36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Olivier Marchal

Writers:

Olivier Marchal (original scenario) and
Franck Mancuso (original scenario) ...

Release Date:

24 November 2004 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the Police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Gang | Armored Truck | Jump Through Window | Mobbing

Awards:

9 nominations

Cast

Daniel Auteuil	...	Léo Vrinks
Gérard Depardieu	...	Denis Klein
André Dussollier	...	Robert Mancini
Roschdy Zem	...	Hugo Silien
Valeria Golino	...	Camille Vrinks (as Valéria Golino)
Daniel Duval	...	Eddy Valence
Francis Renaud	...	Titi Brasseur
Catherine Marchal	...	Ève Verhagen
Guy Lecluyse	...	Groluc
Alain Figlarz	...	Francis Horn
Vincent Moscato	...	Jenner
Anne Consigny	...	Hélène Klein
Stéphane Metzger	...	Smao
Solène Biasch	...	Lola Vrinks (11 ans)
Aurore Auteuil	...	Lola Vrinks (17 ans)

Also Known As:

Department 36 (International: English title) (UK) (USA)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:11 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Czech Republic:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Gaumont International

Trivia:

Visa d'exploitation en France: #104874.

Movie Connections:

Remade as 36 (2009)

Soundtrack:

Don't Bring Me Down

French Intense

It is nice to be surprised by foreign films. Olivier Marchal's film takes its rhythm to be very intrinsecal, quite personal. The story runs in the french police "hampa", where the phsycological fight orbits for the chief command of the district "36 Quais des Orfebres" (36 docks of the gold-treaters). This movie adapts more if you are over 30, if you consider yourself capable of hearing and judging. Because it is never pointed at to whom is the "good" or "bad". Both have their angels and devils. Auteuil and Depardieu really give shivers to those formed in the cinema lounge. Their acting, especially Gerard, with that classy, penetrating look. Dark moments trapped throughout the film, Paris portrayed in its always elegant way. A story which focuses on the grey clouds that cover a hand-by-hand conflict. No John Woo action, expect a fight with emotions and stabbings in the back: a Montecristo story, maybe. Currently, a masterpiece.