In case you missed the news, ninth gate heartthrob johnny depp tied the knot with amber heard at a private ceremony on tuesday. The ninth gate, part of a series of classic cinema from around the world, will be presented at 8 p. The girl the ninth gate unnatural world wiki fandom. Library night 1 andrew telfer, a scrawny seventyyearold, is writing a note at his desk in one corner of a big, book lined room. In the film the ninth gate, directed by roman polanski, the protagonist gets the assignment, for pay by a wealthy collector, of acquiring the two other copies of a rare seventeenth century book on sorcery, or if not possible, at least reporting what differences there may be among the three extant copies. He gets this then walks through the gate pointed to in the picture. Roman polanskis the ninth gate, a satanic thriller, opens with a spectacularly good title sequence and goes downhill from therebut slowly, so that all through the first hour there is reason for hope, and only gradually do we realize the movie isnt going to pay off. Its a good god versus evilsatan story that, like a playing card, you can read well.
She first introduced herself as irene adler, who is a central character from sherlock h. This is the fundamental vanity of satan and satan has always been interested in making man a rival of god e. An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezrevertes 1993 novel the club dumas. I have received a lot of great, diverse and deep answers. Does anyone have a good explanation for the ending of the. The ninth gate puts book dealer dean corso on a hunt for proving the authenticity of a book supposedly coauthored by the devil himself. In the movie the ninth gate, are we supposed to understand.
An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezreverte s 1993 novel the club dumas. The undulating opening titles is an elegy for strings that pushes the macabre atmosphere along similar lines. Lena olin plays liana telfer, a member of the cult of the book of the ninth gate and the seductive widow of the books previous owner andrew telfer, who committed suicide. Even so, she released him within moments of him coming to his senses and showed no aggression thereafter.
Twenty years from now people will give this film the respect it deserves and hail it to be the great film that it is. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to me. Dean corso may be johnny depps greatest spiritual transformation. The ninth gate 1999 could someone explain a couple of. Corso himself doesnt seem to realise this until the end. Roman polanskis the ninth gate is a misunderstood masterpiece. The plot involves authenticating a rare and ancient book that purportedly contains a magical secret for summoning the devil. The story of the ninth gate is suggestive of a maze, where the protagonist corso reaches clear junctions of choice, to retreat or go forward, to deceive or to be honest, to kill or let live. Lionsgates bluray of the ninth gate is a stunningly sharp and colorful rendering of polanskis engaging occult thriller. Library intnight andrew telfer, a scrawny seventyyearold, is writing a note at his desk in one corner of a big, book lined room. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to.
Unless that particular edition is also made up for the movie. A movie directed by roman polanski starring johnny depp and frank langella. The ninth gate picture is just average, when compared to other blu. In one shot the ninth engraving is visible in both books and it is the unintentional version 1. Thus the ninth gate is likely immortality of some kind, another way to disrupt the order established by god. An all expenses paid international search for a rare copy of the nine gates of the shadow kingdom brings an unscrupulous book dealer played by johnny depp finding neverland, pirates of the caribbean, secret window, blow, etc deep into a world of murder, doubledealing and satanic worship. With a gothic lilt for strings, harpsichord, piano, and the vocal aerobics of soprano sumi jo, the vocalise theme from the ninth gate is an especially supernatural track. A quick sidenote i was really hoping to do rob zombies remake of halloween for this post, but instead i opted to watch the ninth gate. The ninth gate references real historical books, characters, places and events to. The ninth gate is built on symbolism, and uses this trick effectively in. There is, in fact, a sky here, compared to the perpetual fog of the other 8 precincts. The blonde woman, the ninth gate, and the ending what they mean. In which way do the engravings represent dean corsos journey.
Boris balkan frank langella shows dean corso johnny depp his book collection. Three copies are said to exist, and sleazy book dealer dean corso depp must track down the other two demonic works for an obsessive patron, boris balkan played by frank langella, who wants to authenticate his recent acquisition. A client, boris balkan, played by frank langella, asks corso to authenticate his copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows. Balkan showed that the ninth gate is a path to equality with god. Movies about religious horror that have been strongly recommended as similar to the ninth gate include the seventh sign 1988 1988, in which a pregnant woman fears that her child is somehow related to signs that the apocalypse, as outlined in the book of revelation, is coming to pass.
The original book written by the devil is not available and the book, the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows. I havent seen the movie, but ive read the book upon which it was. Because johnny depps offspring will be the antichrist and balkin knew the sacrifices were needed, and also the permission was needed to be given for the ritual to work which is why he paid johnny. How can a movie about a book be so engaging, crazy, and include satan.
