Il tagliagole
Directed by:
Claude ChabrolScreenplay:
Claude ChabrolCinematography:
Jean RabierComposer:
Pierre JansenPlots(1)
At a friend's wedding, Helen meets Popaul (Yanne), an ex-soldier with combat honors from Algeria and Indo-China, who has returned to his hometown and the family trade of butchery. The two are attracted to each other, but Helene is reluctant to get involved, as a previous lover has hurt her. Shortly after Popaul's arrival in town, the body of a murdered girl is found. When Helene discovers a second victim and a vital piece of evidence that seems to link Popaul to the murders, she reluctantly suspects her new found friend. (official distributor synopsis)
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Something between a weird romance, a detective movie and a cigarette ad. I really can’t understand why this film was produced, why someone wanted to make something so empty. The Butcher is certainly not badly made, but it feels terribly uninteresting, so much that I was actually surprised. Basically, it’s so derivative that it made curious, I hoped that the end would bring some sort of great surprise, because such “nothing” could have never possibly been made! Alas. What’s interesting, though, is that the film still exhausted me.
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I thought it would be an exceptional film, but it simply isn't. It is a good film that brings together two interesting and completely different characters, but that's simply the main thing the film offers. Yes, it works and the characters are good, they are brilliantly acted, although the male character didn't impress me, but there's nothing more to it.
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