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| gross = $5.0 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt10944760/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=Titane|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Titane-(France)#tab=summary|title=Titane|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>

'''''Titane''''' ({{IPA-|fr|titan|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-titane.wav}}, {{lit|Titanium}}) is a 2021 [[body horror]] [[psychological drama]] film<ref>{{cite news |title='Titane' Review: 'Raw' Director Returns With Graphic, Gender-Exploring Body Horror Film |url=https://www.thewrap.com/titane-film-review-julia-ducournau/ |website=thewrap.com |date=July 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Horror thriller Titane wins top prize at Cannes Film Festival |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cannes-titane-spike-less-film-ahed-s-knee-memoria-1.6107269 |website=cbc.ca |date=July 17, 2021}}</ref> written and directed by [[Julia Ducournau]]. The French-Belgian co-production stars [[Agathe Rousselle]] in her feature film debut as Alexia, a woman who, after being injured in a car crash as a child, has a [[titanium]] plate fitted into her head. In adulthood, Alexia becomes a murderous [[Promotional model|car model]] with an [[Mechanophilia|erotic fascination with automobiles]], leading to a bizarre sexual encounter that sets off an increasingly outlandish series of events. [[Vincent Lindon]], [[Garance Marillier]] and Laïs Salameh also star.

Years later, Alexia, now an adult with a large scar on the side of her head, works as a [[showgirl]] at a [[Auto show|motor show]]. One night, after a show, a male fan follows Alexia in the showroom's parking lot, declares his love to her, and forcibly kisses her; she then brutally kills him using her large metal [[hair stick]]. As she returns to the showroom to shower, Alexia finds that the cartuned cadillac she modeled with earlier has turned on by itself. She enters it naked, has [[Object sexuality|sex with the cartuned cadillac]], and [[Orgasm|climaxes]].

At a party at the fire station, the firefighters urge "Adrien" to dance to the music. Alexia breaks outperforms her showgirl choreography, confusing everyone. Vincent, disappointed, walks out of the crowd. After the party, Alexia has sex with a [[fire engine]].

In September 2019, it was announced that [[Vincent Lindon]] and Agathe Rousselle had joined the cast of the film, with [[Julia Ducournau]] directing the film from a screenplay she wrote. [[Neon (company)|Neon]] distributed the film in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/neon-nabs-titane-follow-up-feature-from-raw-director-julia-ducournau-1203330342/|title=Neon Nabs 'Titane,' Follow-Up Feature From 'Raw' Director Julia Ducournau|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|date=10 September 2019|accessdate=24 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/378643/|title=Kirill Serebrennikov's Petrov's Flu for Arte France Cinéma|website=CineEuropa[[Cineuropa]]|first=Fabien|last=Lemercier|date=25 September 2019|accessdate=24 January 2021}}</ref>

On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 249256 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads,: "Thrillingly provocative and original, ''Titane'' reaffirms writer-director Julia Ducournau's delightfully disturbing vision."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/titane|title=Titane (2021)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film holds a rating of 75 out of 100, based on 46 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews.".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/titane|title=Titane|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>

Nicholas Barber from [[BBC]] gave the film four out of five stars and called it "the most shocking film of 2021."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Barber|first=Nicholas|title=Titane: The most shocking film of 2021|url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210715-titane-the-most-shocking-film-of-2021|access-date=2021-07-26|website=www.bbc.com|language=en}}</ref> In his review for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Peter Debruge called the film, "a cross between [[David Cronenberg]]’s's ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' and the uterine horrors of [[Takashi Miike]]’s's ''[[Gozu]],''" and praised Ducournau for her handling of the film's themes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/titane-review-1235018105/|title='Titane' Review: 'Raw' Director Delivers Psycho-Sexy French Thriller|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=13 July 2021|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref> In ''[[The Observer]]'', [[Mark Kermode]] also compared the film to ''Crash'' whilst praising its cinematography and emotional depth,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kermode|first=Mark|date=26 December 2021|title=Titane review – Agathe Rousselle is extraordinary in Palme d'Or-winning body horror|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/26/titane-review-julia-ducournau-palme-dor-cronenberg-agathe-rousselle|website=[[The Observer]]}}</ref> and listed it as one of the best films of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kermode|first=Mark|date=26 December 2021|title=Mark Kemode's best films of 2021|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/26/mark-kermode-best-films-of-2021|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Clarisse Loughrey in ''[[The Independent]]'' praised Rousselle and Lindon's performances and Ducournau's direction.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-07|title=Titane is a gnarly ride that oozes with blood, oil, and semen – review|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/titane-review-plot-agathe-rousselle-b1981483.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/titane-review-plot-agathe-rousselle-b1981483.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-24|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> In ''[[NME]]'', Lou Thomas gave the film five out of five stars and called it a "masterpiece".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-21|title='Titane' review: shocking and stunning body-horror masterpiece that you can never second-guess|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/film-reviews/titane-review-julia-ducournau-3123770|access-date=2022-01-24|website=NME|language=en-GB}}</ref> In a more negative review, Peter Bradshaw, writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', gave the film 2two out of 5five stars and compared it unfavorably to Ducournau's previous film, stating; "...everything is so laboured and crudely directed, without the style and sympathy of ''[[Raw (film)|Raw]]''."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/14/titane-review-julia-ducournau|title=Titane review – freaky Cronenbergian body-horror show is a car crash|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|date=14 July 2021|accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref> Jude Dry in ''[[IndieWire]]'' was also critical of the film, calling it a "deeply misogynist movie with a healthy side of [[transphobia]]".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dry|first=Jude|date=2021-10-02|title=Cross Dressing and Car Fetishes: 'Titane' Twists Trans Tropes Into Perverse, Lifeless Body Horror|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/titane-body-horror-trans-transphobic-1234668724/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=IndieWire|language=en}}</ref>

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