Other films that can be considered as part of this renaissance include Robin Camillo’s excellent and seriously overlooked Le revenant (2004), Xavier Gens’ Frontière(s), Kim Chapiron’s Sheitan (2006), and –on the peripheral because it is Belgian, Calvaire (Fabrice Du Welz, 2004). Needlessly to say, none of these films have been the equal of the director’s previous French film(s). Meanwhile rumor has it that the co-directors of Inside, Bustillo and Maury, are in pre-production on a sequel to Rob Zombie’s 2007 remake of Halloween (yes you heard right!). I’d even go as far as saying these new horror films have given a much needed boost to French cinema in general, but unfortunately for the local French industry, the rebirth seems to have generated another trend: young hot shot French directors being lured to Hollywood for the big paycheck/big budget film: Alexandra Aja, director of Haute tension (2005) has gone to Hollywood to direct the remake of The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), and is in pre-production on a 3-D remake of Joe Dante’s Piranha Xavier Palud and David Moreau, co-directors of Ils/Them (2006) have since directed the remake of The Eye (2008) and Eric Valette, director of Maléfique (2002) directed the remake of One Missed Call (2008). Several years after the startling release of Haute tension (2005, Alexandre Aja) we can begin talking about a viable, exciting rebirth in French horror film, with the recent release of Inside/ A l’interieur (2007, France, Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury) signalling yet another boost in the arm to the genre. A l’intérieur: a Rebirth of French Horrorīy Donato Totaro Volume 12, Issue 8 / August 2008 8 minutes (1863 words)
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