The intense psychological symbolism going on in it really makes for a total mind-candy movie. It takes you on a journey through the deconstruction of a young man's mind through conflict with his religious beliefs and outright lies. You once again get a new facet of Brendan Fraser's acting ability during his portrayal of the tortured Darkly Noon. The movie is absolutely chilling. I recommend it, if you're into movies that make you think. It may be hard to get, Blockbuster had to order it for me.

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    • Trivia
      Although set in the American Deep South, this was actually filmed in Germany.
    • Goofs
      Darkly refers to his name being from the 2 Corinthians 13:12 "Now we see through a glass, darkly". This is actually from the first Corinthians, not the second.
    • Quotes

      Callie: I love you...

      [Darkly stops in his tracks]

      Callie: I love you, Darkly.

      [Jude fires the rifle]

      Darkly Noon: Who will love me now?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Diminishing Returns: Podcast of Horror III: Re-Animator (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Who Will Love Me Now?
      Written by Nick Bicât and Philip Ridley

      Performed by PJ Harvey

      © 1995 Island Records Limited

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    • Release date
      • September 25, 1996 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • Belgium
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Passion of Darkly Noon
    • Filming locations
      • Sächsische Schweiz, Saxony, Germany(landscape, as America)
    • Production companies
      • Alain Keytsman Production
      • Fugitive Darkly Noon
      • Fugitive Features
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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