Janus FilmsDirected by Bertrand Tavernier
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Criterion Collection)
Uneasy mix of black comedy, philosophical musings and serial killing set in French colonial Africa. Philippe Noiret is the local police chief who is used as a doormat by everyone in town. When he kills a couple of local pimps on a whim, he can't shake the feeling and proceeds to kill anyone who rubs him the wrong way. His wife is sleeping with a live-in brute who nobody believes is her brother, while his mistress is married to a no-good bum. This quadrangle of relationships is the main focus of the narrative. Sure there are some quotable philosophical ramblings, at one point Noiret declares he is Jesus Christ sent to save the sinners, but really he is just upset that his wife is sleeping around. Noiret and Isabelle Huppert, who plays his mistress, tend to get in yelling matches when they want to emote, straight from the Michael Caine school of acting.
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Criterion Collection)
Uneasy mix of black comedy, philosophical musings and serial killing set in French colonial Africa. Philippe Noiret is the local police chief who is used as a doormat by everyone in town. When he kills a couple of local pimps on a whim, he can't shake the feeling and proceeds to kill anyone who rubs him the wrong way. His wife is sleeping with a live-in brute who nobody believes is her brother, while his mistress is married to a no-good bum. This quadrangle of relationships is the main focus of the narrative. Sure there are some quotable philosophical ramblings, at one point Noiret declares he is Jesus Christ sent to save the sinners, but really he is just upset that his wife is sleeping around. Noiret and Isabelle Huppert, who plays his mistress, tend to get in yelling matches when they want to emote, straight from the Michael Caine school of acting.
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