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The Night of the 12th
Why this pick
A patient French police investigation whose force comes from accumulated detail, professional frustration, and the emotional toll of a case that refuses easy resolution.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1975 1h 52m FRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
''Flic Story'' follows a nine-year pursuit of Emile Buisson through France during the 1940s and 1950s, and illustrates the pursuit as a battle of intellect, focusing on a growing rapport between Buisson and the protagonist Borniche. Deray's humanizing of the characters was a trait used in his other films, and was a popular counter-cliché concept in France during the 1970s.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Marco Perrin
Vieuchene
Maurice Barrier
Rene Bollec
Denis Manuel
Lucien Darros
Alain Delon
Roger Borniche
Henri Guybet
Hidoine