Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 autour du film 5 distinctions 6 notes et references 7 voir aussi 7. Even though the film was in french with english subtitles, it was on for 2 full years. The film is an adaptation of jim thompsons 1964 pulp crime novel pop. Oct 05, 2009 trailer for bertrand tavernier s film.
Tavernier peoples the film with cartoonish grotesques, be it luciens banshee of a wife stephane audran, her childlike brotherlover eddy mitchell, or the bullying pimps that pester lucien. Bertrand tavernier quadrophilia jim thompsons comic pulp novel pop. Taverniers film is about poor white trash in africa in 1938. Accueil les realisateurs les films les acteurs les actrices. The film had 2,199,309 admissions in france and was the 16th most attended film of the year. Jdis pas qutas tort, mais jdis pas qutas raison non plus. Philippe noiret, isabelle huppert, jeanpierre marielle, stephane audran, eddy mitchell, guy marchand, irene skobline, michel beaune, jean champion, victor garrivier, gerard hernandez, abdoulaye diop, daniel langlet et francois perrot.
The cinematography is superb, with beautiful shots of africa. 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. The film changes the novels setting from a west texas oil boom town to a small town in french west africa. 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. A sort of film noir with a tad of comical and grotesque elements in it. Its an adaptation of an american novel by jim thompson. Lucien cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites usually racialist and lustful. Thompson novels are all harrowing studies in amorality, tales in which we are forced to identify with someone whom circumstances force to do terrible thingsa point of view that found perfect fruition in the darkness of american film noir. I watched this film in new york when it first came out.
I went back to watch it again and again and every time i saw another meaning for the various situations. Badgered by local thugs, lucien initially comes across as a. The story is about a policeman working in the area,who is rather weak and incapable to impose his power to the pimps of the region who are always making fun of him. 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. Met philippe noiret, isabelle huppert en stephane audran. Komedie misdaad film geregisseerd door bertrand tavernier.
An inspired rendering of jim thompsons pulp novel pop. I went back to watch it again and again and every time i. Lucien cordier est lunique policier dune petite ville coloniale. Isabelle huppert and stephane audran are also perfect in their roles. Laissezpasser is a 2002 french historical drama film directed by bertrand tavernier and written by tavernier and jean cosmos. With philippe noiret, isabelle huppert, stephane audran, jeanpierre marielle.
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