Poussière d’ange
France,
1987, 94 min
Shown in 1988
CREDITS
- dir
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Edouard Niermans
- prod
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Jacques-Eric Strauss
- scr
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Edouard Niermans, Jacques Audiard, Alain Le Henry
- cam
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Bernard Lutic
- cast
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Bernard Giraudeau, Fanny Bastien, Fanny Cottençon, Michel Aumont, Jean-Pierre Sentier, Gérard Blain
- source
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Président Films
- premiere
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U.S. Premiere
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COMMENTS
Edouard Niermans in person.
OTHER
Killing Time is another Gallic film noir, yet a stylish cut or two above the rest and confirmation of the talent of director Edouard Niermans (Anthracite).... Though on the surface just another tale about a world-weary cop getting involved with a strange girl who drags him into a mire of murder and deceit, Killing Time is shot through with a bristling cinematic energy and vivid performances by Bernard Giraudeau and Fanny Bastien. Ironically, Giraudeau gives one of his best screen performances in a hand-me-down role of the seedy, boozing detective who hits the skids when his wife leaves him for another man. He recharges his batteries when he meets Bastien, a mysterious waif-like creature, who in fact has a demonic side, giving the term femme fatale a disturbingly fresh interpretation.
—Lenny Borger, Variety
FACTOID #75
Italian screen siren and ’60s sex symbol Sophia Loren appeared in two films screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival: Ettore Scola’s A Special Day in 1977 and Francesco Rosi’s More Than a Miracle in 1981.
