Comments on: French crime thrillers – the polar https://globalfilmstudies.com/2009/08/10/french-crime-thrillers-the-polar/ An introduction to global film for teachers and students Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: desmurphy https://globalfilmstudies.com/2009/08/10/french-crime-thrillers-the-polar/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:20:21 +0000 http://itpworld.wordpress.com/?p=2235#comment-669 You can get a Region 1 DVD (See How They Fall)from amazon.co.uk for £8.23

]]> By: Just Another Film Buff https://globalfilmstudies.com/2009/08/10/french-crime-thrillers-the-polar/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:05:31 +0000 http://itpworld.wordpress.com/?p=2235#comment-668 Really useful article… I think Melville would be standing at the peak of this genre.

]]> By: Just Another Film Buff https://globalfilmstudies.com/2009/08/10/french-crime-thrillers-the-polar/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:04:34 +0000 http://itpworld.wordpress.com/?p=2235#comment-667 In reply to OMAR AHMED.

I heard that Woo is remaking The Red Circle, not sure…

]]> By: venicelion https://globalfilmstudies.com/2009/08/10/french-crime-thrillers-the-polar/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:05:53 +0000 http://itpworld.wordpress.com/?p=2235#comment-666 Regarde les hommes tomber was only released on VHS by Blue Light in 1997. I was lucky to see it in the cinema. Self-made hero is on DVD from Optimum – I’ll try to put up my notes on it at some point.

Mesrine Part 1 only went out on 55 prints from Momentum, but perhaps they’ve tried to go for more multiplex screens in the limited release. It made No 14 on the chart last weekend. Not bad, but dwarfed by what Love Aaj Kal managed on a smaller print run.

Not sure about Cassel’s drawing power. The film also has Depardieu, Cecile de France and Ludivine Sagnier and they can’t hurt it’s attractiveness for French cinema fans. Enjoy!

PS The Johnnie To film was originally touted as a Samourai remake with Alain Delon – so, don’t hold your breath.

]]> By: OMAR AHMED https://globalfilmstudies.com/2009/08/10/french-crime-thrillers-the-polar/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:26:24 +0000 http://itpworld.wordpress.com/?p=2235#comment-665 The Beat That My Heart Skipped is undoubtedly a masterpiece. Very noir though. Regarde les hommes tomber looks brilliant and so does A self made hero – I think I have missed a lot of Audiard’s work. Is Regarde les hommes tomber avaliable on DVD? I agree about your comment related to Johnny Depp, no one has ever looked cooler than Delon in a raincoat. John Woo is due to remake Le Samourai but all of his early HK films seem like an extended homage to Melville. In regards to Mesrine, it is getting quite a good release – it has even appeared in the local multiplex; is this down to Cassel’s star appeal? I was never quite sure about his appeal as a leading man, what do you think?

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