Word: molinaro
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...CAGE AUX FOLLES Directed by Edouard Molinaro Screenplay by Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon, Jean Poiret...
...PAIN IN THE A− Directed by EDOUARD MOLINARO Screenplay by FRANCIS VEBER
...think too hard about it), and on that score alone the movie will hold your attention--at least for its duration. And although this is a better-than-average thriller, it is not on that level that the movie makes its real impact. Unlike the newspapers, Molinaro gives his characters a past and a future, bringing them alive in all their multi-faceted dimensions, and offering some comprehension of the way things work on the shady side of the street...
...Although Molinaro uses actors that are too beautiful to be believed--particularly Bulle Ogier and the amazing-faced Daniel Cauchy--he has not fallen into the trap of romanticizing his criminals. This is no Bonnie and Clyde, and in its sophistication The Hostages is way beyond romantics. Sympathy is not beyond the point, though, and that is exactly the feeling the movie handles so well. Be they crooks or be they cops, people are people, and this is the essential truth that the movie doesn't ignore...
...film's second great moment occurs at its end, when the three thieves have made their successful escape and try to learn to live as fugitives. This is no easy life, and Molinaro's actors have caught the desperation and frustration of this un-existence perfectly...