Les oreilles sur le dos (2002 TV Movie) User Reviews

Worth watching

[searchanddestroy-1 · 6/10 · 11 April 2022]

It is very difficult for anyone to describe this item inspired from George Arnaud, the author of LE SALAIRE DE LA PEUR, another French adventure yarn taking place in Latin America. It is rather rough, tough, gritty, with a good character study, as in the George Clouzot's masterpiece, but of course at a lesser scale. There is also something of Joseph Conrad's atmosphere and an APOCALYPSE NOW small tribute in some sequences. Good performance from Gerald Laroche - who often works with Xavier Durringer - and Eric Savin, and also some other actors also used to work with the director. Good underrated job made for TV. Could have made it for the big screen I guess. There were a couple of French adventure modern features in the recent past, such as GUYANE series or 600 KILOS D'OR PUR.

Eaten by the jungle...

[zablotf · 9/10 · 26 March 2005]

After a failed "Coup" in a South American capital, a few European mercenaries try to escape the local Army through the hostile desert and jungle, leaving a few bodies on their way to the seaside. Their leader is among them, and a French women who is fed up with her life as a prostitute joins the group. Tensions within them and the hostile environment will quickly result in the end of the adventure. Quite realistic (even if the French use to stage Coups in Africa rather than in South America). Of course, Beatrice Dalle is beautiful but the other actors are good as well. The movie was made for the French TV, unfortunately no DVD or VHS is available.

Perhaps the worst French movie I ever seen in my life.

[gabrielazevedo · 2/10 · 14 August 2003]

'Les oreilles sur le dos' has a script who was probably written by a feeble-minded 7 years old boy. The far-fetched story about a bunch of art thieves fugitives crossing the desert and Venezuelan jungle is really bad. Only beautiful Beatrice Dalle, the same of Betty Blue 37° (1986) tried to do a good performance. I can't understand how a supposedly intelligent crew of Europeans movie makers went to Guyana and Venezuela to waste their time, money and talent.