Hanna Kaufman is a Jewish-American, who moved to Israel and now works as a defense lawyer there. Read More »
Tag Archives: Jean Yanne
We Won’t Grow Old Together (1972) Maurice Pialat, Marlène Jobert, Jean Yanne, Christine Fabréga
Jean has been married to Francoise for years, but his relationship with his wife has been all but over for a long time. Read More »
Regarde les hommes tomber / See How They Fall (1994) Jacques Audiard, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean Yanne, Mathieu Kassovitz
Simon is a sales representative about fifty. When Mickey, his cop friend, is being shot, he leaves everything to find the murderers. Read More »
Attention bandits! / Bandits (1986) Claude Lelouch, Jean Yanne, Marie-Sophie L., Patrick Bruel, Drama
On the day Jean Gabin dies, a kidnaper who also takes a fortune in jewels heisted from Cartiers murders Simon Verini’s wife. (Simon was fencing the jewels for a youthful gang who robbed Cartiers; he suspects them of the murder.) He’s framed for the theft and spends ten years in prison, writing to his daughter, Marie-Sophie, who’s 11 when he’s sent away. Released, he reconnects to Marie-Sophie and to the young thieves, seeks revenge, and is quickly arrested again. She doesn’t know what to make of her father, retreats to her Swiss fiancé, and is flummoxed when one of the young thieves falls for her. Is resolution possible when crime cuts across families and romance?
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