LOUISE-MICHEL (2008)
A film by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern
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Provocateur filmmakers Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern,
the directors of cult classic AALTRA, follow-up with LOUISEMICHEL, a tribute to the French anarchist of the same name and a
wonderfully unpredictable black comedy about two would-be
assassins in a highly inventive cocktail involving bizarre characters
and shocking sight gags.
Following a mass layoff at a clothing factory, ex-con
Louise (Yolande Moreau, SÉRAPHINE, MAMMUTH) inspires her
dejected colleagues to pool together their redundancy cheques to
‘whack’ their callous former boss. While ‘security specialist’ Michel
(Bouli Lanners) seems like the perfect candidate to carry out the
hit, his ineptitude is so great that he attempts to sub-contract the job
to a series of inexperienced - and highly inappropriate - assassins.
With memorable cameos from Benoît Poelvoorde (MAN BITES
DOG) and Mathieu Kassovitz (AMELIE), LOUISE-MICHEL is one
of the year’s most original, comically sinister yet laugh-out-loud hits that has to be seen-to-bebelieved.
anarchic, relentlessly subversive and furiously funny”
4 STARS
“gleefully
EMPIRE
“outrageous” 4 STARS
TOTAL FILM
“hilarious”
GUARDIAN GUIDE
“taboo-buggering, capitalist-killing delight”
ELECTRIC SHEEP
WINNER – SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR ORIGINALITY – Sundance Film Festival
WINNER – BEST SCREENPLAY – San Sebastian Film Festival
Bonus Features:
• Deleted Scenes
• Behind-the-scenes stills gallery
• Theatrical trailer
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 90 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 anamorphic
Audio: Dolby Stereo and optional 5.1
Country: France
Language: French with English subtitles
Genre: Black Comedy
Region: 2
Cat. No: AXM630
Barcode: 5060126870821