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Music Box Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “Daaaaaalí!,” the latest film by Quentin Dupieux whose upcoming movie “The Second Act” will world premiere on opening night at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

A comedic and unpredictable tribute to Salvador Dalí, “Daaaaaalí!” premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival, followed by screenings at the BFI London Film Festival and Rotterdam.

In “Daaaaaalí!,” a French journalist repeatedly meets Dalí to begin an interview for a documentary film project that never starts shooting. Anaïs Demoustier stars as a journalist attempting to pin down the eccentric and elusive Salvador Dalí, who is played by five different actors, Edouard Baer, Jonathan Cohen, Gilles Lellouche, Pio Marmaï, and Didier Flamand.

Music Box Films will release “Daaaaaalí!” theatrically later this year with a home entertainment release to follow.

“We were thoroughly charmed by the playful, antic spirit of Quentin Dupieux’s film,...

I’ve long been a fan of the brilliant work of Vincent Cassel. The legendary actor has proven fantastic in films like Black Swan, Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1, Mesrine: Killer Instinct, Irreversible, Eastern Promises, and so much more. And now, he takes on the role of the Stephen Hopkins-directed six-episode thriller Liaison. The upcoming series premieres on Apple TV this Friday and also features the terrific Eva Green, Daniel Francis, Lyna Dubarry, and more. And yes, the performances here are all terrific, and you can’t ask for a better couple than Green and Cassel to bring it all to life.

Interviewing Vincent Cassel is an absolute treat. While you may expect the actor to be intense, he is one of the warmest and most charming guys to talk with. Having had the pleasure of speaking to him in the past, I was thrilled to talk about his latest project.

With offerings like Death Line and Stage Fright in their August lineup, Arrow's service continues to be a go-to destination for lovers of cult cinema:

"London, UK - Arrow Video is excited to announce the August 2021 lineup of their new subscription-based Arrow platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland.

The August lineup leads with the Arrow release of Noel David Taylor's bizarre filmmaking comedy Man Under Table, available exclusively to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK and newly launched in Ireland. The feature debut from writer/director Noel David Taylor, who also stars as Guy, a beleaguered, hilariously obnoxious scriptwriter navigating his way through the chaotic indie film scene in a dystopian Los Angeles, Man Under Table world premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and screened at the Chattanooga Film Festival. The film will debut on Arrow August 2nd.

Man Under Table...

James Gunn is always up for sharing his opinions (for better or for worse) as well as interacting with fans on Twitter. Just the other day, in fact, he shared a list of 27 sequels better than the original and before that, he recommended 10 movies to watch during quarantine. But now, The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy director has revealed a new list of films to watch during self-isolation and has come up with 54 action movies that he believes are an A+.

Studios have been releasing some of their new efforts on digital early like Bloodshot and The Hunt in an attempt to capitalize on any extra revenue they can in these difficult times. But forget about new movies for a second. Gunn’s list below begins a proper action film education and all of his suggestions are well worth checking out.

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Bullitt (1868)

North by Northwest...

Vincent Cassel is the newest recruit for “Westworld” Season 3.

“We’re incredibly excited to work with Vincent Cassel. We’ve been longtime fans of his and are thrilled for him to join the ‘Westworld’ team,” HBO sci-fi series creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy said in a statement.

Cassel is the latest newcomer for “Westworld’s” third season, following the castings of Lena Waithe and Aaron Paul. No character details have been given for the actor’s role on the upcoming installment, which just went into production last month and will not air until some time in 2020.

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The series’ second season starred Evan Rachel Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris, and Tessa Thompson and wrapped in June 2018.

Based on the film of the same name written by Michael Crichton, “Westworld” was created by husband and wife producing team Nolan and Joy.

Vincent Cassel has signed on for “Westworld” Season 3 at HBO.

Like most things “Westworld,” the exact nature of Cassel’s role is being kept under wraps. He joins previously announced “Westworld” Season 3 cast members Lena Waithe Aaron Paul. Production recently began on Season 3 and the show is not expected to air again until at least 2020.

