- Mesrine (1984 film)
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Mesrine
Theatrical posterDirected by André Génovès Produced by Gérard Croce Written by André Génovès Starring Nicolas Silberg
Caroline Aguilar
Gérard SergueMusic by Jean-Pierre Rusconi Cinematography Jean-Claude Couty Editing by Martine Rousseau Studio G.R. Productions Distributed by Parafrance Films Release date(s) 29 February 1984 Running time 110 min. Country France Language French Mesrine is a 1984 French film written and directed by André Génovès. A biographical film based on the life of Jacques Mesrine, it focuses on the eighteen months following his escape from La Santé Prison in May 1978 until his death in November 1979. Nicolas Silberg stars as the eponymous lead character.
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Cast
- Nicolas Silberg as Jacques Mesrine
- Caroline Aguilar as Sylvia Jeanjacquot
- Gérard Sergue as François Besse
- Michel Poujade as Le commissaire Broussard
- Louis Arbessier as Lelievre
- Claude Faraldo as Charlie Bauer
- Jean-Pierre Pauty as Tillier
Reception
Film critic James Benefield of Little White Lies magazine regarded Mesrine as "a pretty ropey, half-baked biopic", inferior to the later 2008 film starring Vincent Cassel. Benefield criticized Génovès' "bland direction" and "lack of imagination", likening the film to a television production rather than a cinematic release, and noted that "the film fails to come to terms with Mesrine’s controversial glamour and celebrity".[1]
References
- ^ Benefield, James. "Mesrine DVD Review". Little White Lies. http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/dvds/mesrine-1984/. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
External links
- Mesrine at the Internet Movie Database
- Mesrine at AllRovi
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Categories:- French-language films
- 1984 films
- 1980s crime films
- Biographical films
- Crime drama films
- French films
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- Gangster films
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