1991
France
87min - 1.66 - Color - Comedy
Original language: French
Cast
Jean Rochefort
Marie Trintignant
Guillaume Depardieu
Credits
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Script: Pierre Salvadori
Image: Gilles Henry
Editing: Hélène Viard
Music: Philippe Eidel
Producer: Philippe Martin (LES FILMS PELLEAS)
Festivals & Awards
1993 Prix Cyril Collard
1994 César Nomination for Best Feature First Award
1994 César Nomination for Best Male Newcomer Award for Guillaume Depardieu
Victor Meynard is a professionnal killer. His domineering mother rules his life as he pursues a brilliant carreer in the family tradition. During a hit, Victor comes across Antoine, a young man whom he takes under his wing and trains as his successor while working on his new contract : Renée Dandrieux, a glamourous thief who deals in fake paintings and breaks every rule.
Victor Meynard est tueur à gages. Toujours sous l'autorité d'une mère exigeante, il perpétue la tradition familiale et mène une brillante carrière. Au cours d'une bagarre, il tombe sur Antoine, un jeune coursier, qu'il épargne et prend en apprentissage pour son nouveaucontrat : Renée Dandrieux, recéleuse de faux tableaux et indifférente à toutes les règles de la profession.
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