French rock 'n' roll icon (yes, there is such a thing) Johnny Hallyday and veteran actor Jean Rochefort deliver a pair of exquisite performances in this charming, ultimately haunting tale of a chance encounter between two very different men. As dusk falls over a small, sleepy French town, a haggard stranger named Milan (Hallyday) steps off the train with a bag full of handguns and a terrible headache. Milan is here on business; on Saturday, he and his cohorts plan to rob the town's tiny bank. While buying aspirin at the local pharmacy, Milan is spotted by M. Manesquier (Rochefort), an aging, elegantly dressed bachelor who once taught poetry at the lycee but has since...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins