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. In the movie the ninth gate, are any of the rare books. Depp stars as dean corso, an unscrupulous rare book dealer who is hired to locate the last remaining copies of. The nine gates of the kingdom of shadows was used as the centerpiece book for the 1999 movie. The nine gates is said to contain within its pages knowledge to raise the devil. An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the. Despite its irregularities as an adaptation and as a horror film, the ninth gate is a very considerable proposal. In the movie the ninth gate, are any of the rare books mentioned real. Soon, his world turns as he gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones.
The book contains all nine woodcut engravings rumored to be copied from the apocryphal delomelanicon, and that play a fundamental role in the process of summoning demonic forces, a book purportedly written by the devil himself. It has a basic detective story plot, except that polanskis seeker of information is a rare book expert well acquainted with shady deals. Corsos guardian angel is apparently a fallenangel, protecting him on his journey to the ninth gate where he succumbs to her temptations. Dec 10, 2012 the ninth gate is an adaptation of the dumas club, a book written by spanish novelist arturo perezreverte. The ninth gate the catholic leaderthe catholic leader. Dean corso johnny depp is a new york book broker specialising in rare and antique books, highly professional but no saint. Unless that particular edition is also made up for the movie. The ninth gate full film online watch the ninth gate full english film the ninth gate full movie stream free download the ninth gate full movie studio the ninth gate pelicula completa the ninth. Dean corso johnny depp heads towards bernies rare book shop. 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. This is with the exception of the 4 volume edition of don quixote, 1780. In new york, the moneydriven dealer dean corso is a rare books expert and partner of bernie, who owns a bookstore. Get the ninth gate dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats.
The movie was directed by roman polanski and deals with searching for rare books, killings, chases, and finding everything revolves around worshipping the. Nov 11, 2011 the ninth gate trailer 2000 trailer for the ninth gate. Subscribe a rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. This is the fundamental vanity of satan and satan has always been interested in making man a rival of god e. An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the forces of darkness in this classic thriller directed by roman polanski. The nine gates of the kingdom of shadows boris balkan. The engraving in arturo perezrevertes book has the castle burning in the background, not so in the movies engraving of the ninth gate. The story follows a rare book dealer named dean corso whos hired to authenticate a copy of the nine gates of the shadow kingdom, a book thats rumored to be. Watch the ninth gate 2000 full movie free online streaming.
In new york, the moneydriven dealer dean corso is a rare books. The ninth gate picture is just average, when compared to other blu. The ninth gate picture is just average, when compared to other blurays. Finally, the wouldbe disciple of everlasting damnation in hell must walk through the gate indicated in the 9th illustration. The goof is visible in the library scene, when corso compares the ninth gate with the reference book. Thus the ninth gate is likely immortality of some kind, another way to disrupt the order established by god. 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. Johnny depp i am a rare book dealer and a totally unsympathetic character. Depp plays a rare book dealer who gets asked by a wealthy collector to authenticate his copy of a book that can summon the devil himself. Hes hired by boris balkan frank langella, a millionaire collector who owns a copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of the shadows, published in venice in 1666 by one aristide torchiawho, legend has it, adapted the engravings from the work of satan himself. Does a man choose sin or does the devil choose him. Corso keeps a low profile as he bookworms his way from one collection to another, cleverly raking off big profits.
The ninth gate is a supernatural thriller produced and directed by. A book purportedly based on the abhorred delomelanicona tome said to have been written by the devil himself. Mar 10, 2000 roman polanskis the ninth gate, a satanic thriller, opens with a spectacularly good title sequence and goes downhill from therebut slowly, so that all through the first hour there is reason for hope, and only gradually do we realize the movie isnt going to pay off. 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. The ninth gate may be hokum, but crafted by roman polanski and featuring elements of the occult and an intriguing supernatural concept, its entertaining hokum. Depp plays dean corso, an unscrupulous new york city rare book dealer and by unscrupulous i mean doubledealing moneygrubbing bastard, to quote the ninth gate, the most ominously silly movie since eyes wide shut. 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.
