Dans les esprits, la Fre… It's only a movie. A fearless Secret Service agent will stop at nothing to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner. Champlin, Charles (November 3, 1971). Ce nom appartient presque au mythe. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2014. French Connection (La French) - Un film di Cédric Jimenez. He and his team take it apart searching for the drugs, but come up empty-handed. "[22][23], The French Connection was filmed in the following locations:[24][25][26][27], Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars and ranked it as one of the best films of 1971. Synopsis : Marseille. Every other effect of the movie—even the climactic car-versus-runaway-elevated-train chase—is achieved by noise, speed, and brutality. 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Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The film opens up in the year 1975. [28] Roger Greenspun of The New York Times said of the film, "the ads say that the time is just right for an out-and-out thriller like this, and I guess that you are supposed to think that a good old kind of movie has none too soon come around again. After Charnier has the rocker panels removed, Weinstock's chemist tests one of the bags and confirms its quality. [14], In addition to the two main protagonists, several of the fictional characters depicted in the film also have real-life counterparts. Doyle spends a fair part of his time beating up sullen blacks in alleys and bars. By turns, he is jolly, determined, obsessed and volatile. Today, a fine French dining room in Midtown East, The Copain. Along with "Dirty Harry," it set such high standards for how a cop thriller should be made. synopsis : A Marseille, un policier infiltré suit Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey), un criminel français riche qui exécute le plus grand syndicat de l'héroïne contre la contrebande dans le monde. Steve McQueen was also considered, but he did not want to do another police film after Bullitt and, as with Newman, his fee would have exceeded the movie's budget. Synopsis : Marseille. Doyle is bad news - but a good cop.. A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. [41], The French Connection has been described as a neo-noir film by some authors. L'histoire, inspiré de faits réels, est très intéressantes, avec de bons rebondissements. "The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Use the HTML below. When the killer sees Popeye, he turns to run but is shot dead by Popeye. "The Current Cinema". "[34] John Simon in a positive review of The French Connection wrote "Friedkin has used New York locations better than anyone to day," "The performances are all good", and "Owen Roizman's cinematography, grainy and grimy, is a brilliant rendering of urban blight. They decided to dub his French while preserving his English dialogue. To avoid being tailed, he has Boca meet him in Washington D.C., where Boca asks for a delay to avoid the police. The Connection (La French) La French De curând transferat în agitatul port portier Marsilia pentru a ajuta la o represiune împotriva crimei organizate, tânărul magistrat energic Pierre Michel i se oferă un tutorial de foc rapid cu privire la interzicerea comerțului cu droguri în afara controlului. En 1971, le film éponyme de William Friedkin, lauréat de 5 oscars du cinéma, fait entrer ces Corses de Marseille dans la légende mondiale de la mafia. French Connection. The Connection (La French) Soundtrack List (2014) Complete track list, all songs played in the movie and in the trailer, who sings them, soundtrack details and the entire music playlist of the album. Céline is speaking to me because of a new film that depicts her father as the kingpin of La French. La French (The Connection) soundtrack from 2015, composed by Various Artists, Guillaume Roussel. Cette exécution est annoncée aux journaux télévisés, accompagnée d'une déclaration de Richard Nixon, président des États-Unis, dénonçant la French Connection. A film like "The French Connection" benefited immensely from having technical advisors on hand, including the very two police officers whose careers this film is based. A French police magistrate spends years trying to … ‘The Godfather’ Helped Invent the Blockbuster, Even Before ‘Jaws’ and ‘Star Wars’, The Batman Set Photos Tease a Tough Winter for Bruce Wayne, The Batman: Robert Pattinson Returns to Set in New Images, 14 Movies and TV Shows for Fans of 'Mute', Best Picture Winners at the Golden Globes and Oscars, Edgar Wright's Top 10 Car Chases in Movies, Edward Burns: 10 Films That Inspired the Look of "Public Morals", Movies in AFI's Top 100 but Not IMDb Top 250, Tad Dibbern . « le Fou » (Benoît Magimel) passager d'une moto arrêtée quelques mètres plus loin, le crible de balles. After Rabal was finally reached, they discovered he spoke neither French nor English, and Rey was kept in the film. The Fucas and their uncle were part of a heroin dealing crew that worked with some of the New York City crime families. On ne s'ennuie pas trop. Devereaux's vehicle arrives in New York City. He "makes" Popeye and escapes on a departing subway shuttle at Grand Central Station. "[30] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune awarded a full 4 stars out of 4 and raved, "From the moment a street-corner Santa Claus chases a drug