The french connection is a 1971 american action thriller film directed by william friedkin. Ive never seen the french connection with gene hackman, but i imagine this film is telling another side of the same story in. May 15, 2015 nevertheless, the new french crime drama the connection attempts to do just that, and, while the results inevitably pale in comparison to the french connectionwhich could be said about virtually every other film currently in releasethey do make for an aboveaverage work that offers viewers a new perspective on a familiar story. French connection trailer ufficiale italiano 2015 jean dujardin, gilles lellouche movie. This french flashback to the story that underpinned the popeye doyle films is narratively engrossing and. May 28, 2015 the connection is the reallife story of the french connection, as told from a french point of view and focusing around the city of marseille, a center of drug trafficking in the 1970s. Film french connection 1971 complet en version francaise a voir online en hd 720p, full hd 1080p, uh 4k gratuit illimite sans telechargement papy streaming.
A lot of modern crime fiction and film from europe today is about the. Fans of the french connection will find it to be an interesting riff on a. A passable french homage to the american crime epic, the connection has plenty of visual style to go with stock characters. The connection gives classic crime drama a french twist. Jan 24, 2012 d ont be fooled by jean dujardin s smooth, possibly oscarwinning, charm in the artist. Ive never seen the french connection with gene hackman, but i imagine this film is telling another side of the same story in france as opposed to in the usa. French connection trailer ufficiale italiano 2015 jean.
The connection movie images highlight jean dujardins. A magistrate jean dujardin stationed in marseilles in the seventies, tries to dismantle the infamous french connection which is. True, france is more than ever in love with dujardin. In his crosshairs is charismatic and wealthy kingpin, gatean tany zampa gilles lellouche, who runs the largest underground heroin trade into the states. The connection red band teaser trailer 70sset french. The connection as seen from the french viewpoint sfgate. The connection movie images highlight jean dujardins crime. French connection trailer ufficiale italiano 2015 jean dujardin.
The screenplay, written by ernest tidyman, is based on robin moores 1969 nonfiction book the french connection. It tells the story of new york police department detectives jimmy popeye doyle and buddy cloudy russo, whose reallife counterparts were narcotics detectives eddie egan and sonny grosso. The incredible true story behind the real french connection. The oscarwinning 1971 classic film the french connection was inspired by a reallife heroinsmuggling operation that ran from france to the united states. So, this film was a bit like a fast food meal youve had it before, you know what it tastes like, its pleasing when it goes down, but then you arent really completely satisfied. Reallife marseilles magistrate pierre michel jean dujardin goes on a relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history.
The french connection was inspired by a true story, and eddie egan and sonny grosso, popeye and buddys real life counterparts, both have small roles in the film. The film is basically the french side of the french connection, with dujardin as pierre michel, a young magistrate in the french police, with a wife and children, whos just been transferred to. The connection is the reallife story of the french connection, as told from a french point of view and focusing on the city of marseille, a. This part permitted him to show his talent to a larger public.
French spitting image has rushed out a new puppet of. Thankfully, cedric jimenezs the connection, which stars jean dujardin the artist as hackmans characters french counterpart, looks. A 1970s set crime epic with the words french and connection in the title, but with no popeye doyle in sight. Frog 1 who torments gene hackman in the french connection. Video jean dujardin takes on the french drug mafia in the. The connection this transatlantic look at the gallic hero in the french connection case trades the gritty realism of william friedkins classic for periodmovie pageantry. In 1995 he began his first one man show, the same year he met bruno salomone, eric collado, emmanuel joucla and eric massot with whom he created the nous c nous. Trailer via youtube, synopsis via tiff academy awardwinning actor jean dujardin the artist, the wolf of wall street stars in. The sleek, stylish, long but briskly paced 1970set french crime drama the connection is a shadessporting blast surely one of the. The film was inspired by the events of the french connection in the 1970s, starring jean dujardin as police magistrate pierre michel juge and gilles lellouche as gaetan tany zampa, a drug gang ringleader. Frenchlanguage crime flick the connection starring jean dujardin. It is inspired by the french connection like william friedkins the french connection 1971 before it, which is the story of drug trafficking from turkey to europe and then into canada and the united states from the 1930s through to the 1970s and early 1980s. Cowritten and directed by cedric jimenez, the connection is sort of the flip side of william friedkins 1971 oscar winner the french connection.
