L'Homme en colère
| L'Homme en colère | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claude Pinoteau |
| Written by |
Claude Pinoteau Charles E. Israel Jean-Claude Carrière |
| Starring |
Lino Ventura Angie Dickinson |
| Music by | Claude Bolling |
| Cinematography | Jean Boffety |
| Edited by | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
Release dates |
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| Country |
Canada France |
| Language | French |
L'Homme en colère is a 1979 Canadian-French film directed by Claude Pinoteau and starring Lino Ventura and Angie Dickenson.
Plot
Romain Dupré (Lino Ventura), a retired and widowed French commercial pilot, arrives in Montreal from Paris. He has been summoned to identify the body of his estranged son, Julien (Laurent Malet), who was killed in a police shootout. But the body Dupré is presented with at the morgue is not of his son. The dead man, who was in possession of Julien's passport, is eventually identified as Luigi Lentini, a wanted criminal. Police superintendent MacKenzie (Chris Wiggins) informs Dupré that his son has overstayed his visa, and suggests he may have sold his passport for money.
Realising that Julien is probably in trouble and possibly in danger, Dupré embarks on a search for his son. On his way, he meets Karen (Angie Dickinson), a beautiful and voluble ex-convict...
Cast
- Lino Ventura as Romain Dupré
- Angie Dickinson as Karen
- Laurent Malet as Julien
- Chris Wiggins as MacKenzie
- Hollis McLaren as Nancy
- R. H. Thomson as Borke
- Lisa Pelikan as Anne
- Donald Pleasence as Rumpelmayer
Production
L'Homme en colère was Pinoteau's fourth film, and the third starring Lino Ventura. It was shot in Montreal and the Laurentian Mountains.[1] It remains as the only film in which Lino Ventura, a man known for his moral values and who had been married for more than 35 years, ever kissed a woman on the mouth. According to director Claude Pinoteau, "It was like asking him to perform some frighteningly dangerous stunt".[2]
Reception
In Le Monde, Jean de Baroncelli praised Pinoteau for his direction, stating that the film "intrigues, captivates", but described the father-son relationship as "unconvincing".[1]
References
- 1 2 de Baroncelli, Jean (March 16, 1979). ""L'Homme en colère" de Claude Pinoteau". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ↑ Smyth, Robin (November 12, 1987). "French Actor Lino Ventura Lived For Films, Family, Friends". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2016.