36 deadly rivals

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Movie
German title 36 deadly rivals
Original title 36 Quai des Orfèvres
Country of production France
original language French
Publishing year 2004
length 107 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Olivier Marchal
script Olivier Marchal
production Franck Chorot
Cyril Colbeau-Justin
Jean-Baptiste Dupont
music Erwann Kermorvant
Axelle Renoir
camera Denis Rouden
cut Hugues Darmois
occupation

36 deadly rivals (original title: 36 Quai des Orfèvres , alternative: 36 - deadly rivals ) is a French crime film from 2004 . The screenplay was written by director Olivier Marchal , with Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu playing the leading roles .

In Paris, police officers Vrinks and Klein are investigating a series of armed robberies on money transports. Both compete for the post of chief of the Paris police. In contrast to Vrinks, Klein often uses questionable means in his work. Vrinks is set up by a criminal he tried to help. Because Klein betrays him, he is sentenced to several years in prison. Klein rises to head the Paris police. When he later also caused the death of Vrinks' wife, Vrinks seeks revenge.

The dark, hypothermic thriller with two top stars of French cinema is in the tradition of French police films. In 2005, the film was nominated for a César in eight categories . In 2019, the South Korean remake The Beast was released .

action

A series of armed robberies of money transports broke out in Paris and the surrounding area. The police units Brigade de recherche et d'intervention and Brigade de répression du banditisme are investigating the case. Their bosses, Léo Vrinks and Denis Klein, compete for promotion to chief of the Paris police. Both police officers are under pressure because of the headlines the robberies make. After work, Vrinks, Titi and their colleagues tackle a criminal who has mistreated a nightclub owner.

Vrinks wants to help Silien find his way back into a regular life after his arrest and accompanies him on a release. The criminal shoots three competitors. Vrinks covers Silien, who in return reveals the hiding place of the money transporter gang. Vrinks leads the operation. When attempting to arrest the gang, Klein acts on his own. A policeman and good friend of Vrinks' lives is killed by his unauthorized action. Vrinks' unit turns against Klein and demands his release. At the instigation of Vrinks, disciplinary proceedings are initiated against Klein, but he is acquitted. Meanwhile, Klein learns that Vrinks has covered up the murders of his informant and arranges for Vrinks' arrest. Klein is promoted to chief of the Paris police, which was originally intended for Vrinks. A short time later, Vrinks' wife Camille secretly meets with Silien in the hope of being able to help her husband. Klein had her phone tapped and that's how he knows about the meeting. Camille and Silien flee in the car. Klein pushes them off the road and an accident occurs. Klein goes to the car, which has overturned several times, and fires a shot at the motionless Camille with Silien's gun. Afterwards he claims that Silien killed Camille.

Seven years later, Vrinks is released from prison for good conduct a year before the end of his sentence and meets his now grown daughter who fears he might leave her again. He receives the information that several police officers have been transferred or resigned because they disagreed with Klein's methods. When he learns that Klein shot his wife Camille, he seeks revenge. His ex-colleague Titi has also quit the police force. Titi is attacked by gangsters and beaten up. When the gang boss finds out that he was involved in the retaliation against his brother years ago, he wants to know who was the mastermind at the time. Titi uses Klein's name instead of Vrinks'. Then he injures Titi so badly that he later dies. Vrinks plans to shoot Klein at the police ball. He confronts him in the toilet. Klein claims his wife was dead when he went after her. Vrinks threatens to shoot him, but then places the pistol on the sink in front of him and disappears. Klein is confused at first, but then follows him out into the street in anger with his gun drawn. He shouts after him that it is his own fault for his wife's death. Shortly thereafter, Klein is shot in revenge by the gangsters who were waiting for him. Vrinks learns of the execution of his ex-colleague in the newspaper, then he goes on a trip with his daughter.

Reviews

Matthew Turner praised the "strong" script and the performances of the leading actors in the London Movie Review on May 31, 2006 . Marchal create an "extremely intense" atmosphere and ensure that the plot develops in unexpected directions.

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a "dark, stylish thriller in the tradition of French police films about burnt-out law enforcement officers who are to blame, but cannot fundamentally question the system, hierarchy and police ethics". It offers "exciting entertainment with depth" and is carried "by two excellent main actors".

Cinema magazine wrote that the film was a “well thought-out crime thriller with the two top stars of French cinema”. He captivates "with a first-class figure drawing, two expressive main actors and a distant camera work, which clothes the hatred of the figures for each other in threatening, hypothermic images".

Awards

The film was nominated for a César in eight categories in 2005: Best Film , Best Director , Best Screenplay , Best Editing , Best Sound and for the portrayals of Daniel Auteuil, André Dussollier and Mylène Demongeot. Cinematographer Denis Rouden was nominated for a prize at the Camerimage Festival that same year .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Paris , with 1.98 million viewers in French cinemas.

The Paris Criminal Police Office is located at 36, quai des Orfèvres , the original title of the film.

The adult daughter in the film is Daniel Auteuil's eldest daughter, Aurore Auteuil .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for 36 deadly rivals . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2006 (PDF; test number: 105 747 DVD).
  2. ↑ a b 36 Deadly Rivals in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed January 30, 2008
  3. ^ Matthew Turner's review, accessed January 30, 2008
  4. ^ Film review on Cinema.de, accessed on March 10, 2011
  5. ↑ Filming locations for 36 Quai des Orfèvres, accessed on January 30, 2008
  6. ↑ Box office / business for 36 Quai des Orfèvres, accessed January 30, 2008