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| Directed by | Alexandre Bustillo Julien Maury |
| Produced by | Verane Frediani Franck Ribiere |
| Written by | Alexandre Bustillo Julien Maury |
| Starring | Béatrice Dalle Catherine Jacob Marie-Claude Pietragalla Chloe Coulloud Chloe Marcq |
| Cinematography | Laurent Bares |
| Editing by | Baxter |
| Release date(s) | November 2, 2011 (France) |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Livid (French: Livide) is a 2011 French supernatural horror film directed and written by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo. It is their follow-up to the horror film Inside. Also returning from Inside is actress Béatrice Dalle.[1]
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The exact plot is unknown. The official summary reads:
The film went into production in 2009.[1] The film was initially intended to be Bustillo and Maury's English-language debut and shot in the United Kingdom, but this was later changed and the film will now be shot in France and be a French-language film. A promo was shown at the American Film Market. The film was described as being much more of a fantasy film than their previous film; "If Inside was meant to play as horror taken from fact then Livid plays as horror taken from fairy tale, the Grimm kind with all the bloody bits left in." [2]
Livid was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2011.[3] On October 12, the film was shown at the Sitges Film Festival. Marc Thiébault won the award for Best Production Design at the festival for his work in Livid.[4]
Variety compared the film unfavorable to the director's previous film Inside, stating that "the pic is so eager to go over the top that, in the end, it doesn't make much sense."[5] Screen Daily gave a positive review of the film, comparing it to the works of Guillermo del Toro and Dario Argento.[6] Horror magazine Fangoria gave the film a positive review of three out of four, stating that the film's "final moments are a bit stretched and its end is sillier than probably intended. It’s imperfect, yes, but entirely worth loving; likely and hopefully appreciated and adored over time."[7]