Cassel is known for his starring role in “Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct” and “Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1.” His previous credits also include “Black Swan,” “Ocean’s 12,” and “Eastern Promises.” He will next be seen in “Underwater” directed by William Eubanks.

He is repped by CAA and Agence Adéquat.

The series, based on the Michael Crichton film of the same name, was created for television and executive produced by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. J.J. Abrams and Ben Stephenson of Bad Robot Productions also executive produce along with Richard J. Lewis and Athena Wickham.

HBO’s sprawling sci-fi drama series Westworld is getting a another major new cast addition. French actor Vincent Cassel is joining the upcoming third season of the series.

The producers are being tight-lipped on the character but I hear Cassel will play a new villain and will be a series regular. He will co-star another high-profile new series regular for Season 3, Breaking Bad alum Aaron Paul.

Created for television by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, based on Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie, the sci-fi thriller is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the birth of a new form of life on Earth.

“We’re incredibly excited to work with Vincent Cassel,” Nolan and Joy said. “We’ve been longtime fans of his and are thrilled for him to join the Westworld team.”

Westworld, from Warner Bros. TV, J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Nolan and Joy’s Kilter Films,...

Longtime couple Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel are divorcing, their reps confirmed Monday.

The pair, who met on the set of French film "The Apartment" in 1996, have been married for 14 years and have two daughters. Bellucci, best known stateside as Persephone in the "Matrix" sequels, had previously spoken out about the state of her marriage, saying she'd prefer to have respect and loyalty in her union than simply sexual faithfulness.

"In [a deeper partnership], passion stays, but more important is confidence, respect, knowing a man is not just loyal in a sex way, but that they will be there for you. That is more important than just fidelity," the 48-year-old Italian actress and model told The London Times in 2011. "It would be ridiculous to ask [fidelity] of him if I hadn't been there for two months. You can't ask such things as who has he been seeing, what has he been up to? It...

Chicago – Just as Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” and Olivier Assayas’ “Carlos” recounted the true tale of a controversial revolutionary over the span of at least two theatrically released pictures, Jean-François Richet’s 2008 double feature “Mesrine” stages the jaw-dropping amount of robberies and prison escapes committed by its titular French gangster. His resumé is impressive, but his life makes for rather redundant drama.

Though Jacques Mesrine was a member of the French Army during the Algerian War and even dabbled in the Quebec Liberation Front, he appears to have been a much more shallow figure than some have claimed, if this film is of any indication. One of his kidnapped victims makes the valid point that if Mesrine truly were a revolutionary, he would’ve taken the lives of his enemies rather than their money.

Blu-Ray Rating: 3.0/5.0

Even Mesrine’s partners become increasingly skeptical, particularly Charlie Bauer, who argues that the...

"The Resident" (2011)

Directed by Antti Jokinen

Released by Image Entertainment

This actually isn't the first time Hilary Swank has seen one of her films go direct to DVD after the films "Red Dust" and "Birds of America" suffered the same fate, but surely there was more riding on this horror film from the resurgent Hammer Films about a recently separated doctor who learns her Brooklyn loft isn't quite as wonderful as she thought it would be. "Secretary" screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson co-wrote this film, which co-stars Christopher Lee, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Lee Pace.

"The Mikado" (1939)

Directed by Victor Schertzinger

Released by Criterion Collection

"Topsy-Turvy" (1999)

Directed by Mike Leigh

Released by Criterion Collection

Sold separately, Criterion is making no secret of trying to appeal to Gilbert and Sullivan fanatics with special editions of "The Mikado," a straight-up adaptation of the musical duo's most famous opera, and Mike Leigh's "Topsy-Turvy,...

Coming this week to Theatre N, Wilmington's independent art house, experience are the following films and events: October 20 11/4/08 A user-generated feature documentary featuring footage shot all over the world on the day Barack Obama was elected president. There will be a Q & A following the screening with questions submitted via Twitter. October 22-24 Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 is a series about Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and soldier who is living with his parents after the Algerian war. He is seduced by the glamour and easy money of Paris in...

