Typical of the eighties in the film making, music, acting, everything, ankward too and directed by a notorious left winged film maker. Not only in the films, and it was very rare, but especially in the novels, this kind of political thriller was very fashioned in the eighties and nineties. This took its roots in the late seventies, post 68 era. Jean Patrick Manchette could have written it, a realistic and depressing tale where the evil secret services, French intelligence, Black Ops cell, shadow power win at the end. It is a pure French story, not the kind of scheme that US industry could have done. The ending is obviously inspired by the end of Jacques Mesrine's odyssey, French public enemy number one. Watch out for a not so young - let's say medium aged - Philippe Nahon, as a nasty secret service goon.
Review of La java des ombres
