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MAX ET LES FERRAILLEURS
France, 1971
Directed by Claude Sautet
Screenplay by Claude Sautet, Claude Néron, Jean-Loup Dabadie
Starring Michel Piccoli, Romy Schneider, François Périer, Georges Wilson
In French with English subtitles.
Approx. 112 min. 35mm.
Ex-idealist/ex-judge/inspector Michel Piccoli feels “useless” and “stupid”—but if he can inveigle old pal and his two-bit chop shop buddies into a real bank job and then nab them... Entrapment? Even worse, Piccoli starts falling for the pal’s girl, hooker Romy Schneider.
Presented with support from The George Fasel Memorial Fund for Classic French Cinema
Reviews
“Should be considered a high priority for cinephiles.”
– Mike D’Angelo, The Village Voice
“Romy Schneider’s resilient grace keeps MAX ET LES FERRAILLEURS tantalizingly poised among comedy, realism, and a tragic love story.”
– A.O. Scott, The New York Times