Based on her character in the actual club dumas would i believe she is a familiar, but whether she is a demon or fallen angel is unknown. I really loved the mystic vibe and how you never really knew what the heck was going on. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. The ninth gate was a delight to experience, that carries itself with total engagement leading up to a extremely poor ending. Perhaps the ninth gate is the entrance to the ninth circle of hell. The ninth gate surpassed its source material to make a streamlined horror noir classic. Dean corso johnny depp with the aid of green eyes tracks down lana telfer in her mansion still clutching the book, her blonde black assassin shows up and. So the best you can hope for is to grasp the main intent. The place where everyone seems to get held up in their reasoning of the ending and the overall impression of the film is the openendedness of emmanuelle seigners enigmatic character. The ninth gate by enrique urbizu, roman polanski and john brownjohn.
We eventually find out that there are three authentic books differing only slightly in the 9 engravings depicted in them and that those engravings done by lucifer somehow form a riddle for contacting the devil and gaining whatever powers therefrom. The final illustration is enacted by him and the unnamed girl a servant of the devil. I can assure you that either film will be a good, if not great, flick for the horror fans out there. The ninth gate is an adaptation of the dumas club, a book written by. Im usually pretty good with these things, but im baffled by the end of this movie. It is simply the ninth gate, the gate to a burning castle. A client, boris balkan, asks corso to authenticate his copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows. He is contacted by the renowned collector of books about the devil boris balkan, who has just. In the movie the ninth gate, are any of the rare books. Alright, so i just watched the ninth gate for the first time after seeing it on a list on imgur.
Polanski is a director i have meant to start watching more of. The couple met on the set of the rum diary in 2011 and have been arguably one of the more fashionable couples in hollywood ever since. The book has three copies surviving, due to the rest being burned in 1666. Im mean this ninth gate has been around for awhile so others have probably.
See the movie first if you dont want to know the outcome. This is the book on which the johnny depp movie the ninth gate is based. The nine engravings in the film are a little different from those in the book, in one way. The ninth gate 1999 frequently asked questions imdb. The goof is visible in the library scene, when corso compares the ninth gate with the reference book. Youve just watched the movie but are baffled by the obscure ending. The ninth gate 1999 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Her interactions with corso are always mysterious and affectionate, although she was not shy of holding him in an armtwist when he became aggressive with her. I did feel the ending was a bit confusing though and im sure im not the only one. In new york, the moneydriven dealer dean corso is a rarebooks expert and partner of bernie, who owns a bookstore. In which way do the engravings represent dean corsos. The ending which might seem abstract to begin with is the reason the film failed to receive the kind of respect it should have received.
This is with the exception of the 4 volume edition of don quixote, 1780. All the while, corso is being drawn deep and deeper into the mystery. A film by roman polanski, it stars johnny depp as the ambivalent protagonist, lucas corso. Roman polanski chose the path lesstaken within the movie culture. While it is possible for the dead to claw their way back. For balkan, the journey is downwards, as he tries to summon up the power of the devil. If zafon is a disciple of perezreverte, i think the student has begun to outpace his teacher. And that child would be the one to open the ninth gate. The ninth gate a screenplay by roman polanski, john brownjohn and enrique urbizu based on a novel by arturo perezreverte 1. The movie was directed by roman polanski and deals with searching for rare books, killings, chases, and finding everything revolves around worshipping the devil.
The fire at the ninth gate of the forged image is balkans destruction. The ninth gate is a great film and one of roman polanskis most underrated films. The premiere screening of the ninth gate was in san sebastian, spain, on 25 august 1999. The ninth gate is the last gate in the realm of death. A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. In the movie the ninth gate, are any of the rare books mentioned real. Interpreting the engravings in polanskis ninth gate. By the end, the hero, carso, is obsessed with the same goal for himself that balkan was. There are a great number of cliches of this type in the ninth gate, which i. Published in the 1990s, i bought it because carlos ruiz zafon the shadow of the wind lists it as one of his favourite books. For those with an interest in seeing a dinnertheater version of eyes wide shut, then look no further.
Unlike the others, it is up in the sky at the end of the river, where there is no more current. So in the end depps seed was taken and the child to be born. The central quest of the film and the book is another book. It far exceeds the visual impact of the older dvd release, as each location takes on its own atmospheric personality as created by the director, production designer dean tavoularis and cameraman darius khondji. A sleazy book dealer dean corso depp is hired by the obscure obsessive boris balkan to find the only other two copies of his rare book in existence. Join us in our congratulations as we wish them a long and happy life together. Leave the unknown alone the ninth gate is a very intriguing, compelling, and all around entertaining film from roman polanski. She later leaves him a note where the true ninth illustration is. Plot summary for the ninth gate 1999, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the forces of darkness in this classic thriller directed by roman polanski. Latest blog posts 25 mistakes you never noticed in great movies the biggest mistakes in the harry potter. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman polanski.
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