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Immortel (Ad Vitam) is a 2004 English language, but French-produced science fiction film, directed by cartoonist Enki Bilal and based upon his graphic novel La Foire aux immortels (The Carnival of Immortals). The film combines live action footage with computer animation, and received mixed reviews. It is notable as being one of the first major films (along with Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
and Casshern
) to seamlessly blend live actors with computer generated surroundings. Immortel goes one step further than those two films, however, in also having live actors interacting with semi photo-realistic CGI "humans" (as opposed to films such as Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
and The Lord of the Rings film trilogy which featured fantasy creatures).

Plot outline

The film takes place in a somewhat dystopian New York City in the year 2095 where genetically altered humans live side-by-side with unaltered men and women, and where Central Park has been mysteriously encased in an "intrusion zone" where men who attempt to enter are instantly killed. A strange pyramid has appeared over the city; inside, the gods of ancient Egypt are judging Horus, one of their fellow gods, who has a man's body but the head of a falcon. In the city below, Jill, a young woman with blue hair is arrested. Not completely human, she appears to be no more than a few months old, and possesses a number of secret powers, including one that enables her to procreate with gods, though she knows nothing of this. Horus is given a limited time to interact with the humans of New York and procreate. During his search for a host body, Horus encounters Nikopol, a rebel condemned to 30 years of hybernation who has escaped his prison a year early. Horus takes partial control of Nikopol's body and starts looking for a woman who can give him a son, before his death sentence is carried out. When Horus/Nikopol discover Jill, they become entangled in a web of murder and intrigue.

The film, although produced in France, uses English-speaking actors, and all dialogue is in English except for several scenes in Ancient Egyptian and one scene performed in French. (The Region 1 DVD release translates the Egyptian scenes, but not the French dialogue.) Except for British actress Charlotte Rampling, however, most of the actors including star Linda Hardy had their original performances overdubbed by others.

Cast

Linda Hardy
as Jill Bioskop
Thomas Kretschmann
as Nikopol
Charlotte Rampling
as Elma Turner
Frédéric Pierrot as John
Thomas M. Pollard as Horus
Yann Collette as Froebe
Derrick Brenner as Jonas

Also starring: Olivier Achard, Corinne Jaber, Barbara Scaff, Joe Sheridan, Jacquelyn Toman, Jean-Louis Trintignant.

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