Let the Corpses Tan | Rotten Tomatoes (2025)

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During a beautiful Mediterranean summer, Rhino and his gang steal a cache of of gold. They believe they've found the perfect hideout: a remote and abandoned hamlet that has been taken over by a woman who is searching for inspiration. Unfortunately, surprise guests and two cops compromise their plan, and the heavenly place where wild happenings and orgies used to take place turns into a gruesome battlefield.

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Let the Corpses Tan challenges the audience's expectations -- and delivers a singularly stylish, unforgettably unique viewing experience in the bargain.

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Let the Corpses Tan | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Ben Sachs Chicago Reader A clever stylistic exercise, this French-Belgian coproduction will definitely hold your interest as it unfolds, but whether you'll remember it afterwards is another story. Apr 7, 2020 Full Review Let the Corpses Tan | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Bruce DeMara Toronto Star Let the Corpses Tan is more style than straightforward storytelling. But oh, what style... Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 4, 2018 Full Review Let the Corpses Tan | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Jonathan Romney Film Comment Magazine The wow factor is formidable, but the effect of visual orgasm after visual orgasm could well leave you profoundly jaded, or quickly forgetting what you've experienced. Sep 27, 2018 Full Review Let the Corpses Tan | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ... even if the surfeit of style is overpowering at times, Let The Corpses Tan has a punk energy that enthrals for the most part... Rated: 3/5 Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Let the Corpses Tan | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Soham Gadre Vague Visages Cattet and Forzani have revved the engines in the opposite direction [with] their most comprehensive work... Jan 9, 2024 Full Review Let the Corpses Tan | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies Episode 9: Phantasmagoria Rated: 40/100 Aug 28, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bruce K Another WTF ending. Definitely French with all its bizarre (but visually appealing) camera shots, but story is lacking any relevant information to make it interesting. Could of and should of been better. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/17/22 Full Review Audience Member Style overload and a self inducing migraine of a story and direction, I think an interesting idea got very lost in ego Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/18/20 Full Review Audience Member LET THE CORPSES TAN is stylistic, very much in the vein of 70s action. It has abrupt plot changes. Sometimes it's like the audience in suffering the heat of the desert, sometimes it's like watching an art film. It's not that weird. I had no problem tracking who's who and what's going on. That's a smoother ride than some. It's mostly the arthouse style and shoestring budget that gives it its flavor. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Worth watching if you like weird surrealistic images or weird looking french people...but minimal plot, froggy weirdness, and wonky pacing wont make it easy Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member So much style here and technical prowess here. Even more fun if you know the genres being homage-d. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This Belgian film reminds me a lot of the Italian Gallio genre of the 70s, mixed with experimental art techniques. But, this film I too "style over substance" for its own good. It's true that it's very created, but it then turns into a very bizarre film, which stops it from telling its original story, which is a big problem. It can get long very quickly, even though it's only 1h30. It's not at all your normal shoot-out flick, it's a unique viewing for sure, but there's only so much art you can take before it actually because a problem for the movie. Overall, if youre curious enough you can check it out, butI don't think I'll be revisiting this film any time soon... Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hélène Cattet Director Bruno Forzani Director Elina Löwensohn Luce Stéphane Ferrara Rhino Bernie Bonvoisin La brute Michelangelo Marchese L'avocat

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Synopsis During a beautiful Mediterranean summer, Rhino and his gang steal a cache of of gold. They believe they've found the perfect hideout: a remote and abandoned hamlet that has been taken over by a woman who is searching for inspiration. Unfortunately, surprise guests and two cops compromise their plan, and the heavenly place where wild happenings and orgies used to take place turns into a gruesome battlefield.

Director
Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Producer
Eve Commenge, Francois Cognard

Screenwriter
Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani

Distributor
Kino Lorber

Production Co
Anonymes Films

Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama

Original Language
French (France)

Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 2018, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 27, 2018

Box Office (Gross USA)
$93.4K

Runtime
1h 32m

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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