pusher thru the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, to the final shootout on deserted Ward's Island, 'The French Connection' is a gutty, flatout thriller, far superior to any caper film of recent vintage. Dans les années 1970, à Marseille, un conducteur au volant de sa Mercedes s'arrête à une station service. Tony Lo Bianco and Marcel Bozzuffi also star. Had ordered this and just listened to French Connection (I). Charnier plans to smuggle $32 million worth of heroin into the United States by hiding it in the car of his unsuspecting friend, television personality Henri Devereaux, who is traveling to New York City by ship. Francuska hobotnica - Istinita priča o sukobu između odlučnog detektiva i moćnog mafijaša - Pogledajte video i opis za film Francuska hobotnica (LA FRENCH / THE CONNECTION) The film was inspired by the events of the French Connection in the 1970s, starring Jean Dujardin as police magistrate Pierre Michel (juge) and Gilles Lellouche as Gaëtan "Tany" Zampa, a drug gang ringleader. Almost every camera shot was on location.The fact that "The French Connection" won major Oscars just about says it all. One of the ultimate masterpieces. Directed by William Friedkin. One of the best scenes in the classic 1971 movie The French Connection involves a stakeout at a … '"[38], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 98% based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 8.74/10. Tidyman also received a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Writers Guild of America Award, and an Edgar Award for his screenplay. Title cards note that Weinstock was indicted but his case dismissed for "lack of proper evidence"; Angie Boca received a suspended sentence for an unspecified misdemeanor; Lou Boca received a reduced sentence; Devereaux served four years in a federal penitentiary for conspiracy; and Charnier was never caught. Charnier, however, wants to conclude the deal quickly. Pierre Michel (Jean Dujardin), juge des mineurs interroge en vain Lily Mariani (Pauline Burlet), jeune héroïnomane qui refuse de lui avouer le no… are you joking the original is a classic the main title alone doe's it for me Fiedel is a good composer but I don't care for him that much besides Terminator, Fright Night 1-2, Popeye & a few other scores I have Serpent & the Rainbow but i listen to it maybe 1-2 times a year i find that score a bit over rated. The Connection (or “La French” in French) is the 2014 French film on the same idea – a local magistrate spends years trying to bring down a drugs ring operating in the south of France. Retrouvez tout le casting du film La French réalisé par Cédric Jimenez avec Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Benoît Magimel, Guillaume Gouix L'histoire vraie de la « French Connection » Deux documentaires très fouillés racontent les origines de la plus puissante organisation criminelle du trafic de drogue (lundi 8 à 20 h 45 et. I don't know how the replaced vehicle was procured or made identical the to "lost" one. Château d'If, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. The scene was filmed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn roughly running under the BMT West End Line (currently the D train, then the B train) which runs on an elevated track above Stillwell Avenue, 86th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn, with the chase ending just north of the 62nd Street station. The plot centers on drug smuggling in the 1960s and early 1970s, when most of the heroin illegally imported into the East Coast came to the United States through France (see French Connection). Make one better than anyone's done."[9]. French Connection (film) — Wikipédi . The film wisely has a documentary feel to it, seeing as the film is based upon real life events Gene Hackman became an overnight sensation in the lead. The screenplay, written by Ernest Tidyman, is based on Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book The French Connection. The police chase the Lincoln back to the factory, where Boca is killed during a shootout while most of the other criminals surrender. Biography. Far superior to Friedkin's original, simply because Robert Dillon's script is much more critical in its probing of the Popeye Doyle character. Why does Popeye keep hammering Willy with the "pick your feet Poughkeepsie" line? The trail leads to notorious drug kingpin, Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). La French de Cédric Jimenez, est diffusé ce soir sur France 3. French Connection streaming vf | Streaming VF Film Complet en. réalisé par Axel Clevenot et Julien Boustani. It seems altogether appropriate that the showiest sequence intercuts between a runaway train and a recklessly speeding car. L'opera seconda di Cédric Jimenez applica la grammatica dei polar patinati, agisce dentro una fotografia vintage e si risolve nei colori caldi di fine anni Settanta. A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. [40], In 2014, Time Out listed The French Connection as the 31st best action film of all time, according to a poll of several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors. At the 44th Academy Awards, it won the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor (Hackman), Best Director (Friedkin), Best Film Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay (Tidyman). They