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27 January 1999 (France) morePlot:
A car, following the Tour de France. Children screaming in front of the puppet show. Women, often prostitutes... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Protracted journey into one man's personal hell is interminable moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Marc Barbé | ... | Jean | |
| Elina Löwensohn | ... | Claire | |
| Géraldine Voillat | ... | Christine | |
| Coralie | ... | La première femme | |
| Maxime Mazzolini | ... | L'enfant aux yeux bandés | |
| Alexandra Noël | ... | La seconde femme | |
| Annick Lemonnier | ... | La troisième femme | |
| Sadija Sada Sarcevic | ... | La mère de Claire | |
| Lea Civello | ... | Fille de la boîte de nuit 1 | |
| Astrid Combes | ... | Fille de la boîte de nuit 2 | |
| Sylvie Granato | ... | La quatrième femme | |
| Tony Baillargeat | ... | Homme du bal 2 | |
| Marc Berman | ... | Homme du bal 1 | |
| Martine Vandeville | ... | La femme du HLM | |
| Antoine Debilly | ... | L'enfant du HLM |
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112 minCountry:
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FrenchColor:
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Jean (Marc Barbe) is driven by a desire to annihilate women. He strangles several in this protracted journey into his personal hell. Philippe Grandrieux, who made the boring "La Vie Nouvelle", manages to create a modestly concrete narrative here. It is an experimental piece. It may work for some. It didn't work for me. The director often shoots his subjects out of focus for reasons that remain unclear. The editing is adequate, the dialog is sketchy, the performances have a disconnected quality, though they don't lack realism. Ideas and themes are tossed around, but nothing is addressed directly. The sound mix is haunting and some of the driving sequences have the quality of a very bad dream. "Sombre" is a film of personal indulgences. I found the pace interminable and felt relieved that my suffering was over when the credits rolled.