Calvaire (also known as The Ordeal) is a 2004 Belgian psychological horror film directed by Fabrice Du Welz, starring Laurent Lucas, Philippe Nahon and Jackie Berroyer.
Marc Stevens is a struggling low-level performer, who makes his living performing light pop ballads and easy listening tunes at retirement homes and other small venues around Belgium. En route to perform at a Christmas special, his van — which doubles as his home — breaks down during a storm and he is stranded deep in the woods. Lost, cold, and succumbing to the elements, Marc is rescued by a local, an emaciated young man named Boris, who takes Marc to a run down inn.
The sole occupant of the inn is its proprietor, Mr. Bartel, an amiable old man who lives there as a hermit of sorts. Claiming to be a retired standup comedian, Bartel welcomes Marc to stay and offers to repair his van as a token of brotherhood between professional entertainers. Marc accepts the offer, but remains aloof, not speaking with Bartel about his own career or personal life.
The Ordeal is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by Paul Powell and written by Beulah Marie Dix and W. Somerset Maugham. The film stars Clarence Burton, Agnes Ayres, Conrad Nagel, Edna Murphy, Anne Schaefer, Gino Corrado, and Adele Farrington. The film was released on May 21, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.
Don't heed the whips
Flogging your back
Think of what you didn't do
Although you had the chance
Don't let them get you
Think about if you see
The truth or not...
If you feel death's cold
Wings on your face
If you feel loneliness,
The time has come to face,
To use the ace up your sleeve
And to fight the circumstances,
To get what's yours back
Close yourself to what brings sorrow
Don't feel the pain they deal
Lock them far away from you
Don't heed the pain in your soul
Turn your back on everyone
There is only you in this life
Think of what you couldn't do
When there was
Don't heed the whips