remove the rocker panels and discover the heroin concealed therein. Other shots involved stunt drivers who were supposed to barely miss hitting the speeding car, but due to errors in timing, accidental collisions occurred and were left in the final film. Take a look at the film and television career of Sylvie's Love star Tessa Thompson. It's a cheap thrill in the same way that a roller coaster ride is a cheap thrill. Another Charnier and Sal drive off in the Lincoln, but hit a roadblock with a large contingent of police led by Popeye. This time the color-timing was supervised by both Friedkin and Roizman, and the desaturated and sometimes over-grainy look of the 2009 edition have been corrected. "[39] On Metacritic the film has a score of 94% based on reviews from 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Popeye and Cloudy are joined by federal agents Mulderig and Klein. The policeman is assassinated by Charnier's hitman, Pierre Nicoli. The French Connection was a scheme through which heroin was smuggled from Turkey to France and then to the United States and Canada.The operation started in the 1930s, reached its peak in the 1960s, and was dismantled in the 1970s. A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered. La French Connection a marqué l’enfance du cinéaste, originaire de Marseille. The Connection (French: La French) is a 2014 action crime thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez and produced by Alain Goldman. Nicoli insists, however, saying they will be back in France before a replacement is assigned. "[22][23], The French Connection was filmed in the following locations:[24][25][26][27], Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars and ranked it as one of the best films of 1971. Soon after, Nicoli attempts to shoot Popeye but misses. The French Connection (name of the organized group composed of Italians, Corsicans, and French citizens) was led by Gaetan Zampa in the film played by Gilles Lellouche. Don Ellis, Brad Fiedel - The French Connection Collection (Original Soundtrack Recordings) ‎ (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) La-La Land Records, Fox Music, 20th Century Fox: LLLCD 1408: US: 2016: Sell This Version A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto … [19] The chase involves Popeye commandeering a civilian's car (a 1971 Pontiac LeMans) and then frantically chasing an elevated train, on which a hitman is trying to escape. For a 2009 reissue on Blu-ray, William Friedkin controversially altered the film's color timing to give it a "colder" look. It was responsible for providing the vast majority of the heroin used in the United States at the time. Realizing he is being pursued, Nicoli works his way forward through the carriages, shoots a policeman who tries to intervene and hijacks the motorman at gunpoint, forcing him to drive straight through the next station, also shooting the train conductor. Top 100 listed global website on France. Certificate: GP (1971). Don Ellis, Brad Fiedel - The French Connection Collection (Original Soundtrack Recordings) ‎ (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) La-La Land Records, Fox Music, 20th Century Fox: LLLCD 1408: US: 2016: Sell This Version A still shot from this scene is depicted in the movie poster shown at the top of this Wikipedia page. Welcome to a platform where professionals can meet and exchange information and ideas. The motorman passes out and they are just about to slam into a stationary train when an emergency trackside brake engages, hurling the assassin against a glass window. Had ordered this and just listened to French Connection (I). A." Friedkin almost settled for Rod Taylor (who had actively pursued the role, according to Hackman), another choice the studio approved, before he went with Hackman. Get all the details on The French Connection: Cars. [15] Sal Boca is based on Pasquale "Patsy" Fuca, and his brother Anthony. Friedkin asked Hawks what he thought of his movies, to which Hawks bluntly replied that they were "lousy." Log In. The film was among the earliest to show the World Trade Center: the completed North Tower and the partially completed South Tower are seen in the background of the scenes at the shipyard following Devereaux's arrival in New York. But The French Connection ... is in fact a very good new kind of movie, and that in spite of its being composed of such ancient material as cops and crooks, with thrills and chases, and lots of shoot-'em-up. In an audio commentary track recorded by Friedkin for the Collector's Edition DVD release of the film, Friedkin notes that the film's documentary-like realism was the direct result of the influence of having seen Z, a French film. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. Tough guy Charles Bronson was also considered for the role. It is inspired by the French Connection (like William Friedkin’s The French Connection (1971) before it), which is the story of drug trafficking from Turkey to Europe and then into Canada and the United States from the 1930s through to the 1970s and early 1980s. With Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey. But because it has dropped the romance and starry glamor of Steve McQueen and added a strong sociological concern, 'The French Connection' is even more interesting, thought-provoking and reverberating.