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Re: Le Vieux fusil

Posted by Victor Khomenko (M) on May 22, 2002 at 12:16:46

In Reply to: Le Vieux fusil posted by Alex Yakovlev on May 22, 2002 at 08:42:43:

I don't think it is a particularly great movie, very entertaining of course, but cliche-driven to the hilt. Or should I say - to the breech.

It is FAR from the best Noiret - he is simply a titan having some fun time there.

It is true he is great in every film he made, but things like "Coup de Torchon" are simply incredible, and while his role in the Old Gun is very much one-deminsional, he excells where roles call for depth.

He is one of my favorite actors, and even in the seemingly insignificant film like "Life and Nothing But" is is simply irresistable with his smile and eyes, his sense of humor.

But listen, the great man made almost 150 films... he IS a titan.

Romy Schneider, on the other hand, is not a deep actress, IMV. In this film she is not asked to do much, so she simply ads some interest, as the whole action (you can say that again!) concentrates on the lead man. Yes, she IS beautiful, and more - she is inoffensive... more than you can say about the typical Hollywood beauty.

Why isn't that film known in the US? Why other 50,000 or so films? To some degree this is supply and demand. Noiret is one of the most thinking actors, and that spells trouble here. Low demand...

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