An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the forces of darkness in this thriller. Three variations of an ancient book the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows exist. The ninth gate was the film adaptation of the dumas club, written by arturo perezreverte. Plot summary for the ninth gate 1999, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. If youve not yet seen the movie or intend to read the book then you might want to quit this now and come. Torchia, along with his blasphemous works, were put to the flame in 1667. Dumas club the ninth gate perezreverte, arturo, costa, margaret jull on. The implication is that the woman is the entity referred to in the book of revelation as. 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. Dec 10, 2012 the ninth gate is an adaptation of the dumas club, a book written by spanish novelist arturo perezreverte. Not only did he not have the correct originals we are told one of them was a forgery, but that the devil didnt really want him in the first place. The ninth gate as i understand it was having sex with the french demon chick in front of that burning castle. A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. However, when the woman told him the ninth page was a fake, depp accepted.
Sumi jos ethereal, operatic vocals grace the theme from the ninth gate, and the city of prague philharmonic and chorus lend a brooding, old world feel to pieces. Frank langella has recently acquired a seventeenthcentury satanic text called the nine gates a legendary book written by satan himself. The goof is visible in the library scene, when corso compares the ninth gate with the reference book. The nine engravings in the film are a little different from those in the book, in one way. The central quest of the film and the book is another book. In which way do the engravings represent dean corsos journey. Does anyone have a good explanation for the ending of the. 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 a 1999 film based on the novel the club dumas by arturo perezreverte. Spanning several genres, the ninth gate is a mix of mystery, horror thriller, and neonoir, and additionally portrays facets of the rare book business. The movie was directed by roman polanski and deals with searching for rare books, killings, chases, and finding everything revolves around worshipping the devil. 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 ending will leave you guessing and requires quite a bit to the imagination video. If zafon is a disciple of perezreverte, i think the student has begun to outpace his teacher.
Corso meets with wealthy book collector boris balkan frank langella, who has recently acquired a copy of the nine. The movie was directed by roman polanski and deals with searching for rare books, killings, chases, and finding everything revolves around worshipping the. Dean johnny depp finds the correct image and enters the ninth gate. However, something that really escapes me is the ending. Apr 19, 2017 the ninth gate surpassed its source material to make a streamlined horror noir classic. 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 is the last of nine gates that, when each is correctly passed through, are reputed to conjure or lead to lucifer. The ninth gate 1999 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. A rare book dealer depp seeking out the last two copies of a demon text discovers a strange demonic conspi. With the nine gates in his possession, corso soon finds himself. The best account ive read held that the book was a metaphor for the film. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman polanski. Lionsgates bluray of the ninth gate is a stunningly sharp and colorful rendering of polanskis engaging occult thriller.
The ninth gate is an adaptation of the dumas club, a book written by spanish novelist arturo perezreverte. Roman polanski chose the path lesstaken within the movie culture. I did feel the ending was a bit confusing though and im sure im not the only one. 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. Even though the film is stylish and atmospheric, critics say the ninth gate meanders aimlessly and is often ludicrous. The undulating opening titles is an elegy for strings that pushes the macabre atmosphere along similar lines. At the start, corso has no interest in books at all other than as commodities. Feisty swordwoman violated by warlock and his demon host. The ninth gate 1999 frequently asked questions imdb. Thus the ninth gate is likely immortality of some kind, another way to disrupt the order established by god. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the ninth gate near you. Corsos guardian angel is apparently a fallenangel, protecting him on his journey to the ninth gate where he succumbs to her temptations.
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. 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. Again, anyone who pays attention and notices that the castle is the ninth gate, that there is a shadowy figure standing in the window when it fills with light, and that depp is the very man depicted in the book that he reads should easily realise that the ending is utterly hellish. 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 ninth gate, roman polanskis supernatural thriller about a book that can summon the devil, features an appropriately tense and eerie score by wojciech kilar, who also composed the awardwinning music for bram stokers dracula.
