Polanski is a director i have meant to start watching more of. The ninth gate surpassed its source material to make a streamlined horror noir classic. An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezrevertes 1993 novel the club dumas. The ninth gate itself was the same building that they were at before the one from the final etching. The final illustration is enacted by him and the unnamed girl a servant of the devil. The tenant and chinatown made me a follower of roman polanski, after i had wanted to see a movie by him for a long time. Clip from the film the ninth gate released in 1999.
Depp winds up with the authentic book he has been seeking all along and enters the remote castle where the ninth gate. With johnny depp, frank langella, lena olin, emmanuelle seigner. In which way do the engravings represent dean corsos. Roger ebert gave it 2 stars, because he didnt like how vague the ending was. Does anyone have a good explanation for the ending of the. However, something that really escapes me is the ending. Ok, so explain roman polanskis the ninth gate to me. The ninth gate 1111 movie clip the last engraving 1999 hd. She later leaves him a note where the true ninth illustration is. A bad ending can ruin a perfectly good film the ninth gate and a good one can make an otherwise mediocre. I have received a lot of great, diverse and deep answers. It includes a lovemaking scene more appropriate for latenight cable viewing, violence, sadism and adult.
The ninth gate symbolizes a portal to come out of the 9 circles of inferno and into the light of spirituality. Corso meets with wealthy book collector boris balkan frank langella, who has recently acquired a copy of the nine. Seeing this relation between the last engraving and corsos experiences, i wonder if the other 8 engravings are also related to specific events during the movie, and thus mark milestone experiences on dean corsos way towards the ninth gate. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman. Dean johnny depp finds the correct image and enters the ninth gate. Sultry woman is clearly suposed to be the same woman that is drawn into the lower right corner of the final etching, pointing to the building, showing the way. The ninth gate references real historical books, characters, places. The plot involves authenticating a rare and ancient book that purportedly contains a magical secret for summoning the devil.
Leave the unknown alone the ninth gate is a very intriguing, compelling, and all around entertaining film from roman polanski. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman polanski. The only thing that comes to my mind, though, would be the death of his friend book dealer, hung upside down on a leg as depicted on one of the engravings. When he revisits the castle the ending then implies that corso finally gains access to the ninth gate. Like many readers, i saw the polanskidepp film the ninth gate. Roger ebert said the ending was lackluster, while at the end, i didnt yearn for spectacular special effects, i did. The original book written by the devil is not available and the book, the nine gates of the. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to. By the end, the hero, carso, is obsessed with the same goal for himself that balkan was. If youd like to read the book the ninth gate is based off.
The ninth gate, part of a series of classic cinema from around the world, will be presented at 8 p. And that child would be the one to open the ninth gate. The movie the ninth gate script here is based on a spanish work of. The ninth gate 1999 frequently asked questions imdb. The ninth gate puts book dealer dean corso on a hunt for proving the authenticity of a book supposedly coauthored by the devil himself. I enjoyed it enough to pick up the book years later, hoping for a fleshed out. In which way do the engravings represent dean corsos journey. Financial analysis of the ninth gate 2000 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. He gets this then walks through the gate pointed to in the picture.
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