The Hurried Man (1977)
"L'homme pressé" (original title)

Director:

Edouard Molinaro

Writers:

Paul Morand (from the novel by), Maurice Rheims (adaptation),

Stars:

Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Monica Guerritore

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alain Delon	...	Pierre Niox
Mireille Darc	...	Edwige
Monica Guerritore	...	Marie
Marie Déa	...	La mère
Christian Barbier	...	Le cardiologue
André Falcon	...	L'expert
Stefano Patrizi	...	Vivien
Felice Andreasi	...	La réceptionniste hôtel Daniela
Michel Duchaussoy	...	Justin
Henri Attal
Baaron
Bhime Souaré	...	(as Souaré Bhime)
Philippe Brigaud
Geoffrey Carey	...	Le décorateur (as Geoffroy Carey)
Suzanne Carra	...	(as Suzanne Carra)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

10 August 1977 (France)

Also Known As:

Man in a Hurry

Company Credits

Production Co:

Adel Productions, Irrigazione Cinematografica, Lira Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

A king ain't satisfied till he owns everything!(Bruce Springsteen)

A remake was made this very year (a made-for-TV work) in which Anthony Delon takes on his daddy's part.I have not seen it but the 1977 work is an oasis in the desert of Delon's movies in the seventies (except for the masterful "M.Klein" ,the two Alain Jessua and at a pinch Giovanni's "deux hommes dans la ville").Even his then-partner Mireille Darc succeeds in showing some emotion.

Delon portrays a man who wants to buy valuable things from the manuscripts of the Middle-Ages to masterpieces .But unlike his character in the remarkable "M.Klein" (1975)he buys for the sake of buying,of leaving the others behind.His assistant is played by Michel Duchaussoy,who serves the star as a foil,as he did in "traitement de choc" and "Armaguedon" the two Jessua works.And however Duchaussoy is at least as good an actor as Delon.

The film does not lack tempo ,which is necessary when you deal with such a subject: a man in a hurry.His attitude becomes more and more pathological as he tells his wife that it takes too long to get a child and seven months are enough,cause the baby is "complete".