Both films are concerned with a theme that is central to taverniers oeuvre. Bertrand tavernier swaps the deep south with colonial africa, which in my view gives the aspect of ungoverned, or even unchecked humanity greater believability. In a french colonial town in west africa of 1938, lucien cordier is the police chief, a likeable slob who turns a blind eye to all the corruption that surrounds him. An inspired rendering of jim thompsons pulp novel pop. 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. With philippe noiret, isabelle huppert, stephane audran, jeanpierre marielle. This was not my favorite jim thompson book, but taverniers vision is brilliant.
Tavernier builds the tension from his characters rather than from the plot, using touches of unsettling black humor to further blur the line dividing comedy and tragedy. The films central character, lucien cordier, is a bedraggled police. The widescreen print is very clean and is one of optimums better efforts. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 autour du film 5 distinctions 6 notes et references 7 voir aussi 7. The man who put his will on film aka tokyo senso sengo hiwa. But however impressive the meticulousness and conviction on. Bertrand tavernier relocates jim thompsons 1964 texasset pulp novel pop. Rencontre avec bertrand tavernier voyage a travers le cinema francais duration. The film had 2,199,309 admissions in france and was the 16th most attended film of the year.
Film tersebut mengubah setting novel tersebut dari sebuah kota bom minyak texas barat menjadi sebuah kota kecil di afrika barat prancis. Truly a film of nihilism, even more awry by the jazzy score and jumpy camera. Tavernier s typical polish, which means it has much to recommend it. The first part of the film sees bertrand tavernier, helped along by pilippe noirets broad acting and more cooperation than was strictly necessary from the rest of.
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