Given that this film was made in 1981, i am pleased with the source material condition and overall appearance of this presentation. A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life and resorts to drastic means to do so. Download rare classic and selected films, request on classic. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be terrible. 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 print used has some rough places, but not as much as expected, very clean and impressive indeed. Ironically, having the dvd is better than going to the theater in 1981 when the film was released because the dvd includes an.
An inspired rendering of jim thompsons pulp novel pop. 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. 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. Lucien cordier, unique policier dune petite bourgade. Allotment wives 1945 william nigh, kay francis, paul kelly, otto kruger, crime, drama, film noir doctor yes. I watched this film in new york when it first came out. There are some really cool shots, and the message still gets across, not as well as thompson does it, but still. The film changes the novels setting from a west texas oil boom town to a small town in french west africa. I went back to watch it again and again and every time i saw another meaning for the. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of. Antarctica 1983 film complet en francais film complet. Frances official submission as best foreign language film to the 1983s oscar.
The film had 2,199,309 admissions in france and was the 16th most attended film of the year. Bertrand tavernier quadrophilia jim thompsons comic pulp novel pop. In 1938 in the french west africa, lucien cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. Lucien cordier est lunique policier dune petite ville coloniale. The film is an adaptation of jim thompsons 1964 pulp crime novel pop. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasnt got any selfrespect anymore. Featuring pitchperfect performances by philippe noiret and isabelle huppert, this striking neonoir straddles the line between.
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