L'immortel

2010
12
1h 57m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

37K

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A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.

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A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

37K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Both the film and the book it's adapted from are loosely based on a seventies gang war between Jacques Imbert aka "Jacky Le Mat" (considered to be the last "Don" of Marseille) and Tany Zampa. Just like Charly Matteï in the film, Jacky was left for dead on a parking lot with 22 bullets in his body by Zampa, yet miraculously survived with only his right arm remaining paralyzed.

Goofs
Charly's right arm is supposed to be paralyzed, yet when he is riding the motorcycle he works the controls as if his arm and hand are perfectly normal. When riding the bike and wearing a crash helmet Charly also becomes noticeably agile and lithe for a man in his late 50s who has recently been shot 22 times.

Connections
Referenced in Nanoman: Fekalonia (2015)

Soundtracks
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Music by Giacomo Puccini (as G. Puccini) and lyrics by Giuseppe Giacosa (as G. Giacosa) and Luigi Illica (as L. Illica)
Performed by Luciano Pavarotti

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Featured review

7/10

Interesting thriller

I discovered this movie in a DVD store in South of France and after I watched the trailer and read the critics I gave it a try.

Well it is very interesting to see Kad Merad and Jean Reno in this underground thriller of the Marseillais mafia. I saw for the first time Kad Merad in a bad guy role and he played this one very convincing. Then Jean Reno was as usual great.

Director Richard Berry created here a fast paced thriller that was never boring. The pictures around Marseille and the sea were wonderful. The only thing I missed was that the story is told rather superficially. The act of revenges could have been executed variously than all the time in the same way.

My vote with my wife is a 7/10 because all in all it's another example how with a low budget a solid popcorn movie can be done. French movies are the best in Europe so far and sometimes even better than the other average Hollywood productions.