Word: noiret
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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However, one part of the film succeeds brilliantly, mostly through the superb performance of Phillipe Noiret as Rousseau, Bouvier's presiding judge. Despite some heavy handed parallels between the two men such as their shared penchant for sodomy and red heads, Noiret lifts his character out of the prevailing "the straights are just as crazy" mold and gives life to this balding judge who still lives at home with his exquisite, adored Maman. Noiret captures the fierce ambition of Rousseau; he yearns for that Legion of Honor medal with all the intensity of a good schoolboy who wants to please...
...bombe") and snickering double-entendre gags that make all the tired connections between food and sex. The arbitrary plot about a chef murderer hops from place to place on the slightest whim. It is little more than an excuse for cameo appearances by top European actors (Philippe Noiret, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean Rochefort) and restaurants (Paris' Tour d' Argent, London's Café Royal). The settings are sumptuously photographed by John Alcott (Barry Lyndon), but Ted Kotcheff s direction is lifeless. Were it not for the creepy musical score and endless interrogation scenes, it would be difficult...
...delightful, if not too deep, French film about a female detective, a big-ass murder case, and an incipient love affair. Philippe de Broca's first film in a long while is rather pleasing, even if the mystery suffers some for the sake of the romantic comedy. Philippe Noiret and Annie Girardot make a good pair. A little thin...
ALTHOUGH the mystery becomes ultimately unsatisfying, it is not the important part of this charming film; the romance between Lise and Antoine takes over, leaving the viewer happy in the knowledge that there is love in middle age. Noiret, a bearish, bemused-looking type, brings a wonderful sense of middle-aged bewilderment with the trappings of everyday life that complements his intelligence and humor. His winning portrayal of an academic bachelor suddenly rekindling his interest in the outside world charms the audience and negates the possible adverse appeal of his tubby, if otherwise endearing, figure...
...type, who had no sympathy for women, and required complete submission, of the Marilvn Monroe variety, for anything to work out. Whether or not women would be happy with Alan Bates, who is quiet and artistic, or John Voigt, who is paralyzed from the waist down, or Philippe Noiret, who is almost senile, is another question...