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Un roi sans divertissement (1963)
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Jean Giono (novel)
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30 August 1963 (France)
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A policeman and a serial killer play cat and mouse in an isolated mountain village in Nineteenth century France. | add synopsis
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superb metaphysical thriller
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Claude Giraud | ... | Capitaine Langlois |
| Colette Renard | ... | Clara |
| Charles Vanel | ... | Le procureur du Roi |
| Pierre Repp | ... | Ravanel |
| Albert Rémy | ... | Le maire |
| René Blancard | ... | Le curé |
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Also Known As:
A King Without Distraction (International: English title)
La poursuite (France) (alternative title)
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La poursuite (France) (alternative title)
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85 min
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Colour (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Pourquoi faut-il que les hommes s'ennuient?
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I have just seen a french DVD copy of this film. It is one of the most interesting thrillers I've seen in along time. The visuals are astonishing and the dialogues are as sophisticated as you would expect from someone like Giono. The concept is fascinating: a policeman and a serial killer play cat and mouse in an isolated mountain village in Nineteenth century France. Unlike most thrillers, there is no psychological explanation of the killer's motives, but a metaphysical, existential reflection of the nature of murder, which can be considered highly original, and at least as immoral as De Quincey's thesis.
It is clear that this film was a heavy influence on Chistophe Gans' "Brotherhood of the wolf", although I would suggest that the unexpected (yet totally coherent) twist at the ending has been copied in many films such as Friedkin's "Cruising" (francophile smart ass!) or Von Trier's "Element of crime".