This polished political thriller earned critical acclaim for director Yves Boisset and
stands as one of his best films, in spite of its complex plot and ambiguous political
context... [More...]
In one of the earliest of his political thrillers, director Yves Boisset broached the
controversial subject of racism – not just its banality in society in general but
also its malign influence on police procedure... [More...]
This is a hard-edged detective-thriller, in the style of a latterday western, which shows
director Yves Boisset at his best. He is well served by an excellent cast... [More...]
Un taxi mauve makes a stark contrast to the kind
of film that director Yves Boisset was making in the 1970s – tough, slightly cynical
thrillers with a keen political edge... [More...]
This is a film which addresses two important issues which are a major concern for our
society. These are blatant sex discrimination in the police force and the manipulation
of the police by senior public figures... [More...]
This is a painfully poignant film adaptation of Yves Gibeau’s controversial 1952 novel.
It explores with uncompromising frankness and lucidity one of the most troubling aspects
of the French education system of... [More...]
This film is almost the antidote to the conventional spy thriller movie. It is not
quite a spoof, but its intentionally confusing plot developments (none of which are fully
explained) and truly bizarre characters makes... [More...]
The term "reality TV" hadn’t even been coined when this film was
released in the early 1980s, yet what it shows is a vision of the
future that has all but become our present reality... [More...]
Best known for his memorable – and controversial – political thrillers of
the 1970s, Yves Boisset directed this pseudo-American thriller-cum-road-movie at a time
when many critics had written him off... [More...]