The ninth gate trailer an allexpensespaid international search for a rare copy of the book, the nine gates of the shadow kingdom brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, doubledealing and satanic worship. With the rare book dealer, the devil wants to see bernies true character after having a valuable book left in trust to the shop. An allexpensespaid international search for a rare copy of the book, the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, doubledealing and satanic worship. In the film the ninth gate, directed by roman polanski, the protagonist gets the assignment, for pay by a wealthy collector, of acquiring the two other copies of a rare seventeenth century book on sorcery, or if not possible, at least reporting what differences there may be among the three extant copies. 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. The ninth gate 1011 movie clip boris enters the ninth gate. The booksellers an uncommon glimpse of the rare book. Known for locating rare books for wealthy collectors, corso is hired by eminent booklover and scholar of demonology, boris balkan. The ninth gate is a 1999 mystery thriller film directed, produced, and cowritten by roman polanski.
I love it when rare books figure into the plots of movies the big sleep, vertigo, hannah and her sisters, the ninth gate and can you ever forgive me. The film stars johnny depp in a strong if ultimately unaimed performance as dean corso, a rarebook dealer whose ethics are optional. The ninth gate 1999 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. A client, boris balkan, asks corso to authenticate his copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows. 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. Balkan showed that the ninth gate is a path to equality with god.
The ninth gate is an adaptation of the dumas club, a book written by. Jul 24, 2012 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. Mar 06, 20 the ninth gate 111 movie clip an unscrupulous bookdealer 1999 hd. Torchia, along with his blasphemous works, were put to the flame in 1667. The movie was directed by roman polanski and deals with searching for rare books, killings, chases, and finding everything revolves around worshipping the devil. New york rare books dealer dean corso cares about books, money and little else.
Roman polanskis 1999 the ninth gate is superior horror hybrid that just misses greatness. We meet dean corso as he is gutting a couple out of a rare copy of. It has good things in it, and i kept hoping polanski would take the plot by the neck and shake life into it, but no. Almost everything clicks in a strange thriller that presents unpredictable surprises almost all the way through. The ninth gate 1999 a rare book dealer, while seeking out the last. The ninth gate roman polanski, johnny depp, the devil and rare antiquarian books cowritten, produced and directed by roman polanski, based on the club dumas by arturo perezreverte, the ninth gate. The ninth gate 1999 full movie download full hd youtube. An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the forces of darkness in this thriller directed by roman. Dean corso johnny depp is a rare book broker who makes his living tracking down valuable items for rich bibliophiles. Dean johnny depp watches as boris frank langella enters the ninth gate. An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezrevertes 1993 novel the club dumas.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. In the book she is a fallen angel, a character of intense sadness. 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. This rare book was alleged to grant the owner access to the supernatural powers of the kingdom of shadows. The ninth gate by roman polanski johnny depp, frank langella. Interpreting the engravings in polanskis ninth gate. Alison bechdel black books book dealers booksellers bookstores desperado good omens hugh grant lists control the fun pamela anderson portlandia rare book dealers robin sloan the invention of hugo cabret the ninth gate victor lavalle you youve got mail. I smoke while handling books worth thousands of dollars. The devilshly enjoyable ninth gate is one for the books.
In new york, the moneydriven dealer dean corso is a rarebooks expert and partner of bernie, who owns a bookstore. The ninth gate 111 movie clip an unscrupulous bookdealer. With johnny depp, frank langella, lena olin, emmanuelle seigner. Rare book school at the university of virginia the new york. Aug 04, 2000 but one of the sly jokes of the ninth gate is that most book lovers, at least to an extent, succumb to the idea of books as totems, items that hold vast powers as physical objects. In one shot the ninth engraving is visible in both books and it is the unintentional version 1. This is a slow fuse thriller with supernatural overtones rather than a horror movie. An authority on rare books is drawn into a confrontation with the forces of darkness in this thriller directed by roman polanski. A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. How can a movie about a book be so engaging, crazy, and include satan. Both libraries are to be used, by their own masters. A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a. Depp stars as dean corso, an unscrupulous rare book dealer who is hired to locate the last remaining copies of the nine gate of the shadow kingdom, a demonic manuscript that can summon the devil.
