by Mark Deming
synopsis
Former film critic André Téchiné directed and co-wrote this offbeat crime drama. Samson (Gérard Depardieu) is a down-on-his-luck boxer who manages to win a fortune thanks to a fixed fight. However, while Samson and his girlfriend Laure (Isabelle Adjani) are trying to get away with the money, he is killed by a gunman who looks just like Samson (and is also played by Depardieu). Laure is crushed, but in time she finds herself attracted to Samson's murderous double; he is also drawn to her, and they eventually become lovers. The supporting cast includes Marie-France Pisier and Jean-Claude Brialy.
characteristics
- Twins And Lookalikes
- Spellbinders
- Starting Over
- Cons And Scams
- Boxer
- Fixed [corruption]
- Boxing
- Courtesan
- Call-girl
- Streetwalker
- Prostitute/prostitution
- Whore
- Love
- Dying
- Death
