Review by jbgeorges

This film is fascinating. The face to face between a suburbs' "mad dog" played by Gérard Depardieu and a retired "big cat" of organized crime interpreted by Yves Montand, makes a wonderful moment of cinema! The atmosphere is worthy of a great film noir. No trace of justice or forgiveness. A ruthless and blind mechanics will crush individual destinies one after the other. Only the end of the film escapes the tragedy and offers a deeply moving moment of hope. The photography is very beautiful, with memorable close-ups of the faces of Montand, Deneuve and Depardieu. Well done Mr. Corneau.