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Title: Détective (1985)
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2 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Laurent Terzieff | ... | William Prospero | |
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Aurelle Doazan | ... | Arielle |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... | Inspector Neveu | |
| Nathalie Baye | ... | Françoise Chenal | |
| Claude Brasseur | ... | Emile Chenal | |
| Johnny Hallyday | ... | Jim Fox Warner | |
| Alain Cuny | ... | Old Mafioso | |
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Xavier Saint-Macary | ... | Accountant |
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Pierre Bertin | ... | Young Son |
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Alexandra Garijo | ... | Young Daughter |
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Stéphane Ferrara | ... | Tiger Jones |
| Emmanuelle Seigner | ... | Princess of the Bahamas | |
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Eugène Berthier | ... | Old manager |
| Julie Delpy | ... | Wise young girl | |
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Cyrille Dajinckourt | ... | La fille |
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In a palace of Paris. Two detectives are investigating a two-year-old murder. Emile and Francoise Chenal are putting pressure on Jim Fox Warner, a boxing manager, who owes them a huge amount of money. But Jim also owes money to the Mafia, and it seems the boxing match he is counting on to bail out will not be sufficient... Written by Yepok
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Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
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Jean-Luc Godard dedicated the film to John Cassavetes, Edgar G. Ulmer and Clint Eastwood. See more »Quotes
Old Mafioso: Have you noticed that there are two kinds of men? Those who have a clean cock, and wash their hands before pissing so as not to dirty it, and those who have a dirty cock, which they touch while pissing and get their hands dirty, which they wash afterwards.See more »
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Étude No. 3, from Études, Op. 10Music by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
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23 August 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Like zetes stated, this was supposed to be Godard's "commercial" movie. However, it actually feels like his least commercial film of the ones released since 1980. Ever the prankster, Godard stocks the film to the brim with pratfalls, movie quotes and other allusions.
It's hard to imagine how it is watching this in the theater. The film is so multi-layered that it's impossible to take in at one time.
I'm not sure what his stance is on the home video vs. theater debate. A movie so dense with quotes is almost destined to be better viewed at home. There are multiple scenes where if you pay attention to one thing, you wind up missing some other detail. Even after multiple viewings. I had to watch this more times than any of the other Godard film currently in print just to make sure I caught enough of the details.
As awesome technically as the film is, it somehow feels like a rehash of what he already did with First Name Carmen, Passion and Hail Mary. The fact that this was a commission may mean his heart wasn't quite in it. You could never accuse him of that with most of his other films.