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Roman de gare
French thriller from Academy Award-winnng director Claude Lelouch, in which best-selling author Judith Ralitzer (Fanny Ardant) is researching unlikely places to find characters for her next bestseller.
As luck would have it, a serial killer with a penchant for magic tricks has just escaped from a high-security prison - providing the perfect source material for an intricately plotted, moody mystery. She hopes...
Starring Fanny Ardant, Michèle Bernier, Eve Bitoun, Rebecca Blanc, Myriam Boyer
Directed by Claude Lelouch ('A Man And A Woman', 'Le courage d'aimer', 'Les Miserables')
Written by Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven
Thriller, Drama | 1hr 43mins | Rated (M) | contains offensive language and sexual references | Origin: France | Language: French with English subtitles | Official Site »
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Veteran French filmmaker Claude Lelouch gets ambitious, helming a murder mystery with a decidedly continental flavour. While your standard modern thriller is primarily concerned with building tension, this film is just as interested in using the story’s unknown elements to create a sense of unease that is just as powerful and far more original. His chosen approach of subtle suggestiveness mostly pays great dividends.
Lead actors Dominique Pinon and Audery Dana both come out of this looking great. Pinon switches from creepy and menacing to sympathetic as the script demands while Dana adds loads of great little touches as her character is fleshed out. All the while Lelouch uses long dissolves, picturesque photography and a fitting soundtrack to conjure an ironic, superficial romanticism that is perfect for the theme of image versus reality. Only the odd script element, such as a plot twist that leads nowhere or a red herring played out too long, detract from its obvious strengths, including some pitch perfect French farce.
Ultimately, the story’s final destination is perhaps a touch pat considering the inventive flair that has preceded it. The ride to get there though is absolutely engrossing, featuring great performances and touches from a director working at the top of his game.SHARE:
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It's so clever that finally that's all it is: clever.
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Hollywood Reporter
The result is infectiously enjoyable.
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Los Angeles Times
The freshness and originality that flow through Roman de Gare now burst into full flower, revealing the director's depth and perception.
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New York Times
A thriller, a murder mystery and a somewhat self-conscious literary puzzle. All of that is entertaining enough, if a bit preposterous and overdone, but the twists and convolutions of the film’s beginning and end enable a middle that is dizzying domestic comedy.
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Variety (USA)
Picture gets an undeniable boost from the ace performance of the short, beady-eyed Pinon.
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