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36
2005
In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the Police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies. Leo Vrinks and Denis Klein are two cops seeking promotion and the imminent departure of the Chief sets the scene for them to compete for the vacant throne. Their competition between them becomes .. Read more
| Starring | Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Valeria Golino, Andre Dussolier |
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| Director | Olivier Marchal |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
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In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the Police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies. Leo Vrinks and Denis Klein are two cops seeking promotion and the imminent departure of the Chief sets the scene for them to compete for the vacant throne. Their competition between them becomes increasingly ruthless and blurs the usual lines of morality until there seems no difference between the police and the criminals they chase.
| Starring | Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Valeria Golino, Andre Dussolier |
|---|---|
| Director | Olivier Marchal |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 25 Sep 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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The French crime thriller has long had a love-hate relationship with its more (commercially) powerful American... read more on Time Out
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44 out of 55 people found this review helpful
Yeah,its like Heat.. over-rated!
Just like Michael Mann's (1995) popular De Niro and Pacino showdown 'Heat' .Not only in plot structure but also action-thriller seen-it-all-before cliches galore,lack of charm and subtlety,dearth of female characters,testosterone-pumped mono-dimensionality.For Pacino read Auteuil,(goodies) for De Niro read Depardieu(baddies)-these are four of the greatest actors in World Cinema of the last thirty years who bring ,light and shade, complexity ,brio and sheer panache to their many brilliant roles-yet here they're phoning in one-note performances.Maybe its not their fault ,for it's in the writing where character comes a poor second to action.I do not deny that the two films are well directed, inasmuch as the action cracks on at a rattling good pace and there are many satisfyingly violent bang-bangs for your buck.If that's all you want in a film,well....that's all you want in a film.Not my tasse de the,merci beaucoup.
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7 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Average french film
Normally if you saw Depardieu and Auteil in the same billing you would be anticipating a cracker.This just doesn't deliver.The story rambles on without any real direction and I agree with the comment above about the incessant music. For a real french police thriller try L627 or La balance(a snitch)
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Forster in for French film
- 29 Sep 2005
Director Marc Forster is expected to shoot a new film entitled 36, a remake of a recent French film called 36 Quai Des Orfevres. The French version was extremely popular in France last year. It starred Gerard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil and was nominated for eight Cesar awards. 36 is the latest venture for Forster, who directed the forthcoming film Stay, which will star Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts. He has also recently finished filming Stranger Than Fiction, which will feature Will Ferrell,... Read more
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