I'm a partial fan of Steven Soderbergh's Che (my theatrical review and Blu-ray review) and even more of a fan of Jean-François Richet's Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1. For anyone that's familiar with those films you should know Oliver Assayas's soon-to-be-released Carlos falls somewhere in the middle. However, how well IFC Films and Assayas were able to whittle down Carlos from the three-part, 5 hour and 30 minute film I reviewed at Cannes down to a two hour and 20 minute movie is yet to be seen.

Don't be discouraged by the run time though, the three-part version will still be out there. The Sundance Channel will premiere the three-part mini-series from October 11 to October 13 and on Friday, October 15, IFC Films will launch the Us theatrical run of the film in New York City, in both the three-part version (IFC Center) as well as a two-and-one-half hour...

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Get Low claimed the top spot among limited releases for the fourth weekend in a row, which is the year's longest streak. Runner-up Mao's Last Dancer added theaters and received a bump, while We Are Family opened below most recent Bollywood movies. Get Low dipped 27 percent to $1.2 million over the three-day weekend ($1.6 million including Monday) at 560 theaters. This brought its total to $5.8 million, and the movie now appears to be on pace to top The Last Station as distributor Sony Pictures Classics' highest-grossing 2010 release by next weekend. Mao's Last Dancer was up 13 percent to $338,179 at 95 theaters (four-day gross of $444,200). Through Monday, the drama has earned $1.78 million. We Are Family was the weekend's top debut, opening to $296,907 at 78 locations. This trailed other summer Bollywood offerings like Kites, Raajneeti, Raavan, I Hate Luv Storys and Peepli Live. Through Monday, We Are Family has made $366,354. The Girl Who Played with Fire continued its slow decline,...

Exit popcorn-pic season, hello movies for grown-ups: Focus Features' George Clooney starrer "The American" topped the domestic box office with an estimated $16.4 million during the summer-ending Labor Day weekend.

The assassin-themed thriller rang up $19.5 million in its first six days, after unspooling midweek to get a jump on the four-day frame. Two other wide openers bore the same R rating as "American" but seemed more restricted in audience appeal.

Fox's crime actioner "Machete" topped daily rankings with $3.9 million in its first day of release on Friday, but the Robert Rodriguez-shepherded splatterfest quickly ceded its lead to the more broadly appealing Clooney pic and fetched $14 million in second place through Monday. Warners' romantic comedy "Going the Distance" -- starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long -- proved the weakest of the weekend debutantes, wooing $8.6 million in fifth place during its first four days.

Elsewhere, Sony's heist actioner "Takers" took in...

Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 picks up not where its predecessor (Mesrine: Killer Instinct, which opened last week) left off, but rather where that film's first scene left off: with the imminent demise of its title subject. In the opening scene we return to the Paris intersection where Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) was murdered in his car, and find the press feeding unchecked on his perforated corpse. It's a mirroring that doesn't bode well for those hoping that director Jean-François Richet might make the second half of his saga from scratch.

The American The American has drawn a split among critics and I bet there will be few that enjoyed it as much as I did, but that's why we like movies right? Where some people will get confused is if they go in looking for something like a Jason Bourne style thriller, this is not that kind of assassin movie and in all honesty such comparisons shouldn't even be made as they will only confuse an audience that goes to see this one.

However, I won't urge you to see this one, but if you are on the fence take what I've said into consideration, watch the trailer below and read my review and a couple of the comments there from people that already saw the movie. It should get you all sorted out.

This film is rated R for violence, sexual content and nudity. Click Here For The Gallery...

Mesrine: Killer Instinct began by showing how police gunned down French criminal/celebrity Jacques Mesrine in his car in 1979; it then jumped back in time to show how his life of crime began. Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1, the second half of Jean-François Richet’s biopic, begins where Killer Instinct’s opening left off, as police tout their accomplishment to the press and a crowd of onlookers, and a circus-like atmosphere surrounds Mesrine’s bloodied corpse. It’s a grim scene that recalls post-lynching celebrations in the American South, but it also gives Public Enemy an edge that ...

