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Flic Story

January 01, 1970

Flic Story is a French crime thriller[2] released on October 1, 1975, based on the autobiography of the same name written by French police detective Roger Borniche. Both film and book portray Borniche's nine-year pursuit of French gangster and murderer Emile Buisson, who was executed on February 28, 1956.[3] Directed by Jacques Deray, the film stars Alain Delon and Jean-Louis Trintignant as Borniche and Buisson respectively, supported by Claudine Auger[4] and André Pousse.

Flic Story
Original movie poster, featuring Delon and Trintignant
Directed byJacques Deray
Written byRoger Borniche (autobiography)
Alphonse Boudard
Produced byAlain Delon
StarringAlain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant
CinematographyJean-Jacques Tarbès
Edited byHenri Lanoë
Music byClaude Bolling
Distributed byAdel Productions
Lira Films
Mondial Televisione Film
Release dates
October 1, 1975
November 14, 1975
January 16, 1976
April 8, 1977
Running time
107
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office1,970,875 admissions (France)[1]

Plot edit

Flic Story follows a nine-year pursuit of Emile Buisson through France during the 1940s and 1950s, and illustrates the pursuit as a battle of intellect, focusing on a growing rapport between Buisson and the protagonist Borniche.[3] Deray's humanizing of the characters was a trait used in his other films, and was a popular counter-cliché concept in France during the 1970s.[3]

The film story depicts Emile Buisson, following the death of his wife and child, escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris. Buisson, who three years later would become France's public enemy number one, begins a murderous rampage through the French capital. The opening scene shows reluctant detective (flic is the French slang equivalent of "cop" in English) Borniche, who is given the case and pursues Buisson for three years,[2][5] while the latter evades capture by killing informants and anyone else he feels may give him away.[6] Borniche, who unlike his colleagues, prides himself in a methodical approach, hunts Buisson through numerous alleyway chases, rooftop pursuits, car chases and gunfights, while putting his lover Catherine (Auger) in danger.[2][7]

When bureaucracy intervenes with Borniche's attempts, and politicians and the media begin speculating,[2] he uses the assistance of another criminal, Paul Robier (Crauchet) to apprehend Buisson. The serial killer is finally captured after having committed over 30 murders and 100 robberies.[8] The final sequences sees Buisson telling Borniche that he would like to "take a hacksaw" to the throat of his informer, prompting a critically lauded line from Borniche that he would not get the chance.[6]

Cast edit

Production edit

Writers Bénédicte Kermadec and Alphonse Boudard worked with Deray on Roger Borniche's memoir in order to create the script. The film was produced by Delon, featuring cinematography by Jean-Jacques Tarbès and an original score by Claude Bolling.[9] The film was shot and printed on 35 mm negative using spherical cinematographic processes, as was common with films produced through the 1950s to the early 1990s.[10] Production began on February 3, 1975, 18 years after Boisson's execution, and the film was shot on locations in both France and Italy.[5]

Foreign releases edit

Flic Story was released through 1975 to 1977 in the United States as Cop Story, Finland as Passi ruumishuoneelle and West Germany as Der Bulle und der Killer or Flic Story - Duell in sechs Runden. The film rated '16' in Finland, Norway and West Germany, the latter downgraded it to '12' following the reunification.[11]

Reception edit

Flic Story received mainly positive reviews from critics. James Travers of Film de France praised the film for a "quality feel and sombre mood" and the lead actors for "humanity and depth". Travers also noted several similarities to the films of Jean-Pierre Melville, particularly Le Samourai. Travers names the film as one of Deray's best, although the "end result isn’t quite a masterpiece".[7] Other internet reviews noted similarities with Melville, and complimented the film for "unsentimental verve, intelligent pacing and refreshing honesty".[2]

Susan Hayward, author of French National Cinema, also complimented the film, saying it departed from mainstream style. She gave particular praise on the differences between Flic Story and American films of the same genre, by the way Deray focuses on the intellects rather than the brawn of the two leading characters, as well as the understanding that grows between the two during "months of interrogation".[3]

