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Director:
Jean-Luc Godard
Writers:
Alain Sarde (screenplay) &
Philippe Setbon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 August 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
In a palace of Paris. Two detectives are investigating a two-years-old murder. Emile and Francoise Chenal are putting pressure on Jim Fox Warner... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
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Interview: Julie Delpy
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Laurent Terzieff ... William Prospero
Aurelle Doazan ... Arielle
Jean-Pierre Léaud ... Inspector Neveu
Nathalie Baye ... Françoise Chenal
Claude Brasseur ... Emile Chenal
Johnny Hallyday ... Jim Fox Warner
Alain Cuny ... Old Mafioso
Xavier Saint-Macary ... Accountant
Pierre Bertin ... Young Son
Alexandra Garijo ... Young Daughter
Stéphane Ferrara ... Tiger Jones

Emmanuelle Seigner ... Princess of the Bahamas
Eugène Berthier ... Old manager

Julie Delpy ... Wise young girl
Cyrille Dajinckourt ... La fille
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Company:
JLG Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jean-Luc Godard dedicated the film to John Cassavetes, Edgar G. Ulmer and Clint Eastwood. more
Movie Connections:
Features La belle et la bête (1946) more
Soundtrack:
Rienzi more

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Designed to deconstruct, 20 May 2003
Author: jgrenham from Dublin, Ireland

Half an hour in, I was thinking of leaving. An hour in, I was completely taken. Godard breaks all the rules the way a child breaks birthday toys, to see how they work. Sometimes utterly pointless, and sloppy, sometimes brilliant. The ending is laughable, not funny.

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