Mesrine (1984 film)

Mesrine is a 1984 French film written and directed by André Génovès. A biographical film based on the life of Jacques Mesrine, it focuses on the eighteen months following his escape from La Santé Prison in May 1978 until his death in November 1979. Nicolas Silberg stars as the eponymous lead character.

Mesrine
Theatrical poster
Directed byAndré Génovès
Produced byGérard Croce
Written byAndré Génovès
StarringNicolas Silberg
Caroline Aguilar
Gérard Sergue
Music byJean-Pierre Rusconi
CinematographyJean-Claude Couty
Edited byMartine Rousseau
Production
company
G.R. Productions
Distributed byParafrance Films
Release date
29 February 1984 (1984-02-29)
Running time
110 min.
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Cast

Reception

Film critic James Benefield of Little White Lies magazine regarded Mesrine as "a pretty ropey, half-baked biopic", inferior to the later 2008 film starring Vincent Cassel. Benefield criticized Génovès' "bland direction" and "lack of imagination", likening the film to a television production rather than a cinematic release, and noted that "the film fails to come to terms with Mesrine’s controversial glamour and celebrity".[1] The Blood wrote a song about Mesrine which preceded both the 1984, and 2008 movies. The song featured on the 1983 album False Gestures For A Devious Public.

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References
  1. Benefield, James. "Mesrine DVD Review". Little White Lies. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2010.


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