Im a big fan of the occult horrormystery genre and thought the ninth gate was pretty compelling stuff right up to the final frame. If polanski had laid all his cards on the table with some latex or cgi beastie it would have cheapened it for me. Dean corso johnny depp, a new york city rare book dealer, makes his living conning people into selling him valuable antique. The original book written by the devil is not available and the book, the nine gates. The book has three copies surviving, due to the rest being burned at the stake in 1667 with its author because the. Published in the 1990s, i bought it because carlos ruiz zafon the shadow of the wind lists it as one of his favourite books. He also didnt seem to make any effort to walk through any gate because the false picture did not point to any gate. Then the serpent will enter the seal of saturn, and i.
I like it and agree with sedai that the absence of satan added intrigue and class to the film rather than taking anything away. Roman polanskis ninth gate, with its wizened decadence darius. Youve just watched the movie but are baffled by the obscure ending. Thus the ninth gate is likely immortality of some kind, another way to disrupt the order established by god. Believe me, im all for an ending that leaves something to the imagination, as in polanskis own rosemarys baby. Alright, so i just watched the ninth gate for the first time after seeing it on a list on imgur. 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. The son is cuddling a large scotch on the rocks like its an integral part of his.
In the movie the ninth gate, are any of the rare books. In fact, the guy who makes these admits it up front and center. Mar 22, 2009 the fire at the ninth gate of the forged image is balkans destruction. Based on the bestseller the club dumas by arturo perezreverte. Corso is sent to check it out, and as he stands in front of the opening door, in enters a 2 corpses, disemboweled, bloody, and cut up, with flesh hanging off the bodies. The ninth gate magazine by the ninth gate nook book.
A book purportedly based on the abhorred delomelanicona tome said to have been written by the devil himself. Roman polanskis ninth gate, with its wizened decadence darius khondjis. The goof is visible in the library scene, when corso compares the ninth gate with the reference book. In which way do the engravings represent dean corsos. Mar 16, 2017 the black sheep is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer hated, but that the majority of film fans loved, or that the writer loved, but that most others loath.
The films ending showing corso finding the real final page and him going to construct the ritual. Aristide torchia, a fictional historical author from the novel, has been referred to in other media including the ninth gate a film based on the novel, and video game max payne. I have received a lot of great, diverse and deep answers. However, something that really escapes me is the ending. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to. Girl makes love to carso in front of burning castle then later goes through gate to fulfil. The ninth gate is based on the book, the club dumas. Polanski is a director i have meant to start watching more of. But torchia revealed that he had left one copy behind. Leave the unknown alone the ninth gate is a very intriguing, compelling, and all around entertaining film from roman polanski. Corso encounters a host of intriguing characters on his journey of investigation.
The book has 236 original latin pages printed on ivory pages with aged borders paper weight. Her daughterinlaw looks on, one hand cupping her elbow, the fingers of the other playing avidly with her lower lip. The ninth gate is a film by the well known director, roman polanski. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to me. In the movie i believe that she is also a fallen angel. Mar 10, 2000 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. The ninth gate is an adaptation of the dumas club, a book written by spanish novelist arturo perezreverte. The gate in which was sealed opens, slowly, and a dark light shows through.
But it is a wonderful book and a good look at rare book collecting. Finally, the wouldbe disciple of everlasting damnation in hell must walk through the gate indicated in the 9th illustration. 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. Whitney relates the contents of the movie and book to the qabala and the tree of life. Dean corso johnny depp specializes in tracking down rare and exotic volumes for collectors. The ninth gate nude scenes naked pics and videos at mr. A film by roman polanski, it stars johnny depp as the ambivalent protagonist, lucas corso. I have had a large number of requests for a guide on how to make your own nine gates to the kingdom of shadows. He goes into each engraving and makes links with interpretations from tarot. It has good things in it, and i kept hoping polanski would take the plot by the neck and shake life into it, but no. Boris balkan frank langella has recently acquired a seventeenthcentury satanic text called the nine gates a legendary book written by satan himself. Of course this is a pseudoreplica of the book in the movie, the ninth gate.
Three copies are known to survive, one with baroness kessler, one in the fargas collection and one previously in the possession of andrew telfer but sold to boris balkan. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman polanski. As he searches for the books, corso meets up with kinky black magic babe lena olin and succulent. The light at the ninth gate of the real image reveals that it casts shadows upon this world and for the worthy the journey is out of the kingdom of shadows. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. For the ending of the ninth gate is really where you decide that you just spent two entertaining but pointless hours. Ending spoiler for the ninth gate 1999, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Her daughterinlaw looks on, one hand cupping her elbow, the. The ninth gate is the last of nine gates that, when each is correctly passed through, are reputed to conjure or lead to lucifer. Maria semple constructs the story of whered you go, bernadette as the work of its 15yearold narrator bee, who has gathered various emails, faxes, articles, and even an fbi report. Balkan showed that the ninth gate is a path to equality with god. The ninth gate 1999 could someone explain a couple of. So yes, an ambiguous ending can be elegant, tasteful and powerful.
This is the fundamental vanity of satan and satan has always been interested in making man a rival of god e. It is simply the ninth gate, the gate to a burning castle. Polanskis reflexes are gone, so all he can do is watch the camera pass gracefully from set to set. The last shot shows corso walking into a building and the doorway opening up flashing a bright blinding light as he disappears down a pathway and the screen flashing to white. The ninth gate is probably one of my favourite movies of all time, as is the official soundtrack. Dean follows balkan by car until he breaks down into a river, despite this he picks up. The nine engravings in the film are a little different from those in the book, in one way. Who or what is emmanuelle seigners character the girl. If zafon is a disciple of perezreverte, i think the student has begun to outpace his teacher. The wiki has a list of real and fictional books in the story.
