July 06, 2008

You’ll be able to see Le Tueur (The Killer) at the Fantasia Festival on July 18th at 7:45pm and on July 21st at 7:30 in the J.A. De Sève. What's more, You’ll be able to meet Gregoire Colin, the actor who took on the role of Kopas the killer!

Simon Laperrière's take on LE TUEUR in the Fantasia program (translated by Rupert Bottenberg): “The spirit of the great Jean-Pierre Melville permeates this unforgettable film noir, the feature-film debut for director Cédric Anger. Modest in action, LE TUEUR is rich in suspense, inciting a state of red alert in its audience, captive to its constant twists and ricochets. Carrying over the example of the likable PETIT LIEUTENANT, which he co-wrote with Xavier Beauvois, the director zooms in on the troubling psyches of his larger-than-life characters. To inhabit them, Anger sought out a host of grand figures of current French cinema. Gilbert Melki, as Leo, conjures a character as tortured Daniel Day-Lewis of THERE WILL BE BLOOD. He’s contrasted perfectly against Grégoire Colin as the assassin whose sentiments are threatening to overwhelm the glacial front his line of work demands. Between the two is Mélanie Laurent, the femme fatale, bringing a feminine luminosity to this somber world of men. The perfect blend of genre flick and auteur cinema, LE TUEUR finds Cédric Anger reaching for the ranks of Olivier Assayas.”

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