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Title: Série noire (1979)
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| Patrick Dewaere | ... | Franck Poupart | |
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Myriam Boyer | ... | Jeanne |
| Marie Trintignant | ... | Mona | |
| Bernard Blier | ... | Staplin | |
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Jeanne Herviale | ... | La tante |
| Andreas Katsulas | ... | Andreas Tikides | |
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Charlie Farnel | ... | Marcel l'inspecteur |
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Samuel Mek | ... | Le boxeur |
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Jack Jourdain | ... | L'entraineur (as Jack Jourdan) |
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Fernand Coquet | ... | Le Hell's Angel |
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Franck Poupart is a slightly neurotic door-to-door salesman in a sinister part of Paris' suburbs. He meets Mona, a teenager, who's been made a prostitute by her own aunt. Franck would like to change his life and also save Mona from her aunt. Murder is the only solution he finds to achieve his goal... A very gloomy movie, exuding dispair and uneasiness, with pathetic characters. Written by Yepok
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Country:
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25 April 1979 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$2,088, 29 September 2019Gross USA:
$5,633Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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"Série noire" is an overrated black comedy directed by Alain Corneau. The story of the clumsy loser door-to-door salesman Franck Poupart is kind of lose among crime, drama and black comedy but does not work very well. Maybe in the late 70´s it would be better rated. The slow pace is not adequate to the story and Patrick Dewaere is annoying with his stupidities. Marie Trintignant is a great surprise performing the teenage prostitute Mona and her first encounter with Franck is unforgettable. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Série Negra" (Black Series")