The ninth life of louis drax is the story of a family falling apart, told in the vivid voices of its comatose son and dr. I found the story insightful about the power of mind and human nature which i enjoyed. More than ten years later, here comes the film and it. The ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen nook book. The ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen the independent. When i heard the movie was in production, the synopsis made it even more interesting to me so i finally had to give it a go the fact that jamie dornan will be a lead role is purely a bonus, i promise. One moment, it is a whimsical tale of an accidentprone boy and his brushes with the beyond. The boy louis drax is a survivor along his life, escaping from death for eight times. Each year, some violent calamity befalls him, and the latest has landed him in a hospital. Parents need to know that even though the 9th life of louis drax is about a 9yearold boy, its far from familyfriendly. But louis hasnt really drowned, as an alert morgue attendant notices that night. He is attended for by a doctor at a hospital specialising in coma patients. No one in his life is particularly likable, so just be cautious of everyone you come across. Liz jensens fifth novel, the ninth life of louis drax, became famous long.
The injury is the ninth in a lifelong string of neardeath traumas for the boy, who within his incapacitated state recalls key incidents from his. The ninth life of louis drax 2006 read online free books. Aug 30, 2016 the ninth life of louis drax is the story of nine year old louis drax, a boy who is accident prone and believes he is living his ninth life after losing the previous eight due to his accidents. Ive seen this book around throughout the years but never read it, obviously. May 07, 2015 well, well, the ninth life of louis drax. The 9th life of louis drax 2016 company credits imdb. Sep 02, 2016 the 9th life of louis drax soundtrack from 2016, composed by patrick watson. Allan pascal uses unorthodox techniques to try to tap into the boys unconscious mind and reveal the truth about the. Reading guide for the ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen.
A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a nearfatal fall finds himself drawn into a. This fantasy has some strange, dark material, including images of child abuse and death, a reference to rape, and a young boy suffering a terrible fall he goes into a coma afterward. This summary of the ninth life of louis drax includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. After surviving eight neardeath accidents throughout his unlucky life, louis drax plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday. On his ninth birthday, louis suffers a mysterious fall from a cliff and ends up in dr. The thriller was influenced by a real family tragedy. Jun 25, 2004 the ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen 277pp, bloomsbury. The ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen overdrive. The ninth life of louis drax is a macabre little book with a dark sense of humor, and is really quite brilliant.
In the ninth life of louis drax, nineyearold louis tumbles into a ravine and falls into a coma. I put a book right next to my alarm clock, and the clock kept on going. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. The 9th life of louis drax 2016 the 9th life of louis. Pascal dannachets experimental coma clinic, where the truth of. Released september 2nd, 2016, the 9th life of louis drax stars jamie dornan, sarah gadon, aiden longworth, aaron paul the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of 41. You have to give director alexandre aja credit for moving beyond the goresoaked pictures of his early careerbeginning with high tension and running through piranha 3dinto more intriguing fare like horns and now the 9th life of louis drax. Goodreads members who liked the ninth life of louis drax also. Find books like the ninth life of louis drax from the worlds largest community of readers. The morbidly imaginative and sharply intuitive boy from a provincial city in france has survived eight suspicious accidents, one for each year of his life.
