Détective

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Détective
Détective-poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byJean-Luc Godard
Written byAlain Sarde
Philippe Setbon
Jean-Luc Godard
Produced byChristine Gozlan
Alain Sarde
StarringClaude Brasseur
Nathalie Baye
Johnny Hallyday
CinematographyLouis Bihi
Edited byMarilyne Dubreuil
Release date
  • 10 May 1985 (1985-05-10)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Détective is a 1985 French crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot[edit]

In a room of a grand Paris hotel, two detectives are keeping watch. One is William, who used to be the hotel detective until he was fired after an unexplained death in that room. The other is his nephew Isidore, accompanied by his girlfriend Arielle. In a second room is Jim, a boxing promoter, accompanied by his boxer Tiger with his girlfriend Princesse. Jim is counting on a big win for Tiger, in order to repay his debt to a couple in a third room. These are Émile, a pilot whose business charters are losing money, and his wife Françoise. Émile is in urgent need of cash to avoid collapse and to give his wife a divorce. A fourth room has, with his entourage, an old mafioso who has turned up to collect old debts, including some from Jim.[2]

While Émile is busy flying, Françoise starts an affair with Jim, who gives her money for new clothes, and the two agree to pair up if both get the payoff they are expecting. The upcoming fight melts away when Tiger disappears with Princesse, leaving Jim just her jewels. Émile, when Françoise says she will leave him for Jim, shoots Jim dead. Attempting to retaliate, Isidore accidentally shoots William dead. Émile takes the old mafioso's graddaughter hostage and is shot dead by the "family".

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Détective". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. ^ Canby, Vincent. "SCREEN: 'DETECTIVE,' BY JEAN-LUC GODARD". Retrieved 20 September 2018.

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