An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. The film had 2,199,309 admissions in france and was the 16th most attended film of the year. I watched this film in new york when it first came out. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be terrible. An inspired rendering of jim thompsons pulp novel pop. Taverniers film is about poor white trash in africa in 1938, and there are times when they seem almost real but theyre never allowed the pulse. Comme tu le rappeles benphegor, une sacree distribution.
Ironically, having the dvd is better than going to the theater in 1981 when the film was released because the dvd includes an interview with the film. Even though the film was in french with english subtitles, it. Hapless lucien cordier philippe noiret is the beleaguered police chief of a small town in french colonial senegal. The local criminals openly mock luciens inability to put a stop to their. Lucien cordier est lunique policier dune petite ville coloniale. Although most of this community is african, the film is concerned only with the petty bourgeois whites who live there, most with no purpose other than to eek out a life of relative privilege in a. Anyone in your organization can use it an unlimited number of times for up to 15 years, worldwide, with. Set in the france of the mid 20th century, the film stars isabelle huppert, mioumiou, guy marchand, jeanpierre bacri, christine pascal, denis lavant and dominique lavanant. Lucien cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites usually racialist. Bertrand tavernier swaps the deep south with colonial africa, which in my view gives the aspect of ungoverned, or even unchecked humanity greater believability. Ironically, having the dvd is better than going to the. Finne det beste utvalget sjangeren i drama, musikal, komedie, eventyr, krig, romantikk, fantasy, krim, biografi, thriller, mystery, dokumentar, skrekk, scifi, handling, western filmer elektronisk streaming. A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life and resorts to drastic means to do so.
Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 autour du film 5 distinctions 6 notes et references 7 voir aussi 7. Featuring pitchperfect performances by philippe noiret and isabelle huppert, this striking neonoir straddles the line between. In 1938 in the french west africa, lucien cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. The film changes the novels setting from a west texas oil boom town to a small town in french west africa. The big heat 1953 fritz lang, glenn ford, gloria grahame, jocelyn brando, crime, filmnoir, thriller. Ironically, having the dvd is better than going to the theater in 1981 when the film was released because the dvd includes an interview with the film s director, bertrand tavernier. Lucien cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites usually racialist and lustful. I went back to watch it again and again and every time i saw another meaning for the various situations.