Apr 04, 2005 the ninth life of louis drax is a interesting story about a extraordinary boy who is somewhat misunderstood and mature for his age. On his ninth birthday, louis goes on a picnic with his parents and falls off a the new novel from the awardwinning author of the end of vandalism is a wry. For anybody else that wants to know, the moms the bad guy. On his ninth birthday, he goes to a picnic with his beautiful mother natalie and his father peter nearby a cliff. Its been compared to the lovely bones because both narrators are children and both are dead or close to it. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen. Extremely odd, preternaturally bright and only nine years old, louis drax is an accidentprone french boy. The ninth life of louis drax kindle edition by jensen. Louis is taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, but he miraculously comes back to life. Liz jensen is the bestselling author of eight acclaimed novels, including the guardianshortlisted ark baby, war crimes for the home, the ninth life of louis drax, the rapture, shortlisted for the brit writers awards and selected as a channel 4 tv book club best read, and, most. The 9th life of louis drax is a powerful movie that brought me flashes of room because we have such a strong child main character and reminiscent of patrick ness a monster calls at times. Part thriller, part gothic novel, part mystery, part literary fiction, liz jensens the ninth life of louis drax is a novel of heartbreak and love, jealousy, and desire. With a screenplay adapted by max minghella and directed by alexander aja, the 9th life of louis drax has pretty much the same synopsis as the book.
The 9th life of louis drax is released this weekend. Aug 29, 2016 is the 9th life of louis drax a true story. These discussion questions are designed to enhance your groups conversation about liz jensens the ninth life of louis drax, a richly imaginative novel about the life of the mind, the instinct to hurt and heal, and the dangerous spell that love casts in one very mysterious french family. The 9th life of louis drax is a quirky and atmospheric film noir. But overall, i liked what is going on with the 9th life of louis drax. Louis tortured behavior and complicity out of total manipulation wasnt redeemed by a joyous awakening into the arms of a surrogate mom. Reading guide for the ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen discussion guide for book clubs. Read the ninth life of louis drax, by liz jensen online on bookmate now a major film starring jamie dornan and aaron paulnineyearold louis drax is a. And his decision to stay in safety for at least a while made so much sense. The 9th life of louis drax is a 2016 canadianamerican supernatural thriller film directed by alexandre aja and starring jamie dornan, sarah gadon, aiden longworth, oliver platt, molly parker, julian wadham, jane mcgregor, barbara hershey, and aaron paul. Sep 02, 2016 the 9th life of louis drax starts with a disastrous ninth birthday and some unanswered questions. Nineyearold louis drax, disturbed and accidentprone from birth, wanders away from a picnic site in the auvergne.
The 9th life of louis drax starts with a disastrous ninth birthday and some unanswered questions. Like gabriel garcia marquezs a chronicle of a death foretold, or janet lewiss superb the trial of soren qvist, one knows the ending early on page 16 in louis drax, but not the details. Liz jensens latest book is emotionally compelling, morally fascinating and slightly appalling. The ninth life of louis drax packs an irresistibly twisted wallop. The 9th life of louis drax relies heavily, at least in the introductory scene setting, on voiceover from aiden longworth as the title character. In 2004, londonbased novelist liz jensens book the ninth life of louis drax was at the centre of a fierce hollywood bidding war. I did finally watch the last 10 minutes to figure out the ending. I liked louis, he was a interesting character, i enjoyed reading his thoughts. The opening line draws you in on the instant im not most kids. Liz jensen is the acclaimed author of four other novels, most recently war crimes for the home. Lionsgate has released the trailer for the 9th life of louis drax, the new thriller from alexandre aja high tension, the hills have eyes, piranha 3d, horns. Pascal has a background thats perfect for helping louis drax and others find out what happen to him, but using this is too inconsistent and turns it into the scifi movie that i thought it would be looking at the poster, but takes you out of what they are trying to do.
This fantasy has some strange, dark material, including images of child abuse and death, a reference to rape, and a young boy suffering a terrible fall. Stuff happens to me that shouldnt happen, like going on a picnic where you drown such an opening could, i suppose, head off in a number of different directions. It was written by max minghella based on liz jensens bestselling novel of the same title. Review of the ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen. I didnt read it that way but agree it could be interpreted like that. Read the ninth life of louis drax 2006 online free. The 9th life of louis drax 2016 financial information. The 9th life of louis drax is a movie that i was really looking forward to seeing. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Can somebody explain what this movie is about and summarize it for me. It looked like this film could be a really intriguing mystery, a whodunnit of sorts involving the paralysis of a nine year old boy named louis drax aiden longworth. Louis falls off a cliff on his 9th birthday after surviving 8 suspicious accidents in the last 8 years. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the ninth life of louis drax. I couldnt make it past the half hour mark, was bored to tears, but i still want to know.
