Louise Hires a Contract Killer

Originaltitel: Louise-Michel

2008
16
1 Std. 34 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Bouli Lanners and Yolande Moreau in Louise Hires a Contract Killer (2008)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuWhat to do when the workers of a factory have been laid off overnight? Louise has an original idea: why not pool the compensation money to hire a hit man and to liquidate the boss? Motion ac... Alles lesenWhat to do when the workers of a factory have been laid off overnight? Louise has an original idea: why not pool the compensation money to hire a hit man and to liquidate the boss? Motion accepted so Louise goes in search of the gem they need and unfortunately comes across Michel... Alles lesenWhat to do when the workers of a factory have been laid off overnight? Louise has an original idea: why not pool the compensation money to hire a hit man and to liquidate the boss? Motion accepted so Louise goes in search of the gem they need and unfortunately comes across Michel, a security specialist. Michel, who is busted, gladly accepts the deal but proves so inep... Alles lesen

Regie
- Benoît Delépine
- Gustave Kervern
Drehbuch
- Benoît Delépine
- Gustave Kervern
Hauptbesetzung

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

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IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- Benoît Delépine
- Gustave Kervern
Drehbuch
- Benoît Delépine
- Gustave Kervern
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 3 Gewinne & 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The title, 'Louise-Michel', is a reference to Louise Michel (1830-1905), an important figure in the Paris Commune of 1871. She was known as an anarchist, a school teacher and a medical worker. At the end of the film, a picture of her is shown and there is a quote from her. "Maintenant que nous savons Que les riches sont des larrons, Si notre père, notre mère N'en peuvent purger la terre Nous, quand nous aurons grandi, Nous en ferons du hachis."

"Now that we all know The rich are thieves If our parents Cannot drive them from the earth When we grow up We'll make mincemeat of them."

Patzer
Jersey only has a small police force and lacks an armed response unit (like that depicted in the film). The arrival of armed police on Jersey would take at least two hours allowing for communication, preparation and travel time, more than enough time for Louise and Michel to escape.

Crazy Credits
SPOILER: After the credits, there is another scene where the workers discover that the real boss lives in Florida. They look for another assassin.

Verbindungen
Featured in Delépine/Kervern - Échappements libres (2016)

Soundtracks
A Lonely Song
Written and Performed by Daniel Johnston
From the album "Frankenstein Love" published on 14-6-2005

Benutzerrezensionen8

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

Think Napoleon Dynamite or Fargo and you will be on the right track

Going in with no expectation (I did not even know it was a comedy) I was very surprised to find it was genuinely funny with several laugh out loud moments.

For the first twenty minutes it comes across as another French kitchen sink drama - you know the drill, poor workers feeling oppressed by their insensitive managers. Then it turns and the situation set pieces come along and the film becomes amusing than downright funny, but all in a "quirky" gallows humour that some people will either love or hate.

The best way to describe this film is to pretend its in the same universe as Napoleon Dynamite or Fargo. The film has some very dark humour that often revolves around death but at the same time it has superb insights like the tomfoolery of tax shelter shell companies and PO Boxes.

What I liked about the characters is that they are oblivious to their own idiocy and Yolande Moreau (Louise) and Bouli Lanners (Michel) bounce off each other superbly.

One of the best comedies I have seen in some time.