Marche à l'ombre
1984 Comedy / Romance
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Summary
After a period in the Mediterranean, society dropouts François and Denis return
to France with next to no money, no home, no work. Their one lifeline is a friend
of François, who may offer them a job. When this last hope evaporates, François
and Denis turn to busking and then selling stolen goods to make ends meet. François
falls in love with a young dancer, Mathilde, whilst Denis starts an affair with a black
immigrant. Their adventures have only just begun…
Review
Popular actor Michel Blanc made his directorial début with this ebullient urban
comedy, in which he stars alongside sex symbol Gérard Lanvin. Whilst the
plot is a bit of a mess, Blanc manages to hold the whole thing together well for a novice
director, and there are plenty of visual gags to keep us entertained. The film’s
strength lies in the amazing Blanc-Lanvin double act, the two contrasting actors playing
off each other to great effect: Blanc the inept yet surprisingly successful Don Juan,
Lanvin the seemingly conventional screen lover who fails to get lucky (despite oozing
sex appeal by the bucket load). By contrast, the supporting cast is quite weak,
and are unable to make much of their under-written character parts. Although the
film was a commercial success, it would be a decade before Michel Blanc would direct his
next film.
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