Justin Long and Drew Barrymore in Going the Distance

Photo: Warner Bros. How many great movies should we expect from each movie season each year? Looking back at this summer, and not including my trip to Cannes, I reviewed 45 films. Of those 45 films I gave four of them -- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Inception, Toy Story 3 and Winter's Bone -- an A- or higher. Four months and four movies I'd consider really good. Should we expect anything more?

There were, of course, other movies I enjoyed such as having fun with Get Him to the Greek and Knight and Day. As well as other films such as Get Low, The Tillman Story, Howl, Despicable Me, The Kids are All Right and Dogtooth. It was a mixed bag and there were certainly some films that did very little to impress, but that's not important right now. What's important is...

After expanding in to a nearly-wide 570 theaters, Get Low easily topped all limited releases for the third straight weekend. Mao's Last Dancer also added a handful of theaters and cruised in to second, while The Girl Who Played with Fire slowed a bit but maintained a solid pace. The top new release this weekend was documentary Nick Saban: Gamechanger, while French gangster movie Mesrine: Killer Instinct also had a fine debut. Get Low was up 130 percent to $1.64 million, making this the biggest weekend for a Sony Pictures Classics release since The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus grossed $1.76 million back in January. It's per theater average of $2,878 didn't inspire much excitement, though, and it's unlikely that Get Low will see any further expansion of consequence. The Robert Duvall-Bill Murray comedy has earned $3.6 million through its fifth weekend. Mao's Last Dancer more than doubled its theater count to 75 and grossed...

As if there needed to be physical proof that he's one of France's most versatile actors today, Vincent Cassel (La Haine, Irreversible, Eastern Promises) won a César for playing the titular role in director—and fellow César winner—Jean-François Richet's two-part underworld epic Mesrine:

Mesrine: Killer Instinct charts the outlaw odyssey of Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), the legendary French gangster of the '60s and '70s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1 and The Man of a Thousand Faces. Infamous for his bravado and outrageously daring prison escapes, Mesrine carried out numerous robberies, kidnappings and murders in a criminal career that spanned continents until he was shot dead in 1979 by France's notorious anti-gang unit. Thirty years after his death, his infamy lives on.

Mesrine was helped along the way by beautiful and equally reckless Jeanne Schneider (Cécile de France), a Bonnie to match his Clyde.

Don't hate Vincent Cassel for having it all: If it wasn't enough that he's one of the biggest matinee idols in France, he's also married to Monica Bellucci. It's fitting then, that someone of his stature would play a criminal like Jacques Mesrine in the new filmic diptych Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 -- though the murderous Mesrine did a lot of bad things in 1970s France, he somehow became one of the country's most popular celebrities.

The charming and candid Cassel sat down with Movieline this month to discuss his interpretation of Mesrine, his own love of celebrity, and the pair of English-language films he has on the way: Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, and David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method.

“Nobody kills me until I say so!” – Jacques Mesrine

It’s been a long wait for those who follow world cinema, but finally the French crime epic, Mesrine: Killer Instinct has found a general release in the UK. The film that’s been respectfully tagged “The French Scarface” was released two years ago in France and enjoyed a very successful run on DVD in the UK at the beginning of this year.

Highly rated by critics from around the world, winning 6 prestigious awards and containing a cast of everyone who’s anyone in French cinema it’s a shock that so many English filmgoers haven’t even heard of it. Lets hope its general release will change that. To celebrate we have two great clips from the film just for your enjoyment:

The early career (1959-’70) of outlaw Jacques Mesrine (Cassel), covering his military service in Algeria, apprenticeship with a...

Vincent Cassel cuts a menacing yet charismatic figure as the notorious Jacques Mesrine and proves once again he knows how to play a tough guy like no other. His bold choice of roles throughout his career and the fearless way in which he inhabits his characters made him the perfect choice. The award winning European actor’s latest performance in Jean-Francois Richet’s two-part thriller biopic, Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1, is one of his best. Shot on location in France, Spain, Algeria, Canada and the U.S., the films’ visual style and dark vibe take their inspiration from iconic 1970s action and gangster films. Adapted by Abdel Raouf Dafri from Mesrine’s autobiography, the exciting double bill splits the story into two parts to explore the man behind the icon and chart the outlaw odyssey of the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s...

