Depp stars as dean corso, an unscrupulous rarebook dealer who is hired to locate the. A jawdroppingly bad mixture of film noir and the occult, this picture plods and meanders its way through one uninspired scene. This rare book was alleged to grant the owner access to the supernatural powers of the kingdom of shadows. An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezrevertes 1993 novel the club dumas. The ninth gate roman polanskis the ninth gate is a sardonic detective thriller peppered with carefully crafted pleasures, not the least of which is a snide approach to wealthy people with a.
Johnny depp unlocks the gates to hell in roman polanskis newest thriller. The ninth gate is a supernatural thriller produced and directed by. A film by roman polanski, it stars johnny depp as the ambivalent protagonist, lucas corso. That doesnt discount the value of the content of the book. So on these pages i am putting up some of the information i have on how to make this singular tome. The nine gates of the kingdom of shadows boris balkan.
Roman polanskis the ninth gate is a sardonic detective thriller. Plot dean corso is passionate about his job, which require only a good education and firm nerves as hes a rare books researcher for collectors. Rare book school at the university of virginia the new. The ninth gate 2000, dvd a true roman polanski thriller well done and johnny depp delivers again a great performance as a rare books wheeler dealer corso. We think it is time for the ninth gate to be recognized for what it is. The plot involves authenticating a rare and ancient book that purportedly contains a magical secret for summoning the devil. In the movie three copies are known to survive, one owned by boris balkan, one in the possession of baroness kessler, one in the fargas. The prize of his collection is a 16th century tome entitled the nine gates, a book containing nine etchings that supposedly hold the key to summoning satan himself. Get the ninth gate dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
In one shot the ninth engraving is visible in both books and it is the unintentional version 1. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. List of highly valuable rare books infotainment news. In fact, the guy who makes these admits it up front and center. We meet dean corso as he is gutting a couple out of a rare copy of. With johnny depp, frank langella, lena olin, emmanuelle seigner.
The ninth gate 1999 a rare book dealer, while seeking out the last. New york rare books dealer dean corso cares about books, money and little else. The ninth gate 211 movie clip a man whose loyalty can. The ninth gate is an adaptation of the dumas club, a book written by. Then, onehundred minutes into this seemingly interminable movie which clocks in at about 2. Corsos job, as a scholar on books about satanism, is to find the other 2 copies of the. Leave the unknown alone the ninth gate is a very intriguing, compelling, and all around entertaining film from roman polanski. The goof is visible in the library scene, when corso compares the ninth gate with the reference book. The ninth gate synopsis corso depp is a rather dubious rare book finder, whose services are engaged by the owner of one of europes largest collection of demonic texts. The movie was directed by roman polanski and deals with searching for rare books, killings, chases, and finding everything revolves around worshipping the devil.
I would not say that its overpriced given that these books had to be made by hand. Depp plays dean corso, an unscrupulous new york city rarebook dealer and by unscrupulous i mean doubledealing moneygrubbing bastard, to quote the ninth gate, the most ominously silly movie since eyes wide shut. A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a. I have had a large number of requests for a guide on how to make your own nine gates to the kingdom of shadows. An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the forces of darkness in this thriller directed by roman polanski. I followed the movie and figured she was either a demon or a person who had also found. A client, boris balkan, asks corso to authenticate his copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows. Younger staff members admit to playing a drinking game based on the howlers in the ninth gate, a bibliothriller starring johnny depp as a. In new york, the moneydriven dealer dean corso is a rare books expert and partner of bernie, who owns a bookstore. Balkan acquired one of only three surviving copies of the ancient book nine gates to the kingdom of shadows by aristide torchia, from the late. When it came out on video i received at least five copies as gifts from different people.
Dean corso johnny depp, a new york city rare book dealer, makes his living conning people into selling him valuable antique books for a low price, and then re. Does a man choose sin or does the devil choose him. For the films title is derived from the ancient tome to which i refer the fictional nine gates to the kingdom of shadows think. A rare books dealer is drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones after accepting a new job offer from a mysterious and wealthy patron. Ceniza twins who must have understood the purpose and plan for the future use of the interlocking books. The ninth gate picture is just average, when compared to other blurays. The ninth gate 111 movie clip an unscrupulous bookdealer 1999 hd. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to.
