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Le paltoquet

  • 1986
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Le paltoquet (1986)
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Miss Lotte has her residence in a big hangar near a port. She seems to be having nice time with five clients but the arrival of a policeman disturbs their lives.Miss Lotte has her residence in a big hangar near a port. She seems to be having nice time with five clients but the arrival of a policeman disturbs their lives.Miss Lotte has her residence in a big hangar near a port. She seems to be having nice time with five clients but the arrival of a policeman disturbs their lives.

  • Director
    • Michel Deville
  • Writers
    • Michel Deville
    • Franz-Rudolf Falk
  • Stars
    • Fanny Ardant
    • Daniel Auteuil
    • Richard Bohringer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    411
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michel Deville
    • Writers
      • Michel Deville
      • Franz-Rudolf Falk
    • Stars
      • Fanny Ardant
      • Daniel Auteuil
      • Richard Bohringer
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Fanny Ardant
    Fanny Ardant
    • Lotte
    Daniel Auteuil
    Daniel Auteuil
    • The Journalist
    Richard Bohringer
    Richard Bohringer
    • The Doctor
    Philippe Léotard
    Philippe Léotard
    • The Honourable Tradesman
    Jeanne Moreau
    Jeanne Moreau
    • The Brothel-Keeper
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Le Paltoquet
    Claude Piéplu
    Claude Piéplu
    • The Professor
    Jean Yanne
    Jean Yanne
    • The Police Captain
    Thuy An Luu
    Thuy An Luu
    • La jeune fille
    • (as An Luu)
    Sidy Lamine Diarra
    • L'agent de droite
    Gérard Essomba
    • L'agent de gauche
    Gérard Dubois
    • Le client
    Henri Bensoussan
    • Le douanier
    • Director
      • Michel Deville
    • Writers
      • Michel Deville
      • Franz-Rudolf Falk
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      Referenced in Toutes folles de lui: Episode dated 16 August 1986 (1986)

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    More enjoyable than Dogville
    Le Paltoquet, a typical whodunit, is an interesting lesson in nihilism. First of all, the characters have no names. They are referred to as 'the journalist' or 'the doctor'. Secondly, there is no real set. Sure, there is a hall, there are chairs, tables and a bar, but that's all. There is nothing to hide the fact that it is not a real bar but a studio. This brings Le Paltoquet as close as possible to a filmed stage version.

    It reminds me of Dogville, but I enjoyed it a lot more. These actors have to compensate for the emptiness of the sets with their charm. The best part is that all kinds of famous French actors, Daniel Auteuil, Michel Piccoli, Jean Yann, Jeanne Moreau and Fanny Ardant were likely enjoying this experiment. The famous actors in Dogville probably did that as well, but somehow that movie lacked cheerful anarchism and gave me the feeling that most of the actors probably played in that film to boost their resumes.

    I treasure the bizarre moments when Piccoli presses a button and puts everything on hold. Just as the bartender provides the thrilling music himself by turning on a pick-up and pointing towards the door where the commissioner comes bursting through. The film does indeed have some shortcomings, the dialogue is not that sparkling, and the characters remain flat, but simply getting a experimental film made like this was a great feat.
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    • tony_le_stephanois
    • Apr 3, 2015

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 1986 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The Nonentity
    • Production companies
      • Eléfilm
      • Erato Films
      • Soprofilms
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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