Anthony Zimmer (2005)

In Nice, the international police force and the Russian mafia are chasing Anthony Zimmer, an intelligent man responsible for laundry of dirty money in France. Zimmer had extensive plastic ... See full summary »

Director:

Jérôme Salle

Writer:

Jérôme Salle

Stars:

Sophie Marceau, Yvan Attal, Sami Frey

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sophie Marceau	...	Chiara Manzoni
Yvan Attal	...	François Taillandier
Sami Frey	...	Akerman
Gilles Lellouche	...	Müller
Daniel Olbrychski	...	Nassaiev
Samir Guesmi	...	Driss
Dimitri Rataud	...	Perez
Nicky Marbot	...	Douanier 1
Olivier Chenevat	...	Douanier 2
Alban Casterman	...	Jeune Douanier
Christophe Odent	...	Président Commission
Luc Chavy	...	Membre Commission
Richard Delestre	...	Room Manager Carlton
Yann de Monterno	...	Serveur Carlton
Laurent Klug	...	Homme Discret

Storyline

In Nice, the international police force and the Russian mafia are chasing Anthony Zimmer, an intelligent man responsible for laundry of dirty money in France. Zimmer had extensive plastic surgery, and his new face and voice are completely unknown. The only means to reach Zimmer is through his beloved mistress Chiara, who is under surveillance of the police and the mobsters. While traveling by train to the country nearby Nice, the common man François Taillandier, who has the same body shape of Zimmer, is select by Chiara as if he were Zimmer and used as a bait to lure those that are pursuing her. When Taillandier is chased by the professional Russian killers, he runs the French police when the real situation begins to be disclosed to him.

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Plot Keywords:

police | surveillance | plastic surgery | train | mistress | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Russian English

Release Date:

27 April 2005 (France)

Also Known As:

Anthony Zimmer - A Caçada

Filming Locations:

Gare de Lyon, Paris 12, Paris, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,236,035 (France) (6 May 2005)

Gross:

$5,620,870 (Europe) (27 May 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alter Films, Canal+, Fidélité Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Visa d'exploitation en France # 110360.

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Goofs

On the TGV when they meet and he comes back with tea and a tray, she folds the paper and it looks like it will unfold. Following shot, the paper is on the other side.

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Connections

Remade as The Tourist (2010)

User Reviews

In here somewhere is a strong movie hidden in an espionage and crime cliché...

Anthony Zimmer (2005)

Ah, this has its moments, but it sure is overly clever and at times overly derivative. The interactions and scenario of an elite crook and some undercover and suspicious types on the boundaries of the big hunt for him are taken straight from a lot of previous movies--even from "North by Northwest," of all things, which you'll catch in the train conversation and in the general nature of the leading woman in both cases. It's all well enough done to keep you watching if this is your kind of movie, and I didn't mind traipsing along even as it seemed to bowl into a lot of old tricks.

What was worse, overall, was the dependence on a huge trick, one that you might or might not anticipate, and which comes along at the very end like a splotch of ketchup on your plate. Yeah, yeah, we were warned the escapee was a master of disguise and had had a lot of plastic surgery, but still, it's just not enough, not enough.

Everything is set in the south of France, Nice to be exact, and is pretty and fun (like a lot of other movies set there). The movie itself is French, of course, and in one nice scene a man starts to ask a question in English, and another man (one of the chief cops, we suppose) says, "I don't speak in English," or something to that effect. It seems a perfect point to make as so many movies these days are partly in English as if to make it easier on British and American (and Aussie and South African and Singaporean, yes yes) audiences. (A lot of French films in particular use a bit of English--or a lot--to do more than just sound international.)

But I find an interesting nuance mostly because the movie is otherwise a very straightforward affair. Enjoy. See it on a plane. Have alternatives in mind.