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Shot Pattern

1982 · 88 min

A grim, brooding descent into grief and vengeance, grounded in gritty Parisian streets and a quiet, simmering tension.

Overview
A Paris flea market vendor is transformed into a vigilante after his fiancée is murdered by three vicious thugs on a commuter train. As the revenge-minded young man tracks the killers, a veteran police inspector leads a parallel investigation.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • justice
  • violence
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Jean-Claude Missiaen
Written by
Jean-Claude Missiaen, Claude Veillot
Starring
Gérard Lanvin, Véronique Jannot, Michel Constantin, Mario David, Steve Kalfa, Dominique Pinon, Janine Magnan, Pierre Londiche
Music
Hubert Rostaing, Ivan Jullien
Cinematography
Pierre-William Glenn
Runtime
88 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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