The Machine (1994)

This deftly made French psychological thriller terrifies with its exploration of an experiment gone horribly wrong. Dr. Marc Lacroix, a psychiatrist specializing in brain functions, is obsessed with t...he link between mind and spirit. To find his link he studies the criminally insane. He builds a secret machine, known only to his mistress Marianne, in which he hopes to exchange minds between humans. He simultaneously wants to help the mentally ill recover, and he wants to experience their madness. He chooses the psychotic killer, Zyto, a man who stabbed at least three women, for his experiment. The initial experiment is successful and the two exchange minds. But trouble ensues when Zyto refuses to reverse the switch. There is little Marc can do when Zyto takes over Marc's life, and more ominously his wife and child whom are unknowingly in mortal danger. Marc, encased in Zyto's body, is returned to the asylum. Will Marc's wife recognize the danger? Will Zyto kill again? more

Directing:
  • François Dupeyron

Writing:
  • François Dupeyron
  • René Belletto

Stars:
Release Date: 1994-05-28
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  • Country: FR, DE
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 96

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Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depard...
Dr. Marc Lacroix
Natalia Wörner
Natalia Wörne...
Marianne
Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Baye
Marie Lacroix
Didier Bourdon
Didier Bourdo...
Michel Zyto
Julie Depardieu
Julie Depardi...
A nurse
Claude Berri
Claude Berri
Hugues
Marc Andréoni
Marc Andréoni
Le gardien
Alain Azerot
Alain Azerot
Un infirmier
Wilfred Benaïche
Wilfred Benaï...
Le patient
Christian Bujeau
Christian Buj...
Martial
Patty Hannock
Patty Hannock
Marie-Thérèse
Arsène Jiroyan
Arsène Jiroya...
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