Forget "Le Guignolo" and "Peur sur la Ville"
20 January 2009
Warning: Spoilers
It's a very beautiful film I am going to talk about. Superb but so awful. I felt a real pain inside of me all along the picture.

Jean Paul Belmondo gives here a powerful performance. And keep in mind that he had a severe cerebral attack seven years ago. And that prevented him to act anymore. So it's a resurrection for him. And, with no doubt, the most outstanding character of his all carrier. Even if he has many difficulties to talk, because of this accident. He fought hard during those seven years to achieve this titanic work. A real "Tour de Force" for him.

When you have seen all his films during 40 years, and you watch this one, you are destroyed in the deep of yourself, wiped out, torn to pieces. But, I repeat, it's a so beautiful film, so poignant.

Belmondo plays here an old man who is rejected by his own kind. The human kind. He becomes then a homeless.

Awful.

His only remaining friend is a dog.

During the movie, you can see many french and international actors in cameo appearances. The one between Belmondo and Jean Dujardin - his real successor, his authentic heir in the profession - is absolutely unforgettable, it deserves to be graven in all memories. Because it is the face to face between two legends, two holy monsters of the french movie industry. One who is rising to the top, and one whose this film is probably the last stand. His swan song...

So sad. So painful.

Thanks, Mr Belmondo for all you have given to us.

Thanks.
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