french film festival UK

Le Deuxième Souffle

France | 2007 | 156 mins | dir. Alain Corneau, with Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci

Alain Corneau has devised a thrilling white-knuckle adaptation of the José Giovanni story that spawned the classic 1966 film by director Jean-Pierre Melville. As the iconic gangster Gustave 'Gu' Minda, Daniel Auteuil more than fills the considerable shoes of his predecessor, the legendary Lino Ventura. Monica Bellucci, meanwhile, sets the screen on fire as the glamourous and Sphinx-like Manouche the woman who will do anything for the criminal she loves.

Tue 18 MAr | 7.00pm | cert. 18