Jean-Luc Godard's 1985 deconstruction of film noir has the lightness and comic zip of some of his 60s features, though the mix of elements isn't quite as rich.
Detective
A woman, two men, a love story, a murder, a boxing-match, the mafia...
1985 · 1h 35m · UNRATED
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Overview
Emile Chenal and his wife, Françoise, leaned on boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to cough up the considerable sum of money that he owes them, with both the police and the mob circling the situation. In the same hotel, Inspector Neveu looks into a murder that took place years before, and his storyline overlaps with the arc of the Chenals.
Director and cast
- Jean-Luc Godard Director
- Laurent Terzieff as William Prospero
- Aurelle Doazan as Arielle
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Inspector Neveu
- Claude Brasseur as Emile Chenal
- Johnny Hallyday as Jim Fox Warner
- Nathalie Baye as Françoise Chenal
- Alain Cuny as Old Mafioso
- Emmanuelle Seigner as Princess of the Bahamas
- Julie Delpy Cast
- Ann-Gisel Glass Cast
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