Film·1994·15+·1h 36m

The Machine

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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 the 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?

Directed by François Dupeyron

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12 credited

Gérard Depardieu
Gérard DepardieuDr. Marc Lacroix
Nathalie Baye
Nathalie BayeMarie Lacroix
Didier Bourdon
Didier BourdonMichel Zyto
Natalia Wörner
Natalia WörnerMarianne
Julie Depardieu
Julie DepardieuA nurse
Claude Berri
Claude BerriHugues
Erwan Baynaud
Erwan BaynaudLéonard Lacroix
Marc Andréoni
Marc AndréoniLe gardien
Alain Azerot
Alain AzerotUn infirmier
Wilfred Benaïche
Wilfred BenaïcheLe patient
Christian Bujeau
Christian BujeauMartial
Patty Hannock
Patty HannockMarie-Thérèse

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