Synopsis
We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes youthful, sometimes old. By turns murderer, beggar, company chairman, monstrous creature, worker, family man.
Holy Motors (2012) is a 1h 56min drama feature film by Leos Carax. We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit... Selected for Fantastic Fest (2012).
Key facts
Cast
Denis Lavant, Édith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue, Élise Lhomeau, Jeanne Disson, Michel Piccoli, Leos Carax
Original language
French
First release
July 2, 2012 (Germany)
Production companies
Canal+
Distributors
MÉTROPOLE FILMS
Awards
Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award
Setting
Paris
Filming locations
Paris
Crew
Screenplay
Leos Carax
Producer
Albert Prévost, Jasbinder Singh Mann, Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant
Cinematography
Caroline Champetier, Yves Cape
Editing
Nelly Quettier
Music
Neil Hannon
Special makeup effects
Denis Gastou, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Sylvie Ferry
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Classification date
September 25, 2012
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2024 - Histoire(s) du cinéma
- César Awards 2013 generic - Meilleur Film; Meilleure Réalisation; Meilleur Acteur; Meilleure Actrice dans un Second Rôle; Meilleur Scénario Original; Meilleur Son; Meilleure Photo; Meilleur Montage
- Cannes Film Festival 2012 generic
- Fantastic Fest 2012
- Indiewire Critics' Poll 2012 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2012 generic - Neon
- Village Voice Film Poll 2012 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | July 2, 2012 |
| Theatrical | France | July 4, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Australia | August 23, 2012 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | September 28, 2012 |
| Streaming | Ireland | September 28, 2012 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 31, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Canada | November 16, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Spain | November 16, 2012 |
| Theatrical | Greece | November 22, 2012 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 4, 2013 |
| Theatrical | Italy | June 6, 2013 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) | ||
| Home video | Greece | June 21, 2013 |
Full credits
| Director | Leos Carax |
| Cast | Denis Lavant (Mr. Oscar / Banker / Beggar / Father / Accordionist / Killer), Édith Scob (Céline), Eva Mendes (Kay M), Kylie Minogue (Eva Grace), Élise Lhomeau (Léa), Jeanne Disson (Angèle), Michel Piccoli (Man with the Wine Stain), Leos Carax (The Sleeper / Limousine (voice)), Nastya Golubeva Carax (Little Girl), Reda Oumouzoune (Mo-Cap Acrobat), Zlata (Cyber Woman), Geoffrey Carey (Harry T-Bone, Photographer / Limousine (voice)), Annabelle Dexter-Jones (Jamie, Assistant Photographer), Élise Caron, Corinne Yam, Julien Prévost, Ahcène Nini, Laurent Lacotte (Limousine (voice)), David Stanley Phillips (Limousine (voice)), Matthew Gledhill, Hanako Danjo, Big John, Pierre Marcoux, Bastien Bernini, Elliot Simon (Church Musician), Quentin Auvray (Church Musician), Bertrand Cantat (Church Musician), Alexandre Leitão (Church Musician), David Nzavotunga Kiala (Church Musician), Johann Riche (Church Musician), Clément Robin (Church Musician), Yao Dembele (Church Musician), Yves Abadi (Church Musician), Miguel Saboga (Church Musician), Grégoire Simon (Church Musician), Viviane Arnoux (Church Musician), Hugo Boulesteix (Church Musician), Eloi Miehe (Church Musician), Michel Delahaye (Limousine (voice)), Leslie Palanker (Limousine (voice)), Camille Rutherford (Limousine (voice)), Adrien Guitton (Limousine (voice)), Johanna Nizard (Limousine (voice)), Kester Lovelace (Limousine (voice)), Sonia Brahim (Doublure), Aurélia Jurca (Doublure), William Blair (Doublure), Alex Moreu Garriga (Doublure), Zara Broughton (Doublure), Charles-Alexandre Dubé (Bodyguard (uncredited)), Fabien Hagège (Spectator (uncredited)), François Rimbau (Blind Man (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Leos Carax |
| Producer | Albert Prévost, Jasbinder Singh Mann, Martine Marignac, Maurice Tinchant |
| Cinematography | Caroline Champetier, Yves Cape |
| Editing | Nelly Quettier |
| Music | Neil Hannon |
| Production design | Florian Sanson |
| Special makeup effects | Denis Gastou, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Sylvie Ferry |
| Visual effects | Alexandre Bon, Yoann Berger |
| Sound | Emmanuel Croset |
| Costumes | Anaïs Romand |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
