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Alissa

  • 19981998
  • 1h 35m
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5.2/10
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Alissa (1998)
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The son of an editor discovers that one of his father's writers is a former criminal from the Eastern bloc.The son of an editor discovers that one of his father's writers is a former criminal from the Eastern bloc.The son of an editor discovers that one of his father's writers is a former criminal from the Eastern bloc.
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
86
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
158,302
5,673
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    • Director
      • Didier Goldschmidt
    • Writers
      • Christian Sonderegger
      • Bruno Dega
      • Didier Goldschmidt
    • Stars
      • Laurence Côte
      • Yvan Attal
      • Oleg Yankovskiy
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    • Director
      • Didier Goldschmidt
    • Writers
      • Christian Sonderegger
      • Bruno Dega
      • Didier Goldschmidt
    • Stars
      • Laurence Côte
      • Yvan Attal
      • Oleg Yankovskiy
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    Laurence Côte
    • Alissa
    Yvan Attal
    Yvan Attal
    • Luc Kaufmann
    Oleg Yankovskiy
    Oleg Yankovskiy
    • Kosicz
    Elena Safonova
    Elena Safonova
    • Irina
    Vania Vilers
    Vania Vilers
    • Luc's father
    Raoul Dantec
    • Zanot
    Smadi Wolfman
    Smadi Wolfman
    • Laurence
    Antoine Dulaure
    • Monge
    Svetlana Sizova
    • Vera
    Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
    Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
    • Bukovski
    Grigori Manoukov
    • Andrei
    Nicole Dogué
    Nicole Dogué
    • Nathalie
    Fabien Orcier
    • Duval
    Anne Daval
    • Schmidt
    Dominic Gould
    Dominic Gould
    • Le garde du corps
    Sandra Timsit
    • Une infirmière
    Sophie Delage
    • La garde mobile
    Jean-Pascal Gautier
    • Contrôleur SNCF
    • Director
      • Didier Goldschmidt
    • Writers
      • Christian Sonderegger
      • Bruno Dega
      • Didier Goldschmidt
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    5/10
    Russian salad served tepid.
    This is a muddled affair even though it begins well enough with a disturbing night scene ,when Luc sneaks into his father's house to be confronted with two strange cops ;part political thriller ,part psychological drama,"Alissa " loses on both counts : the father /son relationship could have been absorbing ,it's only skimmed over ; the political side remains vague , and fails totally to convince.

    Yvon Attal gives a listless limp performance of a sluggish person who can enter any place he wants and leave it unharmed ; he seems to be at odds with his wealthy dad ,an editor ,but he remains passive even in his scene with the Russian corrupt and criminal cop (Russian actor Oleg Yankvovskiy effortlessly blows him off the screen).

    The movie seems to take off during the press conference but it takes a woman to enliven things ,dad being as inexpressive as sonny; it was nonetheless a good idea to show an unscrupulous editor protecting a former criminal from the Eastern bloc ,and a Russian lawyer searching for justice.

    The score is rather enjoyable,with Russian accents,but the music is sometimes intrusive,nay pompous ;Luc seems to walk across the whole thing like a sleepwalker and his female partner is hardly better.
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    • Release date
      • July 29, 1998 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Lazennec
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Алиса
    • Production companies
      • Lazennec Films
      • StudioCanal
      • Canal+
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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