After attending high school, he went to work for the construction company of his father, jacques dujardin. Touted as the european side to the american classic the french connection, the foreign film was picked up by drafthouse films to get. Nevertheless, the new french crime drama the connection attempts to do just that, and, while the results inevitably pale in comparison to the french connectionwhich could be said about virtually every other film currently in releasethey do make for an aboveaverage work that offers viewers a new perspective on a familiar story. Regarder french connection 1971 en streaming vf papystreaming. The french connection 1971 director william friedkin would make it impossible to see his career straight two years after the french connection by directing the exorcist, which took on a life of its own. Cedric jiminezs stylish contemporary classic tells the cocaine caper from the other side of the atlantic ocean, one oozing class and a filmmaking craft that marks it out as one of the best films of 2015, and the most memorable crime opus since heat. The connection this transatlantic look at the gallic hero in the french connection case trades the gritty realism of william friedkins classic for. Anyone jonesin for another cops and robbers thriller after seeing black mass should rush. Necoutant aucune mise en garde, le juge michel part seul en. The connection is the reallife story of the french connection, as told from a french point of view and focusing around the city of marseille, a. Mar 23, 2015 french connection trailer ufficiale italiano 2015 jean dujardin, gilles lellouche movie hd. Aug 27, 2014 inspired by true events and shot on 35mm, the film follows dujardin as pierre michel, a young magistrate with a wife and kids who goes after the mafiarun french connection drug organization and.
Apr 14, 2015 the film is based on a true story and stars jean dujardin as a magistrate trying to bring down the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history. Jean dujardin scooped the coveted best actor oscar for his role in silent film the artist. The academy award winning the artist silent movies came to an end in the 1920s. May 14, 2015 cowritten and directed by cedric jimenez, the connection is sort of the flip side of william friedkins 1971 oscar winner the french connection. D ont be fooled by jean dujardins smooth, possibly oscarwinning, charm in the artist. With jean dujardin, gilles lellouche, celine sallette, melanie doutey. Heres looking at the first and only french oscar winner to say non, merci. Jun 04, 2015 the connection is the reallife story of the french connection, as told from a french point of view and focusing on the city of marseille, a center of drug trafficking in the 1970s. The cop is pierre michel jean dujardin, a steadfast and dedicated.
Oct 01, 2015 pardon my french, but the connection is fucking brilliant. Why the french adore jean dujardin film the guardian. But prior to that, this was the movie that defined his career. Mar 31, 2015 touted as the european side to the american classic the french connection, the foreign film was picked up by drafthouse films to get a limited release this summer. A french police magistrate spends years trying to take down. The connection is the european side of a story made famous by gene hackmans popeye doyle on the streets of new york. As talkies took over, a whole generation of celebrated actors were culled from the studios. Streaming the french connection en entier films sans limite et version vostfr, francais vf. The film starts the french star, now internationally known, jean dujardin as pierre michel a police magistratejudge who gets reassigned to a marseille police. Directed and cowritten by cedric jimenez, the connection was entirely shot on 35 mm and is the european flipside to william friedkins the french connection. It was the new hollywood answer to film noir, and the lead male gene hackman is presented.
The film was inspired by the events of the french connection in the 1970s, starring jean dujardin as police magistrate pierre michel juge and gilles lellouche. The french connection from a french angle houston chronicle. French connection trailer ufficiale italiano 2015 jean dujardin, gilles lellouche movie hd. Winner of the best actor award at the 2011 cannes film festival for his role in the artist, jean dujardin may be the natural heir to frances actionandcomedy icon jeanpaul belmondo. Academy award winner jean dujardin the artist plays radically against type in this gripping thriller from the files of the same criminal ring that inspired william friedkins classic the french connection. Mar 31, 2015 thankfully, cedric jimenezs the connection, which stars jean dujardin the artist as hackmans characters french counterpart, looks to correct that, and the trailer goes a long way to. Regarder en streaming sur votre mobile ios et android. Avec jean dujardin, gilles lellouche, celine sallette, melanie doutey, benoit magimel et guillaume gouix. The french side of the 1970s war on heroin in a new film, the artist star jean dujardin plays reallife marseille judge pierre michel, who fought the infamous franceu.
Gritty and suspenseful without being hollywood overthetop about it. Il film e ambientato nella marsiglia degli anni 70. Watch jean dujardin in the connection red band trailer. The film is based on a true story and stars jean dujardin as a magistrate trying to bring down the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history. But this is a very different film to the french connection, as the characters in the connection are all real. Directed and cowritten by cedric jimenez, the connection was entirely shot on. Fans of william friedkins the french connection will have the opportunity. A french police magistrate spends years trying to take down one of the countrys most powerful drug rings. The screenplay, written by ernest tidyman, is based on robin moore s 1969 nonfiction book the french connection. Trailer via youtube, synopsis via tiff academy awardwinning actor jean dujardin the artist, the wolf of wall street stars in this.
Dujardin is pierre michel, a marseilles magistrate who dedicates himself to apprehending fearsome heroin czar gaetano zampa gilles. Jean dujardin and gilles lellouche face off in another take on the french connection the vast series of drugsmuggling operations loosely referred to as the french connection, spanning. It tells the story of new york police department detectives jimmy popeye doyle and buddy cloudy russo, whose reallife counterparts. French crime thriller the connection excellent full. Jean dujardin stars as a marseille magistrate hellbent on bringing down. Watch the connection trailer, featuring jean dujardin and.
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