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La vie, l'amour, la mort (1969)
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29 January 1969 (France) moreTagline:
There are times when crime can be a kind of justice...and justice a kind of crime.Plot:
"Life, Love, Death" was made before the abolition of capital punishment in France. Its central message is the inhumanity of the guillotine... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Novel perspective for a crime drama moreCast
(Credited cast)| Amidou | ... | François Toledo | |
| Caroline Cellier | ... | Caroline | |
| Janine Magnan | ... | Janine | |
| Marcel Bozzuffi | ... | Policeman | |
| Pierre Zimmer | ... | Policeman | |
| Lisette Bersy | ... | Helene | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jean-Marc Allègre | ... | Executioner's Aide | |
| Pierre Collet | ... | Chief Executioner | |
| Jean Collomb | ... | Motel Owner | |
| El Cordobes | ... | Bullfighter | |
| Nathalie Durrand | ... | Sophie | |
| Yves Gabrielli | ... | Policeman | |
| Annie Girardot | ... | Woman in Film | |
| Jean-Pierre Hazy | ... | Policeman | |
| Jacques Henry | ... | Executioner's Aide | |
| Robert Hossein | ... | Man in Film | |
| Rita Maiden | ... | Prostitute | |
| Claudia Morin | ... | Girl at Dance | |
| Albert Naud | ... | Defense Lawyer | |
| Jacques Portet | ... | Policeman | |
| Albert Rajau | ... | Executioner's Aide | |
| Denyse Roland | ... | Prostitute | |
| Catherine Samie | ... | Julie | |
| Sylvia Saurel | ... | Prostitute (as Sylvie Saurel) | |
| Jean-Pierre Sloan | ... | Partie Civile | |
| Colette Taconnat | ... | Assistante Sociale | |
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Why are the police so interested in Francois Toledo? He seems like a regular guy, with a loving family and steady job at an auto factory. True, he does have an ongoing adulterous affair with an divorced co-worker. But that hardly seems to warrant the attention of five cops, who await outside the motel room that Francois rents by the hour. After all, this is France . land of `Amour.'
The police explain that they're waiting for a suspicious noise. When none materializes, they leave the motel to wait for another day. Seems like a waste of taxpayers dollars (francs).
The authorities do finally nab Francois, interrogate him, and bring him to trial. Even after the trial, the viewer wonders what all of the fuss is about. The viewer is uncertain about Francois' guilt. The punishment does not seem to fit the crime.
The pace slows to a crawl once Francois begins serving his prison sentence. The slow pace is purposeful and appropriate. The tedium of prison life is made palpable for the viewer, such as Francois' endless staring at the ceiling lamp in his cell.
One of my favorite images is the Sunday worship service in the ol' cell block. The priest is on a raised platform at the intersection of two hallways. The layout of the prison almost looks like the layout of a cathedral.
It's not until most of the way through the film that we learn about Francois' past. We see flashbacks, heretofore unseen, from the alleged crimes, the investigation, and the trial testimony.
Although I'm not a fan of Claude LeLouche films, I really liked this one. It grabbed my interest from the start, and held it the whole way. The only negative, in my opinion, is the political message voiced over at the end.
I reviewed this movie as part of a project at the Library of Congress. I've named the project FIFTY: 50 Notable Films Forgotten Within 50 Years. As best I can determine, this film, like the other forty-nine I've identified, has not been on video, telecast, or distributed in the U.S. since its original release. In my opinion, it is worthy of being made available again.