Dernier domicile connu (1970)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

José Giovanni

Writers:

José Giovanni (writer)
Joseph Harrington (novel)

Release Date:

25 February 1970 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Police inspector Léonetti, a tough, efficient policeman, has been sent to a second-rate police station after being reprimanded...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Duo | Paris | Female Cop | Dream Sequence

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Lino Ventura	...	L'inspecteur principal Marceau Leonetti
Marlène Jobert	...	Jeanne Dumas
Michel Constantin	...	Greg
Paul Crauchet	...	Jacques Loring
Alain Mottet	...	Frank Lambert
Béatrice Arnac	...	Silvia
Guy Heron	...	Soramon
Albert Dagnant	...	Arnold
Monique Mélinand	...	Mme Loring
Marcel Pérès	...	Lenoir
Germaine Delbat	...	Madame Lenoir
Hervé Sand	...	Gravel
Pascal Gillot
François Jaubert	...	Le braqueur
Régine Lovi

Also Known As:

Last Known Address (International: English title)
Ultimo domicilio conosciuto (Italy)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (new rating: 2001) | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Belleville, Paris 19, Paris, France

Company:

Cité Films

Endearing movie.

This might be my Jose Giovanni favorite.His third movie,it is perhaps his most endearing one.A really unusual thriller,which uses urban landscapes with great skill.We often seem to be lost in an ocean of windows ,which makes sense,because the plot is actually a search.

Two cops,a man and a woman, (Ventura and Jobert)are looking for a witness for the prosecution .That man seems to have disappeared.So their investigation looks like a treasure hunt.They meet a lot of people,some of whom have known the mysterious guy.They learn that he is a widower living with his daughter.The girl herself is an enigma,being described as a fairy tale princess by some (Paul Crauchet) or a vicious Lolita (the woman with the cat).The woman cop even dreams of them,and that sequence is really excellent,as they seem more and more to be a mirage.

There is something of John Huston in the conclusion of "dernier domicile connu" (last known address).It deals with cowardice ,sadness and despair,one of the harshest endings Giovanni ever filmed.Even if they succeeded in their mission,the two cops realize that they have been manipulated and that they have completely destroyed two human beings' happiness.

Marlène Jobert has perhaps never been better than here.Once a enthusiastic rookie ,her despair is intense when the movie ends.Ventura portrays a fallen cop from the beginning: He was relegated to a local police station after having arrested a drunken rich kid.Disillusioned ,but still believing in what he's doing,he will become a broken man as the last lines read:life is lost when you did not live your life as you would have liked to.

Good directing,fine acting,and as usual ,wonderful score by François de Roubaix.