The author was burned, along with all his works in 1667. A client, boris balkan, played by frank langella, asks corso to authenticate his copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows. Twenty years from now people will give this film the respect it deserves and hail it to be the great film that it is. Jan 01, 2009 of course this is a pseudoreplica of the book in the movie, the ninth gate. With the nine gates in his possession, corso soon finds himself at the center of strange and violent goingson.
Im mean this ninth gate has been around for awhile so others have probably tried and succeded at becoming a demigod or demidemon. Funniest live tv news interviews gone wrong duration. The black sheep is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer hated, but that the majority of film fans loved, or. Meanwhile, corso leaves the book for safekeeping with bookseller bernie rothstein james russo, who is then murdered. The ninth gate puts book dealer dean corso on a hunt for proving the authenticity of a book supposedly coauthored by the devil himself. Its left ambiguous as to whether or not corso has gone to hell. For those with an interest in seeing a dinnertheater version of eyes wide shut, then look no further.
By the end, the hero, carso, is obsessed with the same goal for himself that balkan was. The ninth gate 1999 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. He gets this then walks through the gate pointed to in the picture. This movie was panned by roger ebert but i really liked it.
Dec 22, 2010 2 years ago i made a video and posed some questions concerning the film. The ending of movie the ninth gate diablo 2 and diablo. In one shot the ninth engraving is visible in both books and it is the unintentional version 1. I did feel the ending was a bit confusing though and im sure im not the only one. A movie directed by roman polanski starring johnny depp and frank langella. 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. Clip from the film the ninth gate released in 1999. Mar 10, 2000 polanskis reflexes are gone, so all he can do is watch the camera pass gracefully from set to set. I once had someone at a parttime job, after he learned i also worked as a bookseller, accost me for not knowing. She later leaves him a note where the true ninth illustration is. The ninth gate 1999 frequently asked questions imdb.
Depp plays dean corso, an unscrupulous new york city rare book dealer and by unscrupulous i mean doubledealing moneygrubbing bastard, to quote the ninth gate, the most ominously silly movie since eyes wide shut. The ninth gate is a great film and one of roman polanskis most underrated films. I just recently watched the movie, and have seen it several times before, yet i do not recall seeing this woman or any demon character other than possibly the girl who protected corso, and the girl was played by emmanuelle seigner, so i know it wasn. The ninth gate project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Thats the phrase that would best sum up roman polanskis latest film, the ninth gate, which drags you on a longwinded journey of unanswered questions, only to dropkick you in the final moments with an idiotic ending. Admittedly, this wasnt quite on par with those two other movies, but i still quite enjoyed it. Johnny depp is dean corso, an expert on old books hired by a collector frank langella to track down the remaining three copies of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows, a book supposedly coauthored by lucifer himself, in roman polanskis supernatural thriller the ninth gate 1999. Torchia, along with his blasphemous works, were put to the flame in 1667. I followed the movie and figured she was either a demon or a person who had also found the ninth gate. Aug 24, 2011 the ninth gate is probably one of my favourite movies of all time, as is the official soundtrack.
I really loved the mystic vibe and how you never really knew what the heck was going on. Depp plays dean corso, an unscrupulous new york city rarebook dealer and by unscrupulous i mean doubledealing moneygrubbing bastard, to quote the ninth gate, the most ominously silly movie since eyes wide shut. We meet dean corso as he is gutting a couple out of a rare. This is the book on which the johnny depp movie the ninth gate is based.
The plot involves authenticating a rare and ancient book that purportedly. The nine gates of the kingdom of shadows boris balkan. The nine gates is said to contain within its pages knowledge to raise the devil. The plot involves authenticating a rare and ancient book that purportedly contains a magical secret for summoning the devil. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film by roman polanski, freely adapted from the club dumas by arturo perezreverte, starring johnny depp as dean corso, an expert on rare books. A client, boris balkan, asks corso to authenticate his copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows. He was apprenticed in leyden under the elzevir family. Does anyone have a good explanation for the ending of the. That shouldnt disregard the fact that its legitimate grimoire material.
And the blond girl, which was shown in the last real drawing riding that demonic creature, was really a helper from hell, so depp could be the one who. Maybe he killed himself because of the missing book the camera is so interested in. 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 book has three copies surviving, due to the rest being burned in 1666. Aided by his aerodynamic hair detailing, corso goes from one gates. This is the premise of roman polanskis film, the ninth gate. So ive deceided to make a new video as a means to spread some of. But then again, this uneven mix of film noir and horror is about what you would expect from the veteran director. An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezrevertes 1993 novel the club dumas.
First of all, the plot and setting are the most intriguing. With a good director, roman polanski, a good lead, johnny depp and a good premise, the hunt for a rare medieval evil book, the ninth gateaka youll find the door to hell if your eyes arent wide shutis an intriguing and enjoyable piece that unfortunately falls short from being a great movie. The nine gates to the kingdom of shadows, written by aristide torchia, venice 1666. In which scene does the uncredited demon character appear. The ninth gate symbolizes a portal to come out of the 9 circles of inferno and into the light of spirituality. The ninth gate is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. In which way do the engravings represent dean corsos journey.
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