Police (1985 film)
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| Directed by | Maurice Pialat |
| Produced by | Emmanuel Schlumberger |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Catherine Breillat |
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| Music by | Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki |
| Cinematography | Luciano Tovoli |
| Edited by | Yann Dedet |
Production company |
Gaumont |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Police is a 1985 French romantic crime drama film directed by Maurice Pialat and starring Gérard Depardieu, Sophie Marceau, and Sandrine Bonnaire. Written by Catherine Breillat, the film is about a moody, jaded police detective investigating a drug ring who falls for a mysterious woman and is drawn into a shady and dangerous scheme.[1] The film had 1,830,970 admissions in France.[2]
Plot
When Mangin, a jaded French police inspector (Depardieu), starts to investigate a Tunisian drug ring, he finds his morals being clouded by his interactions with the criminals and especially Noria (Marceau), the girlfriend of one of them.
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Louis Vincent Mangin
- Sophie Marceau as Noria
- Richard Anconina as Lambert
- Pascale Rocard as Marie Vedret
- Sandrine Bonnaire as Lydie
- Frank Karaoui as René
- Artus de Penguern as Inspector
Accolades
The film was nominated for a César for Best Editing in 1986, as well as a Best Actor nomination for Depardieu. Depardieu also won the Best Actor award from the Venice Film Festival in 1985 for his performance of the conflicted Mangin.[1]
References
- 1 2 Mannikka, Eleanor. "Police (1985)". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ↑ "Police". JP's Box-Office. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
External links
- Police at the Internet Movie Database