Its about god and free will, and it has a lot of religious and metaphysical implications, some of which jean aurenche and i invented, and some of which are in the book. A 3 course meal there costs an astonishingly low 15. The food was simple french cuisine packed full of flavour. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 autour du film 5 distinctions 6 notes et references 7 voir aussi 7. The creators transferred a story into french colony on the eve of the second world war. A pathetic police chief, humiliated by everyone around him, suddenly wants a clean slate in life and resorts to drastic means to do so.
Even though the film was in french with english subtitles, it was on for 2 full years. The restaurant is small so the service is works out great as its not a busy type of place. Lucien philippe noiret is the bumbling police chief of bourkasa, a dusty outpost in rural senegal. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasnt got any selfrespect anymore. The widescreen print is very clean and is one of optimums better efforts. Its an adaptation of an american novel by jim thompson.
Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Isabelle huppert nude, isabelle huppert topless, isabelle huppert sexy, isabelle huppert naked, isabelle huppert butt. In 1938 in the french west africa, lucien cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. 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. Lucien cordier est lunique policier dune petite ville coloniale. Universal france 017 1782 country france format cd release date 16sep2002 upn 044001717826 also contains music from. Tavernier obviously had no knowledge of the events of 17 october 1961, when the paris police killed perhaps as many as 200 north africans peacefully protesting the algerian war, and made their bodies vanish. Daphne burki toutes les videos en streaming france tv.
But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be terrible. Also recommended by costagavras, aki kaurismaki, jerry schatzberg. The food was great, especially the beef which was as tender a butter. 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. September 8, 2019 comedy, crime, drama leave a comment. An inspired rendering of jim thompsons pulp novel pop. However philippe sardes score especially at the start seems a trifle overdone and out of synch with the tone of the film. Oct 05, 2009 trailer for bertrand tavernier s film.
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