In 1938 in the french west africa, lucien cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. There are some really cool shots, and the message still gets across, not as well as thompson does it, but still. I went back to watch it again and again and every time i saw another meaning for the various situations. The local criminals openly mock luciens inability to put a stop to their. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 autour du film 5 distinctions 6 notes et references 7 voir aussi 7. Vous choisissez le site sur lequel vous voulez voir le film. Its an adaptation of an american novel by jim thompson. With philippe noiret, isabelle huppert, stephane audran, jeanpierre marielle. On the surface the film looks as if it has changed up so much, but in actuality the book and the movie have the same heart. The film had 2,199,309 admissions in france and was the 16th most attended film of the year.
Sep 08, 2019 a pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life and resorts to drastic means to do so. 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. Create awesome video clips with the music of your choice in an easy, fast and intuitive way. I watched this film in new york when it first came out. Lucien cordier est lunique policier dune petite ville coloniale.
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. Even though the film was in french with english subtitles, it was on for 2 full years. 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. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be terrible. Featuring pitchperfect performances by philippe noiret and isabelle huppert, this striking neonoir straddles the line between. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. September 8, 2019 comedy, crime, drama leave a comment. A sort of film noir with a tad of comical and grotesque elements in it. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the bertrand tavernierdirected movie via subscription. An inspired rendering of jim thompsons pulp novel pop. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasnt got any selfrespect anymore. The film is an adaptation of jim thompsons 1964 pulp crime novel pop.
The film changes the novels setting from a west texas oil boom town to a small town in french west africa. Lucien philippe noiret is the bumbling police chief of bourkasa, a dusty outpost in rural senegal. Jan 04, 2018 this feature is not available right now. 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. Hapless lucien cordier philippe noiret is the beleaguered police chief of a small town in french colonial senegal. Rabroue par son superieur, lucien entre dans une folie meurtriere.
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