L.A. Confidential
- 1997
- Tous publics
- 2h 18min
Tandis que la corruption s'épanouit dans les années 1950, trois policiers - l'un un peu guindé, l'autre brutal, le dernier au comportement douteux - enquêtent sur une série de meurtres en fa... Tout lireTandis que la corruption s'épanouit dans les années 1950, trois policiers - l'un un peu guindé, l'autre brutal, le dernier au comportement douteux - enquêtent sur une série de meurtres en faisant justice comme bon leur semble.Tandis que la corruption s'épanouit dans les années 1950, trois policiers - l'un un peu guindé, l'autre brutal, le dernier au comportement douteux - enquêtent sur une série de meurtres en faisant justice comme bon leur semble.
- Récompensé par 2 Oscars
- 91 victoires et 86 nominations au total
- Jack's Dancing Partner
- (as Symba Smith)
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Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesAt the time the film takes place, no building in Los Angeles was allowed to be taller than City Hall, so the cameras were placed at certain points so that any building taller than City Hall would not be seen.
- GaffesIn the Nite Owl café murder scene, as the camera pans over the café, the mustard and ketchup are seen to be in plastic containers. In the 1950s, mustard and ketchup always came in glass bottles.
- Citations
Captain Dudley Smith: Have you a valediction, boyo?
Jack Vincennes: [gasping out a name] ... Rollo Tamasi.
[laughs, painfully, to himself as he dies]
- Crédits fousAt the end of all the credits, there is a brief scene from "Badge of Honor" featuring a onscreen dedication in honor Sgt. who served as an advisor to the film. The scene shows a black-and-white closing moment of "Badge of Honor" with the credits as Badge of Honor actor (Matt McCoy) closes the door on the HOMICIDE office and walks sorrowfully away.
- Versions alternativesIn the Hong Kong television version, during the scene where Bud breaks into the interrogation room, the part where he removes all the bullets from the gun but one is removed for some reason. So it cuts straight from his coming into the room and then sticking the gun into the rapist's mouth without giving it a Russian roulette feel.
- Bandes originalesAc-cent-tchu-ate the Positive
Written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen
Performed by Johnny Mercer
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Russell Crowe plays Detective Bud White, a tough L.A. cop who bends the rules in order to bring justice to the city. He is ruthless, and unforgiving of anyone, which brings him into direct conflict with Detective Lieutenant Ed Exley, played by Guy Pearce. Russell Crowe became with this role a full pledged character actor,: the cop with a steel physique, and a vulnerable heart. He becomes so believable and real to the audience, you can not help but sympathize for his character under the circumstances. From this role, Crowe went on to garner three best actor nominations, winning for his role in Gladiator.
Guy Pearce, the little known Australian body builder, became the character known as Ed Exley, a straight, uptight detective trying to live up to the legend his father created before him. Exley has so much to prove to the LAPD, trying to show them that he is just as good, maybe even better, than his father. He plays the politics in a corrupted police department very well, and is able to use these skills in solving the corrupt and mysterious case of the Night Owl murders. This film officially put Guy Pearce in the big leagues of film, making his next appearances in Memento and The Count of Monte Cristo. He is a severely underrated actor who deserves better than what he has been getting.
Finally, the ever wonderful Kevin Spacey. Spacey plays Lieutenant Jack Vincenes, a cop who gives a popular LA police show, Badge of Honor, real solved cases in return for money. Jack sees his life as an ever going soap opera, until he comes across a case that somehow has a connection to the Night Owl murders. Kevin Spacey has proved time and again his abilities as an actor, and he continues with this performance.
Curtis Hansen does a wonderful job bringing this story to the big screen. His talents, although recognized, have not been awarded as of yet. I can only hope that someday, someone will give this amazing director something worthy of his talents.
Highly Recommended.
MJR
- flipgirl38
- 1 sept. 2003
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Site officiel
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Bí Mật Los Angeles
- Lieux de tournage
- Sociétés de production
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Box-office
- Budget
- 35 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 64 616 940 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 5 211 198 $US
- 21 sept. 1997
- Montant brut mondial
- 126 216 940 $US
- Durée2 heures 18 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 2.39 : 1