Directed by:
Claude BerriScreenplay:
Claude BerriCinematography:
Bruno NuyttenComposer:
Charlélie CouturePlots(1)
Bensoussan (Richard Anconina) is a small-time drug pusher in the 18th Arrondissement of Paris. Being trailed by suspicious patrol cops he takes refuge in a petrol station and strikes up a conversation with night manager Lambert (Coluche). As Bensoussan continues to drop in on Lambert they develop a friendship. But it isn't long before problems arise for Bensoussan and Lambert feels a responsibility to the the young tearaway. Slick and stunningly shot by Bruno Nuytten, this rain-soaked neo-noir was a multiple winner at the French César Academy Awards taking home acting prizes for both leads, the film anchored by their tender performances. A tale of friendship and revenge set within the fatalistic noir framework, Claude Berri's Tchao Pantin was a box office smash in France. (Radiance Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 1984 - Coluche (Best Actor)
- 1984 - Richard Anconina (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1984 - Richard Anconina (Most Promising Actor)
- 1984 - Best Sound
- 1984 - Bruno Nuytten (Best Cinematography)
- 1984 - Best Film
- 1984 - Claude Berri (Best Director)
- 1984 - Agnès Soral (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1984 - Agnès Soral (Most Promising Actress)
- 1984 - Alain Page, Claude Berri (Best Adaptation)
- 1984 - Charlélie Couture (Best Original Music)
- 1984 - Best Production Design