Kuuma lasti

Original title: L'arme à gauche

19651965
K-16K-16
1h 43m

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6.6/10

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Crime Drama

Jacques Cournot, a freelance skipper, is hired by Mr Hendrix in Santo Domingo, first of all to advise him regarding the acquisition of a sailing boat. After a thorough inspection of a prospe... Read allJacques Cournot, a freelance skipper, is hired by Mr Hendrix in Santo Domingo, first of all to advise him regarding the acquisition of a sailing boat. After a thorough inspection of a prospective vessel, the "Dragoon", Cournot reports his positive appraisal to Mr Hendrix and init... Read allJacques Cournot, a freelance skipper, is hired by Mr Hendrix in Santo Domingo, first of all to advise him regarding the acquisition of a sailing boat. After a thorough inspection of a prospective vessel, the "Dragoon", Cournot reports his positive appraisal to Mr Hendrix and initiates the negotiations with Mrs Osborne, the owner of the craft. Barely a couple of days l... Read all

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6.6/10

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Director
- Claude Sautet
Writers
- Charles Williams(novel "Aground")
- Claude Sautet(adaptation and dialogue)
- Fouli Elia(adaptation and dialogue)
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The French title L'Arme à Gauche ("The Clumsy Weapon") is derived from the French military term for the rifle. The saber (the Arme Blanche or "Pure Weapon") was considered more elegant by officers.

Connections
Featured in Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible (2003)

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Kicking the bucket.

In French ,"passer l'arme à gauche" means "kicking the bucket".A fine title for a movie which has worn very well.This is Claude Sautet's second effort ,and while the screenplay does not equal that of his previous effort("classes tous risques") ,his firm directing , his excellent editing -which will be even better in following work "les choses de la vie"- ,his use of so-called B-movie actors (Ventura,Sylva Koscina and Leo Gordon),and above all,his honesty (the movie is now in English,now in French,sometimes in Spanish ,depending on the characters who are speaking,which is almost exceptional for the time)An excellent cinematography -numerous scenes at dawn or twilight which the black and white paradoxically enhances-,which works wonders because almost most of the story takes place on a boat and on a tiny island where the villains keep their weapons .

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