French
Bellamy
Film will be screened with English subtitles
As he does every year, police chief Paul Bellamy (Depardieu) spends his vacation at the family estate of his wife Françoise, despite her dreams of sailing the seven seas on a cruise ship... Paul cannot live without Françoise, but he hates to travel.
And this year, he has two excuses to stay put: the unexpected arrival of his half-brother Jacques, a rambling fellow with a drinking problem, and a man on the run who shows up, demanding Bellamy's protection.
Paul ends up giving them much of his time and efforts. His natural investigative curiosity finds much to contend with, while his position as older brother will be faced with additional challenges.
The crime story, with its twists and turns, is neatly resolved but is only an excuse to delve into the world of Bellamy, a man who loves his wife unconditionally but who has a love-hate relationship with his drunkard brother (Clovis Cornillac), and who finds his work a lot more interesting than socializing.
Indeed, it would not be much of a stretch to see in Bellamy some characteristics of the workaholic.
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Thursday 26th August
Ace Cinema - Busselton | General Screening | 19:30
Sunday 29th August
Ace Cinema - Busselton | General Screening | 16:30
Since Chabrol created the title role specifically for Depardieu, it fits the thesp like a glove, while Cornillac proves he can also hold his own opposite Depardieu in a less cartoonish register than in “Asterix at the Olympic Games.” Some of the film’s wittiest banter comes from their sibling rivalry.
Variety
Director and Screenwriter
Claude Chabrol
Screenwriter
Odile Barski
Paul Bellamy
Gerard Depardieu
