Yves Robert - Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
Yves Robert - Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
DivX 5 608x352 25.00fps 1874Kbps | 2 Soundtracks: French + Russian | MP3 stereo 128 kbps | English, French subs .srt | 01:25:58 | 1.29 GB
Comedy | 2 wins, 1 nom | aka " The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe", "Высокий блондин в черном ботинке" | Starring: Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort, Mireille Darc
Two factions of the French Secret Service involve a seemingly normal orchestra player, Francois Perrin, into their battle as one side uses him as a decoy. Soon, agents are all over the place, and one of them, Christine, is sent to seduce Francois. Meanwhile, Francois has his own problems, tangled up in an affair with his best friend's wife.
Pour tromper un de ses agents qui tente de le compromettre, le chef des services secrets décide de le lancer sur une fausse cible, en l'occurence Perrin, un violoniste distrait, choisi parce qu'il porte des chaussures dépareillées. Sans qu'il ne s'en aperçoive le moins du monde, sa vie va faire l'objet d'une surveillance constante et rapprochée…
Yves Robert - Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
Yves Robert - Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
Yves Robert - Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire (1972)
This film was one of the most successful crossover French films of the 70's, and for very good reason. It is a delightful spoof of the spy genre, with a hapless musician unknowingly caught in the middle of a war between two factions of the French secret service. The plotting is extremely funny, the directing tight, the music (played by Zamphir on the pan pipe!) unforgettable, and above all the ensemble acting by a stellar cast will have you watching this again and again. Pierre Richard, playing the title character, brings an unusual elegance and sense of class to what would otherwise be a Woody Allen-esque role (it was played by Tom Hanks in the American re-make). Mireille Darc is the femme fatale, and there were quite few teenage boys in the 70's who never got over the image of her in a jaw-dropping backless dress. The rest of the group, from the cool head of the Secret Service, to the efficient but misguided spies, to the bumbling best friend and his wife, all leave indelible memories.