Ein gescheiterter Polizist aus Marseille erhält eine Chance zur Wiedergutmachung, indem er eine Frau vor dem Mann schützt, der ihre Eltern getötet hat, als dieser kurz vor seiner Entlassung ... Alles lesenEin gescheiterter Polizist aus Marseille erhält eine Chance zur Wiedergutmachung, indem er eine Frau vor dem Mann schützt, der ihre Eltern getötet hat, als dieser kurz vor seiner Entlassung aus dem Gefängnis steht.Ein gescheiterter Polizist aus Marseille erhält eine Chance zur Wiedergutmachung, indem er eine Frau vor dem Mann schützt, der ihre Eltern getötet hat, als dieser kurz vor seiner Entlassung aus dem Gefängnis steht.
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Daniel Auteuil is acting through his scruffy appearance and his dangling cigarettes. He is so good at being world weary that the movie in general is drained of life. It's all grim and crumbling without any tension. The disjointed storytelling with the constant flashbacks to the same incident gets a bit tiresome. This movie has the moody style but the flow needs to be more compelling. I think I almost like this movie.
A hero who has perhaps never deserved more to be called anti hero.It takes a lot of nerve ,a lot of genius and a lot of courage to play such a demeaning part of a fallen cop,who smells urine and alcohol ,with an haggard face who seems to have suffered his misfortunes without complain. Daniel Auteuil is ,much more than Depardieu,to the French cinema what Jean Gabin was half a century ago and besides he ages more gracefully .This part and that of Nicole Garcia's "L'Adversaire" are among his finest performances.The only thing that's lacking is a firm strong screenplay.This one is a bit desultory ,but who cares?Auteuil carries the movie on his shoulders ,with fine support by Olivia Bonamy.
Well I stepped into an avalanche,it covered up my soul..... (L.C.)
We meet Louis, a completely alcoholic cop who downs a bottle of whiskey a day, as he in a drunken stupor hijacks a bus full of people so that the bus driver can drive him home. Internal affairs gives him a break and assigns him to answer phones during night duty. Louis used to date one of the IA officers. He's in the middle of a serial killer investigation; the killer brutally rapes and kills women in their home. Even though he's off the case, Louis can't let go and continues to investigate. In fact, he solves the case and with his partner orchestrates a fantastically botched operation to apprehend the killer. This time around he's kicked off the force.
A parallel story involves a pregnant woman whose parents were killed 25 years ago. The killer, now an old religious man, is about to be paroled. She doesn't believe in his rehabilitation. It's only late in the film that we find out how this story connects to the main story. It was Louis who put the killer in jail. She now contacts Louis to inform him that the killer is out. And sure enough, the killer stalks and threatens the woman. Louis who at this point has nothing to lose decides to take on his last, personal, and very deadly mission with the help of a MR-73 a gun that belongs to his partner.
We are told that this is movie is based on real events and it would be interesting to find out what aspect of it is true. This seems to be a very personal movie for Marchal. Once again, as in 36, we are exposed not to the glamorous world of law enforcement but all the nastiness and corruption. We find out what drove Louis to alcoholism, a car accident left his wife in a semi-vegetative state and he has to take care of her. Marchal presents us a very realistic picture of the police force, where ego and testosterone make for a terrible combination. These cops rarely work as partners preferring to be each others' antagonists.
The movie is entertaining to see but there is a lot of room for improvement. Several parts of the pregnant woman's story are superfluous. A lot could have been improved via editing to make the movie shorter, tighter, to present these two stories in a more coherent and interesting way. There's only so much fun in watching a slow-mo train wreck unfold and Louis' life is an absolute wreck. I like Marchal's direction, it has a lot of style but is paced too slowly, this movie is more than 2 hours long and you feel every minute of it. I would have liked to see the serial killer story get more prominence, it ends too soon, meanwhile the woman's story is too drawn out, starting too early.
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- WissenswertesThe director is a former cop from the crime department. Once as a young cop, he have to investigate a murder leaving a young girl orphan. This case hits him a lot. In 2002, he meets again with the orphan who was now a young mother. He so decided to do the movie and invite her during the filming that was quite both hard and relieving for both of them. In fact, the film's prologue seems to reflect this: "The story is based on a case that caused me indescribable pain for many years."
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La psychologue: You drank, this morning?
[pause]
La psychologue: you won't answer?
Schneider: You can leave if you want.
La psychologue: You're not to blame, Mr. Schneider. You were just in the wrong place.
Schneider: No, I never should've been there.
La psychologue: Meaning?
Schneider: I don't want to discuss it.
La psychologue: What will you discuss?
Schneider: You believe in God, doctor?
La psychologue: Yes, or I wouldn't be here.
Schneider: God's a son of a bitch. Someday I'll kill him.
- Crazy CreditsDedication before end credits: "For Catherine and for Léa, Zoé and Ninon, the four women in my life. To my parents. To Sophie and Caroline and to the memory of their parents."
- VerbindungenReferenced in LOL (2008)
- SoundtracksAvalanche
Written and performed by Leonard Cohen
Originally released 1970 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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