Furet, Le (2003)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Jean-Pierre Mocky

Writer:

Jean-Pierre Mocky (adaptation)

Release Date:

29 October 2003 (France)

Plot:

From his locksmith's shop, a simple guy dreams of becoming a crime boss, at the wheel of his Cadillac surrounded by blonde bimbos...

Cast

Jacques Villeret	...	Le Furet
Michel Serrault	...	Anzio
Robin Renucci	...	Inspecteur Bart
Michael Lonsdale	...	Don Salvadore
Patricia Barzyk	...	Dr. Karadin
Karl Zero	...	Tino
Dick Rivers	...	El Malo
Géraldine Danon	...	Kitty
Dominique Zardi	...	Colonel Petitjean
Alain Fourès	...	Inspecteur Vasseur
Jean Abeillé	...	Glackspill
Bernadette Robert	...	Blanche
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thierry Arsène
Henri Attal	...	Le sbire de Don Salvadore
Roselyne Bieder	...	La prostituée de l'hôtel
Christian Chauvaud
Jean-Pierre Clami
Bastien Faure	...	Un passant (préfecture)
Michel Francini	...	Le passant du zoo qui cherche les hippopotames
Jean-Jacques Malherbe
Dan Marouani
Pierre-Marcel Ondher
Rodolphe Pauly	...	L'apprenti / Un truand
Nadège Perrier	...	La fille de la fête
Nicolas Pissaboeuf	...	Le nabot
Marie Riva	...	L'amie de Don Salvadore
Jean-Claude Romer	...	Le pêcheur qui aime la bouillabaisse
Ludovic Schoendoerffer	...	Barman
Sam Spiegel	...	Angel
Patrick Tessari	...	Garde du corps

Also Known As:

Tueur sans gages, Le (France) (working title)

Runtime:

France:88 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Company:

Cabral Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the dissection in the beginning, a vein in the neck of a "corpse" is pulsing

Mock's back

A better looking film than previous Mocky outings. Competent actors (Michael Lonsdale is back with Mocky after their collaborations of more than thirty years ago; a Zardi cameo) and a fairly entertaining story make this a decent effort from a director who sometimes seems to lose his inspiraion. Yet this film doesn't have the edge of many Mocky films, it's more polished and not so acerbic; it's funny but not as powerful as Le Miraculé or A Mort l'Arbitre for example. But it's nice to see JPM back in the theaters after years of near invisibility. And one wishes Villeret would have had more roles in Mocky films (he also co-produced this movie). But this was not to be. So, not a great film, but good to see one of France's most endearing directors back on track. I can't wait for the next ones (4 of them made already, but nowhere to be seen!) Check also Mocky's DVD collection.