Two years after premiering at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, the first of a two-part film, "Mesrine: Killer Instinct," is hitting U.S. theaters via Music Box Films. It's directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet. The first part's script was based on the autobiographical book "L'instinct de mort," by French gangster Jacques Mesrine. The second part, "Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1," is being released a ...

ComingSoon.net and CraveOnline.com have an exclusive clip from Mesrine: Killer Instinct , coming to theaters on August 27th. Its follow-up, Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 , hits theaters on September 3rd. You can watch the clip here ! Mesrine: Killer Instinct charts the outlaw odyssey of Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel), the legendary French gangster of the 1960s and 1970s who came to be known as French Public Enemy No. 1 and The Man of a Thousand Faces. Infamous for his bravado and outrageously daring prison escapes, Mesrine carried out numerous robberies, kidnappings and murders in a criminal career that spanned continents until he was shot dead in 1979 by France's notorious anti-gang unit. Thirty years after his death, his infamy lives on. Mesrine was helped along the way by...

This week’s Must Read is an excellent profile of one of Bad Lit’s favorite fimmakers Usama Alshaibi, written by Ed M. Koziarski for the Chicago Reader. The article really captures Alshaibi’s growth as a film artist and his unique background that eventually led him to make the still-in-production documentary American Arab. Plus, a radio interview with Alshaibi for Wjjg. Second Must Read is Electric Sheep’s long, engaging interview with Peter Whitehead, who returns to film with Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts. Plus, the Sheep analyzes the new non-political U.S. war film genre. At long last, the great experimental media journal Incite! returns with its always insightful “back & forth” interview series. This time Penny Lane has tea and a very long and insightful chat with political animator Jacqueline Goss. Well, this is still relevant today and in the U.S.: Landscape Suicide...

It's taken a couple of years, but it looks like North America is finally set to have Jean-Francois Richet's two part crime thriller Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One hit screens. We reported back in February that the films would be hitting these shores via a small distribution company called New American Vision in April, but it looks like somewhere along the way the films were picked up by Music Box and the first of the two, Killer Instinct, will be released in theaters on August 13th. Mesrine garnered a whopping ten nominations at the 2009 Cesar Awards (France's equivalent to the Oscars) and went on to win awards for Best Director, Best Actor (Vincent Cassel) and Best Sound.

Here are the new MPAA ratings from Bulletin No: 2130.

Cedar Rapids Rated R For crude and sexual content, language and drug use. Release Date: Tba 2010 Journey To Promethea Rated PG-13 For some violence. Manson, My Name Is Evil Rated R For bloody violence, disturbing images, sexual content, nudity, some drug use and language. Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 Rated R For bloody brutal violence, a scene of sexuality, nudity and pervasive language. Release Date: September 10, 2010 Patrik, Age 1.5 Rated Unrated Note: The "R" Rating For Patrik, Age 1.5 (C.A.R.A. Certificate No. 45432, Bulletin No. 2071, 5/27/09) Has Been Surrendered. This Film Is Unrated As Of 7/13/10. Scooby-Doo! Curse Of The Lake Monster Rated PG For some mild scary action. Smash His Camera Rated PG-13 For brief language and nudity. Release Date: July 30, 2010 Stiffs Rated R For language, sexual content and some violence. Vampires Suck Rated PG-13 For crude sexual content, comic violence, language and teen partying.

Vincent Cassel talks to Pure Movies about playing a public enemy.

Vincent Cassel’s latest film is a two-part biopic of the notorious French gangster, Jacques Merine. Mesrine: Killer Instinct, the first part, is released on 7 August and the second part, Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 is released on 28 August. It is directed by Jean-Francios Richet. The La Haine star speaks to Pure Movies writer Dan Hollis about playing a public enemy.

Vincent Cassel: So what would you like to know?

Did your opinion of Jacques Mesrine change over the course of making these films?

Vc: Well first of all I’ve never been a fan of the character – as a criminal you never know why people are doing what they’re doing, so I’ve learnt a lot but still today I do not know quite what to think of him.

