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High Tension (French: Haute tension,; also known as Switchblade Romance in some international countries) is a 2003 French slasher film directed by Alexandre Aja, co-written with Grégory Levasseur, and starring Cécile de France and Maïwenn.[1]

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  1. 66 relations: Achilles tendon, Alexandre Aja, Alexandre Arcady, AllMovie, Bloody Disgusting, Butcher knife, Calvaire (film), Cécile de France, CinemaScore, Concrete saw, Dean Koontz, Didier Barbelivien, Dubbing, Duel (1971 film), EuropaCorp, Félix Gray, François-Eudes Chanfrault, Franck Khalfoun, Frontier(s), Grand Guignol, Grégory Levasseur, Halloween (1978 film), Horrorcore, Inside (2007 film), Intensity (film), Intensity (novel), James Berardinelli, Lionsgate, Lionsgate Films, List of films featuring home invasions, Maïwenn, Marc Ferrari, Martyrs (2008 film), Maxime Alexandre, McFarland & Company, Motion Picture Association, Motion Picture Association film rating system, Moviepilot, Muse (band), New Born, New Extremity, New York City, Oana Pellea, One-way mirror, Philippe Nahon, Plot twist, Psychiatric hospital, Reuters, Ricchi e Poveri, Roger Ebert, ... Expand index (16 more) »

  2. Films directed by Alexandre Aja
  3. French serial killer films
  4. French slasher films
  5. French splatter films
  6. French-language horror films
  7. New French Extremity films

Achilles tendon

The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body.

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Alexandre Aja

Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre.

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Alexandre Arcady

Alexandre Arcady (born 17 March 1947) is a French actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.

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AllMovie

AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, television series, and screen actors.

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Bloody Disgusting

Bloody Disgusting is an American multi-media company, which began as a horror genre-focused news site/website specializing in information services that covered various horror medias, including: film, television, video games, comics, and music.

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Butcher knife

A butcher knife or butcher's knife is a knife designed and used primarily for the butchering or dressing of animal carcasses.

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Calvaire (film)

Calvaire (Calvary, also known as The Ordeal) is a 2004 psychological horror film directed by Fabrice Du Welz, starring Laurent Lucas, Philippe Nahon and Jackie Berroyer. High Tension and Calvaire (film) are 2000s French-language films, French LGBT-related films, French-language horror films and LGBT-related horror films.

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Cécile de France

Cécile de France (born 17 July 1975) is a Belgian actress.

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CinemaScore

CinemaScore is a market research firm based in Las Vegas.

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Concrete saw

A concrete saw (also known as a consaw, road saw, cut-off saw, slab saw or quick cut) is a power tool used for cutting concrete, masonry, brick, asphalt, tile, and other solid materials.

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Dean Koontz

Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author.

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Didier Barbelivien

Didier René Henri Barbelivien (born 10 March 1954 in Paris) is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer.

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Dubbing

Dubbing (re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, often in concert with sound design, in which additional or supplementary recordings (doubles) are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production sound to create the finished soundtrack.

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Duel (1971 film)

Duel is a 1971 American road action-thriller television film directed by Steven Spielberg.

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EuropaCorp

EuropaCorp S.A. (stylised in opening logo as EUROPA CORP. until 2022) is a French motion picture company headquartered in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, and one of a few full service independent studios that both produces and distributes feature films. High Tension and EuropaCorp are EuropaCorp films.

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Félix Gray

Félix Boutboul, best known by the pseudonym of Félix Gray (born 28 June 1958), is a French singer and songwriter.

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François-Eudes Chanfrault

François-Eudes Chanfrault (2 December 1974 – 11 March 2016), also credited as François Eudes and Francois Eudes, was a French composer and laptop musician.

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Franck Khalfoun

Franck Ange Khalfoun (born 9 March 1968) is a French film director and screenwriter, known for directing P2, Wrong Turn at Tahoe, Maniac, and the ''Amityville'' franchise entry Amityville: The Awakening.

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Frontier(s)

Frontier(s) (Frontière(s)) is a 2007 French-Swiss independent horror film written and directed by Xavier Gens in his feature length debut and stars Karina Testa, Aurélien Wiik, Estelle Lefébure, and Samuel Le Bihan. High Tension and Frontier(s) are 2000s French-language films, French independent films, French serial killer films, French splatter films and new French Extremity films.

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Grand Guignol

Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol ("The Theatre of the Great Puppet")—known as the Grand Guignol–was a theatre in the Pigalle district of Paris (7, cité Chaptal).

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Grégory Levasseur

Grégory Levasseur (born 1979 in Douarnenez, France) is a French screenwriter and film producer, best known for The Hills Have Eyes (2006), High Tension (2003), Maniac (2012) Piranha 3-D (2010), Mirrors (2008), P2 (2007), and ''Furia'' (1999), all of which he collaborated on with Alexandre Aja.

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Halloween (1978 film)

Halloween (advertised as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill.

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Horrorcore

Horrorcore, also called horror hip hop, horror rap, death hip hop, death rap, or murder rap is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed and often darkly transgressive lyrical content and imagery.