Gary Giddins, printing his review from the August 16, 2005 issue of The New York Sun, praised the film as "the most interesting and resonant" of Deray's work, and gave particular credit to Trintignant's "hair-trigger" performance. He also complimented the detail in the secondary characters, and said it was honest in its support for the death penalty. Giddins also, however, criticised the film's pacing.[6]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
  2. ^ a b c d e Flic Story 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine at FilmSpot 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine retrieved July 30, 2007
  3. ^ a b c d Hayward p. 279
  4. ^ Lisanti p. 48
  5. ^ a b Flic Story 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine at the British Film Institute retrieved July 30, 2007
  6. ^ a b c Giddins p. 196
  7. ^ a b Flic Story at Films de France retrieved July 30, 2007
  8. ^ Flic Story synopsis at Rotten Tomatoes retrieved July 30, 2007
  9. ^ Cannon p. 104
  10. ^ Films using PCS:Spherical Internet Movie Database retrieved July 30, 2007
  11. ^ Flic Story at the Internet Movie Database retrieved July 30, 2007

References edit

  • Cannon, Steve Popular Music in France from Chanson to Techno: Culture, Identity and Society, 2003 ISBN 0-7546-0849-2
  • Giddins, Gary Natural Selection: Gary Giddins on Comedy, Film, Music, and Books, 2006 ISBN 0-19-517951-X
  • Hayward, Susan French National Cinema, 2005 ISBN 0-415-30782-1
  • Lisanti, Tom Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973, 2002 ISBN 0-7864-1194-5

