Arsène Lupin (2004)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Jean-Paul Salomé

Writers:

Jean-Paul Salomé (scenario) and
Laurent Vachaud (scenario) ...

Release Date:

13 October 2004 (France)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

As the daring thief Arsène Lupin (Duris) ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out. |

Plot Keywords:

Police | Thief | Crushed Head | Boxing | Nudity

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Marie Bunel	...	Henriette Lupin
Nicky Naude	...	Théophraste
Guillaume Huet	...	Arsène enfant
Françoise Lépine	...	Duchesse
Christophe Laubion	...	Le Brigadier
Robin Renucci	...	Dreux-Soubise
Adèle Csech	...	Clarisse enfant
Eric Vanzetta	...	Le Gendarme 1 (as Vanzetta)
Romain Duris	...	Arsène Lupin
Hervé Falloux	...	Le Maître D'hôtel
Sonia Dufeu	...	La Soubrette
Jessica Boyde	...	La femme aux diamants
Alain Cauchi	...	Le Capitaine Paquebot
Laurent Besançon	...	Le second du Capitaine
Eva Green	...	Clarisse

Also Known As:

Arsène Lupin (Spain)
Arsenio Lupin (Italy)

Runtime:

125 min

Country:

France | Italy | Spain | UK

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Czech Republic:12 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Château de Chantilly, Chantilly, Oise, France

Company:

Hugo Films

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#36.3)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV. 625

An excellent all round film

This is really an amazing film. I watched it only in French with French subtitles as my friends whom i am staying with are French speaking. Like the majority of European films i have seen, it is superior to what has and is coming out of Hollywood. From the start, it is gripping. The audience are taken on a ride of suspense to the last moment. Twists and turns in the plot, unpredictable things happen. The casting is good. I am familiar with Kristen Scott Thomas. I knew she spoke French as i understand she lives there, but her French accent is quite amazing. I could here English accent on some occasions, but it was so subtle that it was hardly noticeable. Her casting in this film was so contrary to type that i had seen in other films. It was so refreshing. The action scenes were again amazing. So well choreographed and still almost believable and realistic. The original idea originates from an animated book, which makes it ambiguous and sets it apart from a lot of other films in the similar genre. Films based upon Comic books are being done to death in Hollywood, and i am trying to avoid them. I am glad that this was made by European Film makers, not Americans, otherwise it would have been almost painful to watch. The romance that develops is another interesting addition to the plot. All of these little things, develop well and come together. The choice of location was again just perfect for the scenes and the setting of the film in the mid to late 19th Century made it quite unique. A very clever film, which is definitely worth watching.