A Winter in Paris (2006)

Georges (Eddy Mitchell) and Pierrot (Sagamore Stévenin) are two thiefs working in a team. Their last coup hasn't worked out, but when Georges goes free after five years in prison, Pierrot ... See full synopsis »

Director:

Jacques Bral

Writer:

Jacques Bral

Stars:

Eddy Mitchell, Sagamore Stévenin, Pierre Santini

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddy Mitchell	...	Georges
Sagamore Stévenin	...	Pierrot
Pierre Santini	...	Jérôme
Pascale Arbillot	...	Louise
Gérard Jugnot	...	Alex
Jean-François Balmer	...	Gaspacho
Jean-Michel Dupuis	...	Anatole
Géraldine Danon	...	Cécile
Maxime Leroux	...	Denis
Florence Darel	...	Angélique
Anne Roussel	...	Hélène
Xavier Deluc	...	L'homme d'Hélène
Gabrielle Forest	...	La femme en noir, la veuve
Frédéric Jessua	...	Le gardien de prison
Marianne Epin	...	L'infirmière

Storyline

Georges (Eddy Mitchell) and Pierrot (Sagamore Stévenin) are two thiefs working in a team. Their last coup hasn't worked out, but when Georges goes free after five years in prison, Pierrot still manages to persuade him to work together again for a robbery of precious jewellery. The new coup seems to go flawless in the beginning, but soon problems arise, because there are simply too many people involved: Louise, owner of the stolen jewels (Pascale Arbillot), is too attractive for Pierrot to resist, the man from the insurance who gave the tip is getting more and more nervous and the jewel dealers want more than their fair share of the deal.

So everything starts to fall apart and more and more of the key players wind up dead. First one of the two jewel dealers is shot by Pierrot, then the insurance man who gave the tip is tipped over his balcony by Pierrot to make it look like a suicide.

Meanwhile Pierrot starts an affair with Louise, whose husband is dying, even accompanying her to the ...

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Plot Keywords:

bath | dishonor | jewel theft | jewel heist | jewelry heist | 

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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User Reviews

Quoi, alors?

The most intriguing mystery here is why a title that means "A Springtime in Paris" has been translated as "A Winter in Paris". In either case, the season is completely irrelevant here, so ultimately it's a minor point. Eddy Mitchell is best known as a singer, but has a long film career behind him as well. He is perfect for the kind of minor league crook he plays here ("petit frappe", as a relative of mine says). But he does little more here than look like the type he's playing. The plot here is so vague and slow-moving it's more like one of those art sci-fi films where you never quite know what's up than a crime thriller. When you do start to get some idea of what's going on, it's pretty formulaic and predictable. But not at all interesting.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 March 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

A Winter in Paris

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Thunder Films International, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Canal+

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1