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)Cast
Coluche
France
Best movies:
The Wing and the Thigh (1976)
The Big Store (1973)
So Long, Stooge (1983)
Richard Anconina
France
Best movies:
Une robe noire pour un tueur (1981)
So Long, Stooge (1983)
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child (1988)
Agnès Soral
Best movies:
So Long, Stooge (1983)
I Love You (1986)
The Ogre (1996)
Philippe Léotard
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Les Misérables (1995)
So Long, Stooge (1983)
Mahmoud Zemmouri
Algeria
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
So Long, Stooge (1983)
Série noire (1984) (series)
Vincent Martin
Best movies:
So Long, Stooge (1983)
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
Long Live Life (1984)