The ninth gate was a delight to experience, that carries itself with total engagement leading up to a extremely poor ending. Roger ebert said the ending was lackluster, while at the end, i didnt yearn for spectacular special effects, i did. Alright, so i just watched the ninth gate for the first time after seeing it on a list on imgur. Frank langella used a bogus ritual and met his fiery end. The ninth gate 911 movie clip the enigma is solved 1999 hd duration. He is contacted by the renowned collector of books about the devil boris balkan, who has just. A film by roman polanski, it stars johnny depp as the ambivalent protagonist, lucas corso. What does the ending of the ninth gate mean answers. See the movie first if you dont want to know the outcome. The engraving in arturo perezrevertes book has the castle burning in the background, not so in the movies engraving of the ninth gate. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. A movie directed by roman polanski starring johnny depp and frank langella. The plot involves authenticating a rare and ancient book that purportedly.
Roman polanski is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the films hes made over the years, but one of his efforts from earlier this decade stands out as beingwell, rather unassuming and poorly received. Admittedly, this wasnt quite on par with those two other movies, but i still quite enjoyed it. The ninth gate magazine by the ninth gate nook book ebook. If you like the ninth gate you are looking for gothic, dark and suspenseful movies about with occult, devil, collector, supernatural, satanism, curses spells and rituals and danger themes of mystery and thriller genre shot in france or spain. Balkan showed that the ninth gate is a path to equality with god. The girl the ninth gate unnatural world wiki fandom. In a strange way, the 1999 americanfrenchspanish thriller the ninth gate he may have coined a new subgenre, in that you cant really pigeonhole it as a horror movie although there are elements involved and you cant really rubber stamp it as a thriller although there are elements involved. He goes to the book store, the 2 guys take the book shelf down and there it is, its the same girl riding on the dragon. This is why it didnt work for that rich evil old book collector guy. How can a movie about a book be so engaging, crazy, and include satan. 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 ninth gate 1999 could someone explain a couple of. A book purportedly based on the abhorred delomelanicona tome said to have been written by the devil himself.
Ok, so explain roman polanskis the ninth gate to me. I really loved the mystic vibe and how you never really knew what the heck was going on. The ninth gate magazine by the ninth gate nook book. The nine gates to the kingdom of shadows, written by aristide torchia, venice 1666. An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezrevertes 1993 novel the club dumas. 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.
Any lucifer aficionados or people fascinated with the devil who can explain. Join us in our congratulations as we wish them a long and happy life together. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to. Published in the 1990s, i bought it because carlos ruiz zafon the shadow of the wind lists it as one of his favourite books. Fun and creepy for a while, the films well runs dry before the audience has satiated their thirst for an unnerving, first class thriller and it ultimately hits rock bottom with an unconvincing and less than satisfactory ending. This is the book on which the johnny depp movie the ninth gate is based. 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. She later leaves him a note where the true ninth illustration is. For those with an interest in seeing a dinnertheater version of eyes wide shut, then look no further.
The plot involves authenticating a rare and ancient book that purportedly contains a magical secret for summoning the devil. 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. In addition, there were some scenes that appeared to be. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to me. Then he meets the forgers who care only about the typefaces, paper etc and not the content. In one shot the ninth engraving is visible in both books and it is the unintentional version 1.
In fact, a female who resembled her appeared in one of those illustrations from the book. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman. Considering that the opening of the ninth gate is said to grant the opener immortality and everlasting power and wealth, it may be possible that the opening of the gate was gods reward for corso for some unknown reason, although considering that the book was written by lucifer, its possible that this promise was merely a lie to manipulate. 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. In new york, the moneydriven dealer dean corso is a rarebooks expert and partner of bernie, who owns a bookstore. The implication is that the woman is the entity referred to in the book of. 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. Aug 14, 2009 roman polanski is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the films hes made over the years, but one of his efforts from earlier this decade stands out as beingwell, rather unassuming and poorly received. This is the fundamental vanity of satan and satan has always been interested in making man a rival of god e. I followed the movie and figured she was either a demon. But torchia revealed that he had left one copy behind. 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 which way do the engravings represent dean corsos.
Youve just watched the movie but are baffled by the obscure ending. It is simply the ninth gate, the gate to a burning castle. Although the ending was expected, this was still an excellent read, and the illustrations dotted throughout the book. The film im talking about is, of course, the ninth gate. The ninth gate surpassed its source material to make a streamlined horror noir classic. The ninth gate picture is just average, when compared to other blu. Mar 22, 2009 it is the final sexual temptation our pilgrim will encounter. The film, at the end, suggests that the successful initiate enters a world of light, corresponding to.
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