Climax

“Birth and death are extraordinary experiences. Life is a fleeting pleasure.”

A French dance troupe finishes a days-long rehearsal in an empty school in 1996 and celebrates the way dancers do, around a big bowl of sangria. Selva (Sofia Boutella) and David (Romain Guillermic) are among two dozen performers who drink it before anyone learns that the bowl has been spiked with LSD. Gaspar Noé works in long, circling takes that keep the camera moving through the party as the bodies on the floor change.