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Inside (2007 film)

Inside (À l'intérieur) is a 2007 French slasher film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo in their directorial debut, written by Bustillo, and starring Béatrice Dalle and Alysson Paradis. High Tension and Inside (2007 film) are 2000s French-language films, films about home invasion and French splatter films.

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Intensity (film)

Intensity is a 1997 American television psychological thriller film directed by Yves Simoneau, and starring John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, Piper Laurie, and Tori Paul. High Tension and Intensity (film) are films about home invasion.

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Intensity (novel)

Intensity is a 1995 horror novel by American author Dean Koontz.

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James Berardinelli

James Berardinelli (born September 25, 1967) is an American film critic and former engineer.

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Lionsgate

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (also known as Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, and doing business as Lionsgate) is a Canadian-American entertainment company currently headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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Lionsgate Films

Lionsgate Films (formerly known as Cinépix Film Properties) is a Canadian-American film production and distribution studio founded in Canada in 1962.

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List of films featuring home invasions

There is a body of films that feature home invasions. High Tension and List of films featuring home invasions are films about home invasion.

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Maïwenn

Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco (born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.

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Marc Ferrari

Marc Schumann Ferrari (born January 27, 1962), known professionally as Marc Ferrari, is an American guitarist.

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Martyrs (2008 film)

Martyrs is a 2008 French-language psychological horror film written and directed by Pascal Laugier, and starring Mylène Jampanoï, Morjana Alaoui, and Catherine Bégin. High Tension and Martyrs (2008 film) are films about home invasion, French horror films, French independent films, French splatter films and Obscenity controversies in film.

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Maxime Alexandre

Maxime Alexandre, (February 4, 1971 in Ronse, East Flanders, Belgium) is a Belgian-Italian cinematographer, who was most recently cinematographer on the Netflix Oxygen, the films Role Play directed by Vincent Thomas, Shazam! directed by David F. Sandberg, and Crawl, directed by Alexandre Aja.

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McFarland & Company

McFarland & Company, Inc., is an American independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina, that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general-interest adult nonfiction.

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Motion Picture Association

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix.

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Motion Picture Association film rating system

The Motion Picture Association film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a motion picture's suitability for certain audiences based on its content.

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Moviepilot

Moviepilot (stylized Movie Pilot) was a fan-centric online magazine covering the film industry.

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Muse (band)

Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994.

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New Born

"New Born" is a song by the English rock band Muse, from their second studio album, Origin of Symmetry (2001).

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New Extremity

New Extreme Films (New Extremity or, also often, New French Extremity) describes a range of transgressive films made at the turn of the 21st century that sparked controversy, and provoked significant debate and discussion. High Tension and New Extremity are French horror films and Obscenity controversies in film.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Oana Pellea

Oana Dariana Pellea (born 29 January 1962) is a Romanian actress, the daughter of actor Amza Pellea.

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One-way mirror

A one-way mirror, also called two-way mirror (or one-way glass, half-silvered mirror, and semi-transparent mirror), is a reciprocal mirror that appears reflective from one side and transparent from the other.

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Philippe Nahon

Philippe Nahon (24 December 1938 – 19 April 2020) was a French actor.

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Plot twist

A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot in a work of fiction.

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Psychiatric hospital

Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, or behavioral health hospitals are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, major depressive disorder, and others.

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Reuters

Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.

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Ricchi e Poveri

Ricchi e Poveri ("The Rich and The Poor") is an Italian pop group formed in Genoa in 1967, originally consisting of Angela Brambati, Angelo Sotgiu, Franco Gatti and Marina Occhiena.

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Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Sarà perché ti amo

"i" ("It must be because I love you") is a song by Italian pop group i, released in 1981 as the lead single from their ninth studio album, lt.

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Serial killer

A serial killer (also called a serial murderer) is a person who murders two or more people,An offender can be anyone.

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Sheitan (film)

Sheitan ("Devil" in Arabic) is a 2006 French horror film directed by debutant director Kim Chapiron. High Tension and Sheitan (film) are 2000s French-language films.

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Slasher film

A slasher film is a subgenre of horror films involving a killer or a group of killers stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools. High Tension and slasher film are Obscenity controversies in film.

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Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City and formed in 1981.

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Superstar (Delaney and Bonnie song)

"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, that has been a hit for many artists in different genres in the years since.

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. High Tension and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre are Obscenity controversies in film.

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The Village Voice

The Village Voice is an American news and culture publication based in Greenwich Village, New York City, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly.

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Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679) was an English philosopher.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Tubi

Tubi (stylized as tubi) is an American over-the-top content platform and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox Corporation since 2020.

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U-Roy

Ewart Beckford OD (21 September 1942 – 17 February 2021), known by the stage name U-Roy, was a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting.

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Weighted arithmetic mean

The weighted arithmetic mean is similar to an ordinary arithmetic mean (the most common type of average), except that instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others.

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Wide release

In the motion picture industry, a wide release (short for nationwide release) is a film playing at the same time at cinemas in most markets across a country.

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2003 Toronto International Film Festival

The 28th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 2003.

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See also

Films directed by Alexandre Aja

French serial killer films

French slasher films

French splatter films

French-language horror films

New French Extremity films

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Tension

Also known as Haute Tension, Switchblade Romance.

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