Circulez y a rien à voir! (1983)

Director:

Patrice Leconte

Writers:

Patrice Leconte, Martin Veyron

Stars:

Jane Birkin, Michel Blanc, Jacques Villeret

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jane Birkin	...	Hélène Duvernet
Michel Blanc	...	Leroux
Jacques Villeret	...	Pelissier
Michel Robbe	...	Marc
Dominique Faysse	...	La femme de ménage
Gaëlle Legrand	...	Martine
Luis Rego	...	Reska
Alan Adair	...	Muller
Martin Lamotte	...	Le cuisinier / The cook
Wilfrid Durry	...	Le chef de station
Marc Adjadj	...	Le coiffeur
Mathieu Chardet	...	Le douanier à la frontière suisse
Jean-Paul Lilienfeld	...	Le flic du pont
Jean-Marc Roulot	...	Le CRS à Roissy
Serge Spira	...	Le flic du guichet

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

police precinct | french swiss border | 1980s | citroën d s | abstract painting | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 April 1983 (France)

Also Known As:

A zsaru nem tágít

Filming Locations:

Bois de Boulogne, Paris 16, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films A2, Les Films Christian Fechner

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

Move on, there's nothing to see...

Could this film be the work of Patrice Leconte? The director of "Ridicule", "Monsieur Hire", and other excellent movies must have been on auto pilot when he undertook the helm of this ship that was moving upstream without a clue about what port it was heading for. For a comedy, not having a single laugh, it is a capital sin. The idea of an obnoxious detective harassing people is not exactly a novelty, but in the case of this French comedy, it is an irritating joke running through the picture. Besides all its sins, this movie is sadly dated; it just did not age well. On the other hand, M. Leconte is entitled to a miss in his career.

Michel Blanc had the thankless task of making his inspector Leroux a royal pain in the neck, as he keeps going back to the home of a gallery owner with a senseless excuse that does not even make any sense in the context of what the creators were hoping to achieve. Jane Birkin suffers stoically the accusations directed at her. Jacques Villaret is totally wasted in the film.