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Sweet Inquest on Violence

Original title: Douce enquête sur la violence
  • 1982
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
13
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Sweet Inquest on Violence (1982)
Drama

Kept prisoner by terrorists in an abandoned building in suburbs, a finance worker, Ash, manage to communicate with the outside world because of letters and videos. A film crew go to search h... Read allKept prisoner by terrorists in an abandoned building in suburbs, a finance worker, Ash, manage to communicate with the outside world because of letters and videos. A film crew go to search him at the same time than police.Kept prisoner by terrorists in an abandoned building in suburbs, a finance worker, Ash, manage to communicate with the outside world because of letters and videos. A film crew go to search him at the same time than police.

  • Director
    • Gérard Guérin
  • Writers
    • Gérard Guérin
    • Jacques Leduc
  • Stars
    • Michael Lonsdale
    • Élise Caron
    • Jeanne Herviale
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.0/10
    13
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gérard Guérin
    • Writers
      • Gérard Guérin
      • Jacques Leduc
    • Stars
      • Michael Lonsdale
      • Élise Caron
      • Jeanne Herviale
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    • Ash, le financier
    Élise Caron
    Élise Caron
    • France
    • (as Elise Caron)
    Jeanne Herviale
    Jeanne Herviale
    • La vieille dame
    Albert Marcoeur
    • Musicien
    Emmanuelle Debever
    • Marianne
    Claude Duneton
    Claude Duneton
    • Paulo l'aveugle
    Nada Strancar
    • La soeur d'un terroriste…
    Robert Kramer
    Robert Kramer
    • Le biologiste
    Prune Bergé
    • Madame Ash
    Mustapha Ami
    • Terroriste
    Caro
    • Terroriste
    Eva Hiller
    • Terroriste
    Zarah Lorelle
    • Terroriste
    Claude Hébert
    Claude Hébert
    • Terroriste
    Walter Jones
    • Walter
    Christine Ockrent
    • Voix radio
    • (voice)
    Jacques Pater
    • Visiteur de l'appartement
    Eliane Tancheff
    • La mère de France
    • Director
      • Gérard Guérin
    • Writers
      • Gérard Guérin
      • Jacques Leduc
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    searchanddestroy-1

    A so interesting social analysis

    It's a real shame that this movie has never been commented, or I presume more widely released. It exists on VHS, only in France. Such a shame. The tale of an industry big shot, big executive who, after being kidnapped, is kept prisoner in a flat, in a suburb building. But the story is far more complex than it seems to be at first sight. It's not on the same scheme as Costa Gavras's ETAT DE SIEGE, whilst being as interesting, for sure; just different. Another point of view on the society problems. A sort of puzzle, where you have a wide description of characters, different one from each other, that will permit the audience to understand the whole film. Well, maybe... Because, I repeat, I am sure not every one will be able to get the meaning of this feature. Beware, you see in this film some unbearable sequences of animal experiments on live monkey, in a laboratory, where the f... scientists open the poor beast's skull and put some electricity on his brain. We can interpret this as a sort of metaphor to help the understanding of the movie. I mean: is not every one of us the subject of a kind of a sociological, political, brain surgery from the leaders, the rulers, from those who lead our country? I guess that's one lead to understand this complex piece of work. Complex but certainly not uninteresting. Not for all audiences.

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1982 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Douce enquête sur la violence
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production company
      • Laura Productions
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      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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