The Lost Son (1999)

Note Générale:

6,7/10   

Réalisateur:

Chris Menges

Scénaristes:

Eric Leclere (writer)
Margaret Leclere (writer)

Date de sortie:

21 avril 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

Certaines causes méritent de tout sacrifier.

Intrigue:

Xavier Lombard is a world-weary private eye in London, in exile from his native Paris; his best friend is Nathalie...

Plot Keywords:

Urination Scene | Child Prostitution | Child Pornography | London England | Mexico

Récompenses:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

a taut thriller

Ensemble

Daniel Auteuil	...	Xavier Lombard
Nastassja Kinski	...	Deborah Spitz
Katrin Cartlidge	...	Emily
Marianne Denicourt	...	Nathalie
Ciarán Hinds	...	Carlos
Billie Whitelaw	...	Mrs. Spitz
Cyril Shaps	...	Mr. Spitz
Bruce Greenwood	...	Friedman
Jamie Harris	...	Hopper
Hemal Pandya	...	Shiva
Billy Smyth	...	Boy No 6
Cal Macaninch	...	Martin
Mark Benton	...	Giant
Michael Liebman	...	Peter (as Michael Liebmann)
Joe White	...	Barman

MPAA:

Rated R for scenes involving sexual exploitation of children, strong violence, language and some nudity.

Durée:

102 min

Pays:

France | UK | USA

Langue:

Anglais | Français

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, UK

Société:

Arts Council of England

Goofs:

Erreurs faites par les personnages (éventuellement des erreurs délibérées par les cinéastes): Lombard picks up a Walther PPK pistol with the magazine removed. He cycles the slide and then inserts the magazine. Although it appears he was charging the weapon, all he has done is ensure the gun is not loaded (there may be rounds in the mag, but there is no round in the chamber).

Connexions:

Références Peeping Tom (1960)

Bande son:

100% Pure Love

a taut thriller

Daniel Auteuil is the lead actor of this film and successfully carries the entire movie. Unfortunately, Nastassja Kinski, billed second, does not receive much screen time and probably could have mailed in her performance because it wasn't very demanding of her considerable skills. As another reviewer wrote: a total waste of her talent. I would suspect that she got the billing to help sell the movie and that was the only reason that I watched it. There is a very secondary role played by Billie Whitelaw, a British actress from the 1960's that I remembered from the Terry-Thomas movie, Make Mine Mink. The movie is gripping, if one buys into it, and the tension is palpable and never lets one go.