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Blonde Venus, one of the films screened as part of the Von Sternberg tribute.

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Paris -- France's "Public Enemy Number One" is also proving to be the number one awards season favorite in Gaul as Jean-Francois Richet's "Mesrine" was named best film at the Globes du Cristal awards ceremony on Monday night in Paris.

The film's star Vincent Cassel won the best actor prize, following his win at the recent Lumiere Awards and nomination in the same category for the upcoming Feb. 27 Cesar Awards.

Biopics were once again triumphant as Sylvie Testud took the best actress award home for her role in Diane Kurys' biopic "Sagan."

Awards in other Arts categories including theater, opera, dance, literature, fashion designer and art expo were also distributed.

Some 4,600 national and regional French journalists vote for the prizes via Internet voting. The Globes de Cristal 2009 ceremony was broadcast live on Gallic public network France 3.

Marion Cotillard has been chosen to receive the Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Breakthrough Actress of the Year Award at the fest's annual awards ceremony Oct. 22 at the Beverly Hilton.

Cotillard stars in Olivier Dahan's La vie en rose, the Picturehouse release in which she plays French chanteuse Edith Piaf.

"Her superb performance in 'La vie en rose' must be recognized and enjoyed by both the established industry and the public at large," the fest's executive director Carlos de Abreu said.

The French actress also recently appeared in Ridley Scott's A Good Year, starring Russell Crowe. In 2005, she received the Cesar Award for best supporting actress for her role in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's A Very Long Engagement. She also earned Cesar noms for 1998's Taxi and 2001's Les Jolies Choses.

The actress will next appear in Jean-Francois Richet's L'Ennemi public no. 1 (Public Enemy No. 1).

The 2007 annual Hollywood Film Festival is set for Oct. 16-22 at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood.

Gerard Depardieu will add his famous face to the first installment of Jean-Francois Richet's two-film project about infamous gangster Jacques Mesrine, known in France as "the man with 1,000 faces."

L'Instinct de Mort (Death Instinct) and L'Ennemi Public no.1 (Public Enemy No. 1), penned by Abdel Raouf Dafri and produced by Thomas Langmann's production company La Petite Reine, will highlight the murders and mysteries surrounding Mesrine, played by Vincent Cassel.

Depardieu will play Mesrine's fellow gangster and mentor in Instinct, and familiar faces Marion Cotillard and Eva Green also are rumored to be attached to the €35 million-€40 million ($46.2 million-$52.8 million) budget venture.

The confirmed cast for Enemy includes Samuel Le Bihan, Olivier Gourmet, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Gilles Lellouche.

The project came close to being made four years ago with Barbet Schroeder at the helm and financing provided by UGC, but Cassel pulled out and the films were put on hold until Langmann took over and opted to produce under his La Petite Reine production banner.

PARIS -- Vincent Cassel will play Jacques Mesrine, France's former Public Enemy No. 1, in a two-part project set to begin shooting next summer with Jean-Francois Richet directing from a script by Abdel Raouf Dafri, producer Thomas Langmann said Monday. The two French-language films, with a total budget of €45 million ($53.6 million), entitled Death Instinct and Public Enemy Number One, are based on the true story of a French criminal known for his clever disguises, womanizing and audacious bank robberies and jail-breaks. Born to a prosperous family in 1937, Mesrine became a legend in his lifetime, reportedly wearing designer clothes and displaying impeccable courtesy to those he robbed.

PARIS -- Vincent Cassel will play Jacques Mesrine, France's former Public Enemy No. 1, in a two-part project set to begin shooting next summer with Jean-Francois Richet directing from a script by Abdel Raouf Dafri, producer Thomas Langmann said Monday. The two French-language films, with a total budget of €45 million ($53.6 million), entitled Death Instinct and Public Enemy Number One, are based on the true story of a French criminal known for his clever disguises, womanizing and audacious bank robberies and jail-breaks. Born to a prosperous family in 1937, Mesrine became a legend in his lifetime, reportedly wearing designer clothes and displaying impeccable courtesy to those he robbed.