See How They Fall (1994)
"Regarde les hommes tomber" (original title)

Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. Two years before, Marx, an old gambler, met Frederic, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Jacques Audiard

Writers:

Jacques Audiard, Alain Le Henry,

Stars:

Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Yanne, Mathieu Kassovitz

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Marx
Jean Yanne	...	Simon
Mathieu Kassovitz	...	Johnny
Bulle Ogier	...	Louise
Christine Pascal	...	Sandrine
Yvon Back	...	Mickey
Yves Verhoeven	...	Homosexual
Marc Citti	...	Informer
Roger Mollien	...	Marlon
Pierre Guillemin	...	Mr. Vernoux
Philippe du Janerand	...	Merlin
Rywka Wajsbrot	...	Mme Rajenski
Blats	...	Donata
Laurence Bienvenu	...	Nurse
François Toumarkine	...	Hired man #1

Storyline

Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. Two years before, Marx, an old gambler, met Frederic, a young man that does not look very smart and started to follow him everywhere (as a puppy) and changed his name to Johnny to please Marx. Of course, Simon's story is related with Marx and Johnny's one. But the thriller is only a pretext for a psychological description of the three main characters.

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

31 August 1994 (France)

Also Known As:

See How They Fall

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bloody Mary Productions, Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes, France 3 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

Tries but doesn't make it

This noir character study uses the plot only as a vehicle to explore its protagonists' world. Although it's an honest attempt and the actors do very well (Trintignant is a personal favorite anyway), the pace is too slow and tiring and the lack of action sometimes becomes evident. Sometimes words cannot generate interest by themselves.