The Inner Scar

The Inner Scar
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLa cicatrice intérieure
Directed byPhilippe Garrel
Written byPhilippe Garrel
Starring
CinematographyMichel Fournier
Edited byPhilippe Garrel
Music byNico
Distributed byCapital Films
Release date
  • 2 February 1972 (1972-02-02) (France)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryFrance
Languages

The Inner Scar (French: La cicatrice intérieure) is a 1972 French surrealist film directed by Philippe Garrel, who co-stars with Nico, her son Christian Aaron Boulogne and Pierre Clémenti. It was filmed in Egypt, the United States and Iceland. The film features five songs written and performed by Nico: "Abschied", "Janitor of Lunacy", "My Only Child", "All That Is My Own" and "König". Originally released in 1972, it was re-released in 2005. In 2011, it was released on DVD paired with Garrel's 1983 film Liberté, la nuit. French film archivist Henri Langlois called the film a "masterpiece".

References

  1. ↑ Père, Olivier (7 September 2005). ""La cicatrice intérieure" : le film-trip ultime de Philippe Garrel". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Père, Olivier (7 November 2011). "La Cicatrice intérieure et Liberté, la nuit de Philippe Garrel". Arte (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "La Cicatrice intérieure". TIFF. Retrieved 23 July 2019.