Following *Irreversible*—considered one of the most provocative films of all time—this, his first feature-length film, is, in Gaspar Noé’s own words, “a psychedelic melodrama.” Premiered at Cannes in 2009, *The Blank* sparked considerable controversy with its trance-like visual style and subjective, first-person narrative.We follow the film through the eyes of Oscar, a small-time drug dealer in Tokyo. One night, Oscar is caught in a police raid and shot. On his deathbed, his spirit resists leaving this world and sets out to protect his sister, Linda.
