Le hasard et la violence

1974 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama

IMDb Rating 5.5/10 10 283 283

Plot summary

A sociologist specialising in criminology moves to a peaceful residence on the Côte d’Azur so that he can concentrate on writing a thesis. When he is attacked by a karate fanatic, he decides not to press charges. He refuses help from the police, preferring to take care of himself...

Director

Philippe Labro Photo
Philippe Labro

Top cast

Katharine Ross Photo
Katharine Ross as Docteur Constance Weber
Hans Christian Blech Photo
Hans Christian Blech
Massimo De Rossi Photo
Massimo De Rossi as Le fou de karaté
Yves Montand Photo
Yves Montand as Laurent Bermann
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761.99 MB
1280*766
French 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 22 min
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1.38 GB
1792*1072
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   hr   cz   dk   nl   fi   fr   gr   hu   no   pt   ro   ru   sv  
24 fps
1 hr 22 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Lvka

Yin & Yang & Yves.

Reviewed by peter-patti 8 / 10

Simple twists of fate

A small masterpiece about the absurdity of life. Love and (gratuitous) violence are the main themes of this Labro's film in which we see criminologist Laurent Bermann (Montand) residing in that madhouse called Cote d'Azur and being assaulted by a strange type in a hotel toilet. He begins a love relationship with Dr. Constance Weber (Katharine Ross) and is eventually called by the police to identify the corpse of his assaulter. Later on he's assaulted again, this time on the strand, and he dies in the arms of the woman doctor. The viewer keeps expecting something to happen that will validate his patience, but zip. Nada. Not much violence or action, no real nudity, no real memorable acting. But a lot of crazy gestures and queer situations. And this is just what the director wanted. He keeps the mirror in front of life -- and of us. The message is: life is meaningless, because of fate.
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