Full of astonishing twists and turns, this is a masterful tale of the secrets the human mind can hide. From a talent standpoint, this film had many great actors. While police investigate the cause of louis nearfatal fall and the whereabouts of his violent father peter, acclaimed neurologist dr. The 9th life of louis drax terrible things keep happening to a 9yearold boy, who narrates the mystery of his own nearmurder from a coma in this undercooked thriller from. A mysterious and disturbed nine year old boy seems to keep cheating death, and eventually winds up in a coma after a near fatal fall makes for a peculiar and dark plot. Their picnic ends when louis tumbles over a cliff and drowns in the river below while pierre drax runs away. The ninth life of louis drax kindle edition by jensen, liz. Liz jensen says the inspiration for louis drax came from my own. Out of the blue, louis falls off the cliff and is declared dead by the doctors. Read the ninth life of louis drax, by liz jensen online on bookmate now a major film starring jamie dornan and aaron paulnineyearold louis drax is a problem child.
Go behind the scenes of the 9th life of louis drax 2016. It is so beautiful in a subtle dark way that you dont really fully grasp until the end. The ninth life of louis drax is the story of nine year old louis drax, a boy who is accident prone and believes he is living his ninth life after losing the previous eight due to his accidents. The ninth life of louis drax is a interesting story about a extraordinary boy who is somewhat misunderstood and mature for his age. He is brilliant and strange, and every year something violent seems to happen to him. For everybody who thought theyd never see another novel like the lovely bones, a neurologist in provence struggles to get a comatose nineyearold to tell what put him into a persistent vegetative. The ninth life of louis drax book summary and study guide. In the ninth life of louis drax, author liz jensen imagines two worlds. I had caught the trailer late, and i really enjoyed it. The ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen 510 so, id never heard of this book until i saw a trailer for the movie, but that 45second clip was enough for me to add the book. Horror filmmaker alexandre aja turns in a tonally odd supernatural thriller which hits its stride. Much like horns, louis drax shoves magic and monsters into a story thats already overpacked with grindhouse violence, a police procedural, a queasy romance, and incoherent social commentary. Alexandre ajas new film, the 9th life of louis drax, is a melding of genres. After surviving eight neardeath accidents throughout his unlucky life, louis drax aiden longworth plunges off a steep cliff on his ninth birthday.
The ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen read online on. Elle soon to be a major feature film starring jamie dornan fifty shades of grey. Coming soon as a major motion picture by anthony minghella, oscarwinning director of. Jensen, the british author of four previous novels, offers a sophisticated mystery in her latest book. Its a stylish and sinister headscratcher that will keep you hooked until its epic conclusion. His doctor, pascal dannachet, tries to unravel the mystery of. The ninth life of louis drax haunts the reader with two voices. Louis is very intelligent, precocious and deceitful for reasons you will find out. The why and the how are the stuff of the novelists art in all three books. Released by varese sarabande in 2016 containing music from the 9th life of louis drax 2016. The ending doesnt pay off the way it might have because youre left feeling misled. On his ninth birthday, louis goes on a picnic with his parents and falls off a cliff.
He almost died eight other times, but luckily was saved by his mother. The smart, strange child describes himself in sardonically perky fashion as the amazing, accidentprone kid as we witness his litany of neardeath experiences. Louis s luck seems to run out on the day his estranged parents reunite long enough to take him to the auvergne to celebrate his ninth birthday. Seeing the ninth life of louis drax on screen is like meeting an eerie stranger. The ninth life of louis drax by liz jensen cheese can read. Shes been poisoninginjuring the kid his entire life, and she pushed the dad off the cliff and killed him.
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