External links edit

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Flic Story is a French crime thriller 2 released on October 1 1975 based on the autobiography of the same name written by French police detective Roger Borniche Both film and book portray Borniche s nine year pursuit of French gangster and murderer Emile Buisson who was executed on February 28 1956 3 Directed by Jacques Deray the film stars Alain Delon and Jean Louis Trintignant as Borniche and Buisson respectively supported by Claudine Auger 4 and Andre Pousse Flic StoryOriginal movie poster featuring Delon and TrintignantDirected byJacques DerayWritten byRoger Borniche autobiography Alphonse BoudardProduced byAlain DelonStarringAlain Delon Jean Louis TrintignantCinematographyJean Jacques TarbesEdited byHenri LanoeMusic byClaude BollingDistributed byAdel ProductionsLira FilmsMondial Televisione FilmRelease datesOctober 1 1975 November 14 1975 January 16 1976 April 8 1977Running time107CountryFranceLanguageFrenchBox office1 970 875 admissions France 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Foreign releases 4 Reception 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksPlot editFlic Story follows a nine year pursuit of Emile Buisson through France during the 1940s and 1950s and illustrates the pursuit as a battle of intellect focusing on a growing rapport between Buisson and the protagonist Borniche 3 Deray s humanizing of the characters was a trait used in his other films and was a popular counter cliche concept in France during the 1970s 3 The film story depicts Emile Buisson following the death of his wife and child escaping from a psychiatric institution in 1947 and returning to Paris Buisson who three years later would become France s public enemy number one begins a murderous rampage through the French capital The opening scene shows reluctant detective flic is the French slang equivalent of cop in English Borniche who is given the case and pursues Buisson for three years 2 5 while the latter evades capture by killing informants and anyone else he feels may give him away 6 Borniche who unlike his colleagues prides himself in a methodical approach hunts Buisson through numerous alleyway chases rooftop pursuits car chases and gunfights while putting his lover Catherine Auger in danger 2 7 When bureaucracy intervenes with Borniche s attempts and politicians and the media begin speculating 2 he uses the assistance of another criminal Paul Robier Crauchet to apprehend Buisson The serial killer is finally captured after having committed over 30 murders and 100 robberies 8 The final sequences sees Buisson telling Borniche that he would like to take a hacksaw to the throat of his informer prompting a critically lauded line from Borniche that he would not get the chance 6 Cast editAlain Delon as Roger Borniche Jean Louis Trintignant as Emile Buisson Renato Salvatori as Mario Poncini Claudine Auger as Catherine prototype Martine Borniche who in reality was not a girlfriend but the wife of Roger Borniche Maurice Biraud as The patrol of the Saint Appoline hotel Andre Pousse as Jean Baptiste Buisson Mario David as Raymond Pelletier Paul Crauchet as Paul Robier Denis Manuel as Lucien Darros Marco Perrin as Commissioner Viechens his prototype is Commissioner Charles Chenevier who was the chief of Roger Borniche Henri Guybet as Hidoine Maurice Barrier as Rene Bollec Francoise Dorner as Suzanne Bollec Jacques Marin as Owner of the Inn in Saint Remy les Chevreuse William Sabatier as Ange Adolfo Lastretti as JeannotProduction editWriters Benedicte Kermadec and Alphonse Boudard worked with Deray on Roger Borniche s memoir in order to create the script The film was produced by Delon featuring cinematography by Jean Jacques Tarbes and an original score by Claude Bolling 9 The film was shot and printed on 35 mm negative using spherical cinematographic processes as was common with films produced through the 1950s to the early 1990s 10 Production began on February 3 1975 18 years after Boisson s execution and the film was shot on locations in both France and Italy 5 Foreign releases edit Flic Story was released through 1975 to 1977 in the United States as Cop Story Finland as Passi ruumishuoneelle and West Germany as Der Bulle und der Killer or Flic Story Duell in sechs Runden The film rated 16 in Finland Norway and West Germany the latter downgraded it to 12 following the reunification 11 Reception editFlic Story received mainly positive reviews from critics James Travers of Film de France praised the film for a quality feel and sombre mood and the lead actors for humanity and depth Travers also noted several similarities to the films of Jean Pierre Melville particularly Le Samourai Travers names the film as one of Deray s best although the end result isn t quite a masterpiece 7 Other internet reviews noted similarities with Melville and complimented the film for unsentimental verve intelligent pacing and refreshing honesty 2 Susan Hayward author of French National Cinema also complimented the film saying it departed from mainstream style She gave particular praise on the differences between Flic Story and American films of the same genre by the way Deray focuses on the intellects rather than the brawn of the two leading characters as well as the understanding that grows between the two during months of interrogation 3 Gary Giddins printing his review from the August 16 2005 issue of The New York Sun praised the film as the most interesting and resonant of Deray s work and gave particular credit to Trintignant s hair trigger performance He also complimented the detail in the secondary characters and said it was honest in its support for the death penalty Giddins also however criticised the film s pacing 6 Notes edit Box office information for film at Box Office Story a b c d e Flic Story Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine at FilmSpot Archived 2007 08 10 at the Wayback Machine retrieved July 30 2007 a b c d Hayward p 279 Lisanti p 48 a b Flic Story Archived 2012 03 24 at the Wayback Machine at the British Film Institute retrieved July 30 2007 a b c Giddins p 196 a b Flic Story at Films de France retrieved July 30 2007 Flic Story synopsis at Rotten Tomatoes retrieved July 30 2007 Cannon p 104 Films using PCS Spherical Internet Movie Database retrieved July 30 2007 Flic Story at the Internet Movie Database retrieved July 30 2007References editCannon Steve Popular Music in France from Chanson to Techno Culture Identity and Society 2003 ISBN 0 7546 0849 2 Giddins Gary Natural Selection Gary Giddins on Comedy Film Music and Books 2006 ISBN 0 19 517951 X Hayward Susan French National Cinema 2005 ISBN 0 415 30782 1 Lisanti Tom Film Fatales Women in Espionage Films and Television 1962 1973 2002 ISBN 0 7864 1194 5External links editFlic Story at IMDb nbsp Flic Story at the British Film Institute Flic Story at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flic Story amp oldid 1204036693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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