Je suis un assassin (2004)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Thomas Vincent

Writers:

Maxime Sassier (writer)
Thomas Vincent (writer)

Release Date:

11 August 2004 (France)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Foreign Language Adaptation | Based On Novel

Cast

François Cluzet	...	Ben Castelano
Karin Viard	...	Suzy Castelano
Bernard Giraudeau	...	Brice Kantor
Anne Brochet	...	Lucie Kantor
Jacques Spiesser	...	Kouznetov
Dominique Constanza	...	La dame en rose
Antoine Chappey	...	Le capitaine Stéfanini
Cécile Richard	...	Le lieutenant Bandera
Bernard Bloch	...	Le portier
Bernard Blancan	...	Le gendarme
Alain Figlarz	...	Le costaud du régiment
Pomme Bourcart	...	La serveuse au pansement
Thierry Calas	...	Un gendarme
Alain Mayol	...	Un copain du costaud
Jean-Marie Mondini	...	Un copain du costaud

Also Known As:

The Hook (International: English title)

Runtime:

France:107 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Argentina:107 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:18 | France:-12

Filming Locations:

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company:

Fidélité Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Telma demain (2005)

Strangers on a Train meets Harry He is Here to Help...

Ben meets former colleague Brice in a train station book-shop. Ben is a down-on-his-luck writer with a manuscript but no publisher, Brice is a rich & successful author, but has writer's block due to his current marital problems. Brice devises a plan that will benefit both of them - however, it will only work if his estranged wife is out of the picture. Ben initially rejects the idea, but after divulging the plan to his strangely intrigued wife, he is persuaded to commit the murder. So begins his descent into hell, with enough Hitchcockian references and moments of black humour to keep this jaded film-goer happy. Film does lose its way a bit in the last two reels, but basically held my interest for its 100 minutes.A delicious thriller.