Unless that particular edition is also made up for the movie. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman polanski. To draw the viewer into a story that starts off innocently but then goes in completely unexpected. This is with the exception of the 4 volume edition of don quixote, 1780. Johnny depp stars as dean corso, an unscrupulous rarebook dealer who is hired to locate the last remaining copies of the nine gates of the. In the running commentary to the dvd release of his tongueincheek supernatural thriller the ninth gate, roman polanski points out that in the age of. The images boris balkan collected from the three books included the incorrect ninth engraving, inserted by the catholic. It is a reproduction of the book used in the movie. Dean corso johnny depp, a new york city rare book dealer, makes his living conning people into selling him valuable antique books for a low. Although imdb suggests that the new york street sequences were shot in paris, pascheco. Roman polanskis ninth gate, with its wizened decadence darius khondjis velveteen cinematography looks as if it came out. The ninth gate 1999 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Of course this is a pseudoreplica of the book in the movie, the ninth gate. Based on the bestseller the club dumas by arturo perezreverte.
Dean corso johnny depp, a rare book curator, is hired by balkan to find the other copies and to decide which one is the fraud. This is the premise of roman polanskis film, the ninth gate. Like the antiquarian books that cause all the fuss in roman polanskis effete supernatural yarn, the ninth gate looks dark and mottled what dealers call foxed. Dean corso johnny depp is a rare book broker who makes his living tracking down valuable items for rich bibliophiles. Polanski is a director i have meant to start watching more of. See the movie first if you dont want to know the outcome. This film tells the story of dean corso, an expert on trade of rare books, which engages in a macabre story while trying to ascertain the authenticity of a rare book for a wealthy client. The ninth gate the catholic leaderthe catholic leader. Known for locating rare books for wealthy collectors, corso is hired by eminent booklover and scholar of demonology, boris balkan. Rare books in the ninth gate as a satanist and an antiquarian bookdealer, it probably goes without saying that when the film the ninth gate came out, just about everyone who knew me insisted that i needed to see it.
The ninth gate is an adaptation of the dumas club, a book written by spanish novelist arturo perezreverte. In the movie the ninth gate, are any of the rare books. The book has three copies surviving, due to the rest being burned at the stake in 1667 with its author because the. I mainly purchased this movie because i fell in love with the musical score written by wojciech kilar. Younger staff members admit to playing a drinking game based on the howlers in the ninth gate, a bibliothriller starring johnny depp as a rakish rare book scout given to carelessly cracking. He is contacted by the renowned collector of books about the devil boris balkan, who has just acquired the rare the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows from the collector andrew telfer, to verify whether his book is authentic or a forgery. Dean corso johnny depp heads towards bernies rare book shop. Boris frank langella gives dean johnny depp his assignment to authenticate a rare book. The nine gates of the kingdom of shadows was used as the centerpiece book for the 1999 movie. There was a time, however, when books represented months and perhaps years of effort on the part of a single person, laboring endlessly with ink and quill. In new york, the moneydriven dealer dean corso is a rarebooks expert and partner of bernie, who owns a bookstore. Can someone who saw the ninth gate explain the ending to me.
The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman. In the movie the ninth gate, are any of the rare books mentioned real. That shouldnt disregard the fact that its legitimate grimoire material. Mar 14, 2015 the ninth gate 1999 a rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural. Dean corso johnny depp is a new york book broker specialising in rare and antique books, highly professional but no saint. The johnny depp move, the ninth gate, introduced us to a world of valuable and hopelessly rare books, but which ones are still with us today. Dean corso depp is a crafty, mercenary rarebook broker, a sort of. The film stars johnny depp in a strong if ultimately unaimed performance as dean corso, a rarebook dealer whose ethics are optional. The devilshly enjoyable ninth gate is one for the books.
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