La 7ème cible
1984 Drama / Thriller
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Summary
A retired journalist, Bastien Grimaldi, finds himself the victim of unknown assailants.
First he is ambushed and beaten up one evening; then he begins to receive threatening
phone calls. Neither he nor his entourage can understand this. Bastien has
no known enemies and is hardly a political target. He reports this to the police
but they prove ineffectual. In the end he has no choice but to investigate the
matter himself...
Review
Claude Pinoteau directs this well-paced psychological thriller which features an excellent
cast headed by the irreplaceable Lino Ventura. The plot is more complex than usual
but the film’s familiar neo-noir style and mounting suspense hold the spectator’s
attention right up until the closing credits. An impressive solid performance from
Ventura (in one of his last film roles) sustains the film’s relentlessly oppressive
mood, which is relieved only by a few brief moments of humour. Pinoteau’s
use of music to create atmosphere is carried to an operatic scale here, with the help
of a hugely evocative score from composer Vladimir Cosma.
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