La Scoumoune… Do you know what Kurenbeko is? This disrespectful treatment expresses contempt for someone who has been betrayed and has not avenged himself.
- Is it better to lose face than to die?
- Because you are French, you are. But in Corsica, shame will fall on your whole family. And your children will forever be the children of a coward!
Such masters of the criminal genre as Jean-Pierre Melville or Jose Giovanni were often accused of excessive romanticization and even idealization of the criminal environment, showing bandits exclusively as “people of honor” living according to the unwritten laws of the thieves’ world. And Corsicans, with their intense sense of honor, the cult of male friendship and blood revenge, have always held a special place in the world of French criminality. Once, such loners successfully played Delon, Ventura and Gaben, ideally embodying on the screen the reference images of the heroes of the genre “polisie”. But the old-school gangsters who play by the rules have long been an endangered species, unable to stand alone against the unscrupulous and greedy young. So those golden times are gone forever. Therefore, it can not help but be glad that the painting by Daniel Vin, just such. Moreover, it is set at a fairly high level. I would especially like to note the successful choice of actors, authentic locations and excellent camera work of Jean Charvein. And the colorful music of Francis Lay is not easy to forget.
Just untie the beast and start counting the corpses.
- Do you think it will work?
- You can be sure. This is a matter of honor!
This serious crime drama, looks almost in one breath. The narrow streets of Marseille, vintage cars and a magnificently recreated atmosphere of the 50s look damn realistic. Armed raid, mafia showdowns, betrayal and revenge are also present here. And veterans like Michelle Constantin and Marcel Bozzuffi are worth a lot. They are so truthful in their roles that they are believed more than ever. Very believable, his repulsive appearance and American Henry Silva, so often playing villains of different kinds that this mask of a gangster literally merged with him. Some brightened the picture beautiful Nicole Calfan (funny, her scene in the flower shop, painfully resembles her scene from “Borsalino”).
It's like a racehorse breaking its legs. She has no future. And you know who usually kills her? The one who cared about her the most. Best Friend:
Interestingly, a very similar theme about the excommunicated Corsican has already been raised by the aforementioned José Giovanni in the novel “Excommunicated” from serie noire, which was staged two films “Name of La Rocca” and “Breaking trouble”. But there was Belmondo, whose very personality unwittingly makes these stories less serious. The image of Michel Constantin turned out to be more rigid. His little hero acts, not speaks. Selfless in friendship, he lives and dies without fear, which evokes the respect of even enemies. And the word honor is not an empty word for him. Well, in the shooting scene with two hands, Fanto generally looks quite impressive. Looking at this hardened wolf, you involuntarily remember the words from the song of V. Vysotsky:
And what my friend has created,
From God, not from the demon.
It was a big grind,
It was a tough one.
You can't turn it inside.
Neither sharp nor heavy.
Although it is completely fenced.
A hostile palisade...
10 out of 10