![]() Touchez pas au Grisbi is a paramount example of cultural cross-fertilization between France and America. Source: ACMI/NLA Prod Co: Antara Produzione Cinematografia, Del Duca Films Prod: Robert Dorfmann Dir: Jacques Becker Scr: Jacques Becker, Maurice Griffe, Albert Simonin, based on Simonin’s book Phot: Pierre Montazel Ed: Marguerite Renoir Art Dir: Jean D’Eaubonne Mus: Jean WienerĬast: Jean Gabin, René Dary, Paul Frankeur, Lino Ventura, Jeanne Moreau, Dora Dollįilm noir was originally a French invention, a definitional concept or generic construct imposed on certain American films of the mid-1940s by post-war French critics beginning in 1946. On guard outside, Pascal blows up the car and its blazing wreck greets the newly-weds.Touchez pas au Grisbi (1953 France 94mins) While everybody is inside, Théo drives up with a sub-machine gun, waiting to fell the wedding party as they emerge. Fernand then rushes to the church to give away Patricia. Going to the distillery, a battle rages in which all Théo's men are killed but he escapes. The wedding is set, but before the ceremony Fernand has to get rid of Théo. While he talks to Fernand, bullets keep coming through windows. He turns out to be Antoine's wealthy father, calling to arrange Patricia's marriage. Next day, Théo and a henchman come round to finish the job but, as they besiege the mansion, an old gentleman walks up. The Volfonis, having failed to blow up Fernand's car, come round for a showdown but are disarmed and invited to a conference round the kitchen table, where all get horribly drunk on illegal whisky. There he finds Patricia holding a wild party for all her friends, including her boyfriend Antoine who wants to marry her. However, Fernand escapes alive and makes his way home. Théo's first plot is to get Fernand to deliver a load of contraband liquor, which he then ambushes. ![]() Both the Volfonis and Théo resent the newcomer and plan to get rid of him. He learns that the business has four arms: a bowling alley, a brothel run by Madame Mado, a gambling den run by the brothers Raoul and Paul Volfoni and a distillery run by Théo. Protected by the loyal hitman Pascal, Fernand moves into the Mexican's suburban mansion, where he is welcomed by Maître Folace who is the organisation's lawyer, Jean the butler who is a former housebreaker and Patricia, who hopes to twist her new "uncle" around her finger. Louis appoints Fernand head of his business and guardian of his teenage daughter, Patricia, who only thinks about having fun and has never lasted in any school more than six months. His modest, quiet life is disrupted when his childhood friend, Louis "the Mexican", who has become the boss of a gangster organisation in Paris, summons him to his deathbed. Synopsis įernand is an ex-gangster with a plant hire business in Montauban. Screenwriter Michel Audiard considered the scene useless but director Lautner included it in homage to the film noir Key Largo. One of the most famous scenes is set in a kitchen where the gangsters try to make conversation while drinking a vile and strong liquor. Its DVD version, released in 2002, sold 250,000 copies. ![]() Its reputation has grown over the years to cult status and it is now a French television classic, with snatches of dialogue and names of characters (like the prostitute Lulu la Nantaise) becoming part of popular culture. The film was not popular with critics upon its first release in 1963, but was popular with the public. The film is the final installment in the Max le Menteur trilogy it was preceded by Touchez pas au grisbi and Le cave se rebiffe. ![]() It is an adaptation of the Albert Simonin book Grisbi or not grisbi. Les Tontons flingueurs ( English: Crooks in Clover, also known as Monsieur Gangster, literally Gun-toting Uncles) is a 1963 French- Italian- West German crime comedy film with French dialogue, directed by Georges Lautner. ![]()
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