Vortex - Avis

The filmmaker uses two icons of cinema and a clever central gimmick to deliver an affecting look at mortality.

...it’s a relentlessly powerful piece of film-making.

The film takes an unflinching look at a couple, played by Francoise Lebrun and legendary Italian director Dario Argento, as they near the end of life.

...the superb Vortex brings to mind an observation attributed to actress Bette Davis, no less: Getting old ain’t for sissies. C’est vrai, c’est vrai.

...exciting and thrilling.

...retains a particular kind of cold horror that burrows deep and takes hold.

Argento is terrifyingly convincing in both his line readings and his physical acting; the role makes demands on his body that he fully meets.

...it’s a relentlessly powerful piece of film-making.

Argento is terrifyingly convincing in both his line readings and his physical acting; the role makes demands on his body that he fully meets.

The film takes an unflinching look at a couple, played by Francoise Lebrun and legendary Italian director Dario Argento, as they near the end of life.

...the superb Vortex brings to mind an observation attributed to actress Bette Davis, no less: Getting old ain’t for sissies. C’est vrai, c’est vrai.

...exciting and thrilling.

...retains a particular kind of cold horror that burrows deep and takes hold.