The thief of Monte Carlo

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Movie
German title The thief of Monte Carlo
Original title The Good Thief
Country of production France , UK , Ireland , Canada , USA
original language English
Publishing year 2002
length 108 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Neil Jordan
script Neil Jordan
production Seaton McLean
John Wells
Stephen Woolley
music Elliot Goldenthal and
Leonard Cohen
camera Chris Menges
cut Tony Lawson
occupation

The Good Thief (movie titled "The Good Thief") is a detective film by Neil Jordan from the year 2002 . The film is a remake of the French film “ Three o'clock in the morning ” by Jean-Pierre Melville from 1955.

action

The French-American player Bob Montagnet lives in Nice . After various arrests, the drug addict Montagnet lost interest in further criminal acts and life in general. It was more or less by chance that he came across the underage Bosnian prostitute Anne, whom he took in. When he loses the last of his money in a horse race, his friend Raoul offers him a part in a painting theft in Monte Carlo . Together with Raoul and Paolo, who falls in love with Anne, he develops a plan that provides that Bob wants to give the police and his friend, the police officer Roger, the impression that they want to steal the money from the vault of a casino. In fact, the originals of valuable paintings, the copies of which are hanging in the casino, are to be stolen from another building by a second team . The team receives help from the Russian security expert Vladimir, who installed the alarm system in the building.

While Bob detoxes himself in preparation for the deed, events become more complicated when identical twins, who are employees of the casino, show up with the suggestion that the money be stolen. Shortly before the planned break-in, Paolo shoots Said out of jealousy and is therefore supposed to leave for Italy. In addition, Bob is sitting on the back of his financier, Tony Angel, who is ultimately demanding back the money paid for a fake Picasso.

The break-in fails due to a gas explosion, and one of the helpers, a particularly muscular transsexual, is arrested by the police. Bob, who visits the casino with Anne as a distraction, has an extraordinary streak of luck that brings the casino into the red (technical term: " the bank is blown "). However, the casino is no longer able to pay it out because Paolo, who did not go to Italy as agreed, has meanwhile stolen the proceeds from the safe with the help of the twins.

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film was more of a character study than a heist film . He greatly praised the portrayal of Nick Nolte.

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on April 11, 2003 that Nick Nolte was "born to play the role of Bob Montagnet".

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was “routinely staged” and offered everything “what makes a caper movie in which everyone wants to outsmart the other”. His “highlights” are “the great main actor and the atmospheric camera work”.

Prisma Online wrote that with this film, director Neil Jordan “dared to look at a French classic: 'Three o'clock' by the legendary director Jean-Pierre Melville. Jordan placed the story in the present and modernized it accordingly. Thanks to the strong actors - above all Nick Nolte in the role of the gambler Montagnet - and the wonderful backdrop, the result can certainly compete with the original. "

Awards

Neil Jordan was nominated for a prize at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia-San Sebastián in 2002. Chris Menges won the Spanish Madrid image for camera work .

backgrounds

The film was u. a. filmed in Monte Carlo , Nice and Ventimiglia . Production costs were estimated at 25 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on September 6, 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival , which was followed by several other film festivals. The film grossed approximately $ 3.5 million in US cinemas.

The character of Philippa , a sex-changed crook (played by a well-known English bodybuilder), is reminiscent of earlier works by Neil Jordan in which transsexual people appear (e.g. The Crying Game ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for The Thief of Monte Carlo . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2003 (PDF; test number: 95 234 K).
  2. ^ Review by James Berardinelli
  3. ^ Review by Roger Ebert
  4. ↑ The Thief of Monte Carlo in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed December 23, 2007
  5. ^ Prism Online
  6. ^ Filming locations for The Good Thief , accessed December 23, 2007
  7. ^ Opening dates for The Good Thief , accessed December 23, 2007
  8. ^ Box office / business for The Good Thief , accessed December 23, 2007
  9. ^ Opening dates for The Good Thief , accessed December 23, 2007