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IP5: The Island of Pachyderms

Original title: IP5: L'île aux pachydermes
  • 19921992
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
  • Drama
Two young robbers meet an old man. The three start traveling together, looking for the same thing.Two young robbers meet an old man. The three start traveling together, looking for the same thing.Two young robbers meet an old man. The three start traveling together, looking for the same thing.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
715
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  • Director
    • Jean-Jacques Beineix
  • Writers
    • Jacques Forgeas(original scenario)
    • Jean-Jacques Beineix(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Yves Montand
    • Olivier Martinez
    • Sekkou Sall
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  • Director
    • Jean-Jacques Beineix
  • Writers
    • Jacques Forgeas(original scenario)
    • Jean-Jacques Beineix(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Yves Montand
    • Olivier Martinez
    • Sekkou Sall
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    • 7User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)
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    IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992)

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    Yves Montand
    Yves Montand
    • Leon Marcelas Leon Marcel
    Olivier Martinez
    Olivier Martinez
    • Tonyas Tony
    Sekkou Sall
    • Jockeyas Jockey
    Géraldine Pailhas
    Géraldine Pailhas
    • Gloriaas Gloria
    Colette Renard
    • Clarisseas Clarisse…
    Sotigui Kouyaté
    Sotigui Kouyaté
    • Emileas Emile
    Georges Staquet
    • Jean-Marieas Jean-Marie
    Arlette Didier
    • Arlouseas Arlouse
    Kleber Bouzzone
    • Luluas Lulu
    Bernard Lepinaux
    • Canon Ballas Canon Ball
    Laurent Duquesnoy
    • La Forceas La Force
    Olivier Barret
    • Kronkas Kronk
    Samir Guesmi
    Samir Guesmi
    • Saddamas Saddam
    Carole Richert
    • Sophiaas Sophia
    Jane Hugon
    • Caretakeras Caretaker
    Monsieur Robin
    • Tenantas Tenant
    Fabien Béhar
    • Dineras Diner
    Sylvaine Bouley
    • Waitressas Waitress
    • Director
      • Jean-Jacques Beineix
    • Writers
      • Jacques Forgeas(original scenario) (adaptation)
      • Jean-Jacques Beineix(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Star Yves Montand died of cardiac arrest a few days after he had acted out a scene in this movie in which his character also died of cardiac arrest. On his way to the hospital, he said "I know I'm a goner, but it's not serious. I've had a terrific life."
    • Connections
      Featured in Un jour, un destin: Yves Montand: Les secrets d'une vie (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Le Taggeur Hagard
      Music by Jean-Jacques Beineix

      Lyrics by Jean-Jacques Beineix

      Performed by Sekkou Sall

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    Top review
    8/10
    the last movie of Yes Montand, the last but one feature movie of Jean-Jacques Beineix
    A discovery. The disappearance of Jean-Jacques Beineix gave us the opportunity to review some of the films of this French director who leaves behind an undeservedly short filmography. His most famous films were made in the 1980's - 'Diva', 'Betty Blue'. 'IP5: L'ile aux pachydermes' (English title 'IP5: The Island of Pachyderms'), released on screens in 1992, was received with critical disdain. The audiences were more generous, but another event marked the fate of the film, and with it, perhaps, Beineix's career. Yves Montand, the huge actor (and singer, but in this film he does not sing) died of a heart attack a few days after the end of filming, in November 1991. Spectators, perhaps also influenced by press articles, linked the death of this beloved actor the intense stress of the filming. In the movie, Leon Marcel, the old tramp played by Yves Montand, has a similar death. Life and film met once again, in a tragic coincidence.

    'IP5' proposes two love stories in 'road movie' packaging. Tony (Olivier Martinez) is a young man from the suburbs who deals with street art and petty theft together with his friend Jockey, a pre-teen boy of African descent. When the boy's father has a medical incident, the nurse who comes to help him is Gloria (Géraldine Pailhas), a beautiful and serious girl with whom Tony falls in love on the spot. She does not seem interested in the advances of the seemingly good-for-nothing young man and she leaves for Toulouse a few days after. The two boys set off in her search, on a journey through the roads and through the forests of France, the stages of the journey being marked by stolen cars. On the way, they meet Leon Marcel (Yves Montand), a mysterious character, half tramp, half magician, and who is himself in search of a woman he broke up with 40 years ago. The three men of different ages will get to know each other, help each other and learn from each other, and the two love stories will end, differently, but in the same geographical place.

    To me, this plot seemed well-structured and nicely brought to screen. The film is also beautiful from a visual point of view (cinematography: Jean-François Robin). The comparison with Leos Carax's films (with whom Beineix and Luc Besson are associated as forming the representative trio of the 'cinema du look' current) is obvious. The friendship between the three heroes makes the connection between the traditional French culture and the pop culture of the '90s with rap and street art. For Yves Montand, looking back, the film seems like an artistic testament, but this is just a coincidence of destiny - it seemed more symbolic to me that his meeting with the young actors with whom he collaborates perfectly. What can I say about Jean-Jacques Beineix? His ambitions seemed great. Even the title of the film ('IP5', ie his 5th film) indicates that he was preparing for a long-breath cycle. He directed only one feature film after that, in 2001, and none in the last two decades of his life. Did the tragedy ofYves Montand's death at the end of the filming for 'IP5' mark him so strongly? Or was it about refusing artistic compromises in his relations with producers? We will probably never know, but this film is a testimony to an undeniable talent which, unfortunately, went largely wasted.
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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Snön på Pyrenéerna IP5
    • Filming locations
      • France
    • Production companies
      • Cargo Films
      • Gaumont
      • Gaumont Production
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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