Three (2002)
"Après la vie" (original title)

In the final chapter of director Belvaux's trilogy, Pascal, now a disgraced cop, seeks redemption by capturing Bruno, a fugitive with a strange connection to Agnes, Pascal's heroin-addicted wife.

Director:

Lucas Belvaux

Writer:

Lucas Belvaux

Stars:

Dominique Blanc, Gilbert Melki, Ornella Muti

8 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dominique Blanc	...	Agnès Manise
Gilbert Melki	...	Pascal Manise
Ornella Muti	...	Cécile Rivet
Catherine Frot	...	Jeanne Coste
François Morel	...	Alain Costes
Lucas Belvaux	...	Bruno Le Roux
Bernard Mazzinghi	...	Georges Colinet
Olivier Darimont	...	Francis Rivet
Patrick Descamps	...	Jacquillat
Alexis Tomassian	...	Banane
Yves Claessens	...	Freddy
Pierre Gérard	...	Olivier
Christine Henkart	...	Madame Guiot
Jean-Henri Roger	...	Le voisin incendie
Marc Bordure	...	Le flic stup

Storyline

The final installment in director Lucas Belvaux's trilogy follows Pascal, a cop who sees a return to credibility in the capture of escaped convict Bruno--who in turn is harbored by Pascal's morphine-addicted wife Agnes. Pascal's already precarious ties to Agnes are strained further when he meets and falls for her fellow schoolteacher friend Cecile. With Pascal focused on Bruno and Cecile, Agnes is forced to find a fix on her own.

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Plot Keywords:

fugitive | drug addiction | killing | terrorist | junkie | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for drug content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Diaphana Films [fr]

Country:

France Belgium

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 January 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

Trilogy: Three

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,528 (USA) (13 February 2004)

Gross:

$26,165 (USA) (18 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agat Films & Cie, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Forms a trilogy along with One and Trilogy: Two, the main characters of this one being the supporting actors in the other ones, and vice versa. The three movies have some scenes in common which are shown from a different point of view according to the storyline we're following.

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Goofs

In the credits, Catherine Frot is credited for playing Jeanne Costes, and Ornella Muti for playing Cécile Rivet. During the movie, Frot's character is caller Jeanne Rivet, and Muti's character is called Cécile Costes.

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Connections

Follows One (2002)

User Reviews

The 3rd part of a fascinating trilogy.

Pascal Manise is a police inspector whose wife, a schoolteacher, is under the influence of morphine. Pascal, who loves too much his wife, buys the drug for her with Jacquillat, a local godfather who formerly has given money to left-winger terrorist organization. Pascal, on other hand, search Bruno le Roux, a terrorist of that organization who escaped recently from prison and who search the man who has denounced him to police. That man is Jacquillat and Jacquillat wants that Pascal gives information about Bruno le Roux and for that, refuses drug for Pascal's wife until Pascal accept this deal. Pascal's refusal has for consequences serious withdrawal symptoms for his wife, Agnes. This movie use the same characters that the two former parts of the trilogy and also some sequences, but the lightning of the movie is centred essentially on the problem of drug dependence and its consequences on the loving husband's comportment. The movie is very well acted especially by Dominique Blanc (Agnes, Pascal's wife) and by Gilbert Melki (Pascal).