See the movie first if you dont want to know the outcome. The nine gates to the kingdom of shadows, written by aristide torchia, venice 1666. The book contains nine woodcut engravings rumoured to be copied from the apocryphal delomelanicon, a book purportedly written by the devil himself. Even the countess, sees it this way, with her copy of the ninth gate full of remark notes and even a postcard, shes interesting in studying the books, proud of her collection, but she uses the books instead of keeping them from human hands. The villain, balkan, failed because he didnt have the authentic 9th illustration. Youngs documentary the booksellers, a behindthescenes look at the new york rare book world.
For all its unabashed trashiness, the ninth gate remains an expertly crafted, eerily effective bit of satanic noir from its start to somewhere just before its finish, helped at every turn by depp, who seems even more aware of gate s inherent absurdity than polanski himself. Depp stars as dean corso, an unscrupulous rare book dealer who is. He also didnt seem to make any effort to walk through any gate because the false picture did not point to any gate. Mar 22, 2009 it is the final sexual temptation our pilgrim will encounter. For dean corso is a rare book detective whose loyalty can easily be. Nov 20, 2006 in the film the ninth gate, directed by roman polanski, the protagonist gets the assignment, for pay by a wealthy collector, of acquiring the two other copies of a rare seventeenth century book on sorcery, or if not possible, at least reporting what differences there may be among the three extant copies. Corso becomes embroiled in a conspiracy involving murder, theft and satanic ritual, and ultimately finds himself.
The ninth gate follows the story of a rare book dealer johnny depp who seeks out the last two copies of a certain demon text. 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 rarebook scout given to carelessly cracking. If you like creepy thrillers with a supernatural twist, the ninth gate is probably right up your business. A rare book dealer acquires a demonic manuscript, leading to a series of terrifying supernatural occurrences as he uncovers the truth about the book. The ninth gate 1999 1080p bluray x264 dtsfgt snahp. Im not a depp fan, but the guy seriously pulls off his staring role as an antique book dealer in search of a priceless, and deadly, set of books, all appearing to be copies of the same volume, but, as it turns out, written by more than. 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. The ending will leave you guessing and requires quite a bit to the imagination video. The book is set in a world of antiquarian booksellers, echoing his previous work, the flanders panel. An international coproduction between the united states, portugal, france, and spain, the film is loosely based upon arturo perezreverte s 1993 novel the club dumas. The ninth gate begins with several scenes involving the rare book trade, an attractive world where specialized knowledge is everything. Although imdb suggests that the new york street sequences were shot in paris, pascheco.
Depp stars as dean corso, an unscrupulous rarebook dealer who is hired to locate the last remaining copies of the nine gate of the shadow kingdom, a. Rare book school at the university of virginia the new. For both characters, the books are a mean to an end. Johnny depp unlocks the gates to hell in roman polanskis thriller, the ninth gate. In the movie three copies are known to survive, one owned by boris balkan, one in the possession. Johnny depp unlocks the gates to hell in roman polanskis gothic thriller.
Polanskis brilliant and delightful the ninth gate is decidedly not a horror film. In summary, the plot is that unscrupulous rare book hunter dean corso johnny depp is hired by immensely wealthy business tycoon and satanist boris balkan frank langella to authenticate his copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows by seventeenthcentury author aristide torchia. 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. Jul 02, 2012 johnny depp unlocks the gates to hell in roman polanskis thriller, the ninth gate.