French policier, more real than Maigret, more real than Castang, more real even than real. There are lengthy passages of transcript-style dialogue, the sort of thing that dries up sooner on screen and becomes much harder to follow than on the printed page. But perhaps the illusion of reality is enhanced somehow by our feeling of being a little lost, as well as by the camera's jockeying and jostling for a better view. The air of authenticity does not quite extend to, or breathe oxygen into, the most original area of the film: the friendly after-hours fraternizing between cops, criminal lawyers, hookers, hoods and their molls, who are all at war during the workday. With Gerard Depardieu, Sophie Marceau, Richard Anconina, and Sandrine Bonnaire; directed by Maurice Pialat. (1986) — Duncan Shepherd
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