It's always interesting to watch a Jean-Pierre Mocky film. There are no unnecessary frills: no unnecessary running time (although 92 minutes is a long time for Jean-Pierre Mocky), no unnecessary dialogue, no unnecessary sequences, no unnecessary characters. Here, Jean-Pierre Mocky plays l'Albatros, a prison escapee, wanted by the police, who kidnaps the daughter of a politician, in the middle of an election campaign, where both candidates are twisted and profiteering, like any politician. It's fast-paced. Marion Game is delightful as the daughter of one of the two politicians, both perfidious and profiteering. The police are at the service of the powerful, cowardly and without integrity. It's a Jean-Pierre Mocky festival, and he's a very credible actor.
The film contains some beautiful scenes: when Albatross makes love with Marion Game, in shadow, a fine visual idea. Or the sequence in the supermarket with the change of clothes. All the sequences with the politicians, all treacherous, twisted, liars and egotists.
The film contains some beautiful scenes: when Albatross makes love with Marion Game, in shadow, a fine visual idea. Or the sequence in the supermarket with the change of clothes. All the sequences with the politicians, all treacherous, twisted, liars and egotists.