A londoni férfi (2007)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.1/10   

Directors:

Béla Tarr
Ágnes Hranitzky (co-director)

Writers:

Georges Simenon (novel)
Béla Tarr (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Release Date:

1 novembre 2007 (Greece)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Mystery

Plot:

One night Maloin, a switchman at a seaside railway station situated by a ferry harbour, witnesses a terrible event...

Plot Keywords:

Suitcase | Night | Money | Cafe | Place Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Stylish, visually compelling cinema - an ode to noir

Ensemble

Miroslav Krobot	...	Maloin
Tilda Swinton	...	Camélia
Ági Szirtes	...	Mrs. Brown
János Derzsi	...	Brown
Erika Bók	...	Henriette
Gyula Pauer	...	Tapster
István Lénárt	...	Morrison
Kati Lázár	...	Butcher's Wife

Réalisé par
Béla Tarr
Ágnes Hranitzky		(co-director)

Scénaristes
Georges Simenon		(novel)
Béla Tarr		(screenplay) &
László Krasznahorkai		(screenplay)

Produit par
Humbert Balsan	....	producer
Wouter Barendrecht	....	executive producer
Christoph Hahnheiser	....	producer
János Hevesi T.	....	executive producer
Juliusz Kossakowski	....	executive producer
Jean-Claude Marchant	....	line producer
Zoltan Moll	....	assistant producer
Pierre Pancrazi	....	line producer
Paul Saadoun	....	producer
Lajos Szakácsi	....	executive producer
Béla Tarr	....	associate producer
Gábor Téni	....	producer
Joachim von Vietinghoff	....	producer
Michael J. Werner	....	executive producer
Miriam Zachar	....	co-producer

Musique originale
Mihály Vig

Image
Fred Kelemen

Montage
Ágnes Hranitzky

Création des décors
Jean-Pascal Chalard
Ágnes Hranitzky
László Rajk

Direction artistique
Péter Brill

Décorateur de plateau
Sándor Katona
Béla Zsolt Tóth

Création des costumes
János Breckl

Directeur de production
Béatrice Chaurin-Balley	....	unit manager
Gabriella Cserháti	....	unit manager
David DeMoro	....	unit manager
Francois DeMoro	....	unit manager
Pierre Dieulafait	....	unit manager
José Garbuccia	....	unit manager
Béla Kálmán	....	unit manager
Czigler Kata	....	unit manager
Eszter Kerekes	....	unit manager
Farouk Selkim	....	unit manager

Assistant réalisateur
David Robert Evans	....	assistant director
Jeroen Frantzen	....	assistant director
Tamás Jovánovics	....	assistant director
Yann-Eryl Mer	....	second assistant director
Laszlo Nemes	....	assistant director (as Nemes Jeles László)
Sébastien Praznoczy	....	assistant director
David Steinberger	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Péter Brill	....	set constructor
László Mong	....	set constructor
Lajos E. Szabó	....	stand-by painter

Technicien du son
Murielle Damain	....	production sound mixer
Csaba Erös	....	boom operator: Budapest
Gábor ifj. Erdélyi	....	supervising sound editor
György Kovács	....	sound designer
György Kovács	....	sound re-recording mixer

Effets spéciaux
Zoltán Pataki	....	special effects
Jason Troughton	....	special effects supervisor
Alan Whibley	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects
Csaba Juhász	....	visual effects supervisor
Márton Szigethy	....	pre-visualization
Vilmos Thernesz	....	pre-visualization

Cascadeur
Zoltán Gulyás Kiss	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Yannick Casanova	....	plate photographer
István Decsi	....	focus puller
Miklós Hajdu	....	gaffer
Marcus Pohlus	....	Steadicam operator
István Szaladják	....	director of photography: "b" camera
János Tóth	....	key grip

Casting Department
Hervé Jakubowicz	....	voice casting
Marc Robert	....	voice casting

Editorial Department
Gabriella Für	....	film to tape transfer
Benedek Kabán	....	film to tape transfer
Judit Szép	....	film grader

Divers
Jean-Baptiste Albertini	....	production assistant
Akim Baghad-Kabli	....	production assistant (as Hakim Baghdad Kabli)
Vincent Bailly	....	production assistant
Róza Bálint	....	production assistant
Gyula Balogh	....	production assistant
Zsolt Balogh	....	production assistant
Zoltán Baracka	....	production assistant
Thierry Beauvais	....	production assistant
Daniéle Berg	....	production assistant
Antal Berger	....	production assistant
György Berghoffer	....	production assistant
Dávid Bertalan	....	production assistant
László Bertalan	....	production assistant
Eszter Buslig	....	production coordinator
Oszkár Gáti	....	voice dubbing: Miroslav Krobot
Ágnes Hranitzky	....	script editor
Veronika Kara	....	assistant to producer
Veronika Kara	....	production accountant
Erzsébet Kútvölgyi	....	voice dubbing: Tilda Swinton
Jessica Landt	....	production coordinator: Germany
Zoltán Moll	....	assistant to producers

Production Companies

• TT Filmmûhely
• 13 Productions
• Cinema Soleil
• Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF)
• Black Forest Films
• Hungarian Motion Picture Fund (support)
• Ministry of Education and Culture (support)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (support)
• Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (support)
• Eurimages (support)
• arte France Cinéma (support)
• ZDF/Arte (support)
• Collectivité Territoriale de la Corse (support)
• Canal+ (support)
• CinéCinéma (support)
• National Cultural Fund (support)
• Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd. (support)
• Duna television (support)
• Szerencsejáték Zrt (support)
• Fondazione Montecinemaverita (support) (as Montecinemaverita Foundation)
• Erste Bank (support)
• Natexis Coficiné (support)

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Artificial Eye (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Artplex Attica (2007) (Greece) (all media)
• Bitters End (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (2008) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Hungarotop (2007) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Karma Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Shellac Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• United King Films (2008) (Israel) (theatrical)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Oberon Vfx (pre-visualization)

Other Companies

• Light Odyssey  camera equipment rental

Autre(s) titre(s):

Der Mann aus London (Germany)
L'homme de Londres (France)
The Man from London (International: English title)

Durée:

132 min

Pays:

France | Germany | Hungary

Langue:

Anglais | Français

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Canada:14A | Singapore:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Bastia, Haute-Corse, France

Company:

TT Filmmûhely

Anecdotes:

The suicide of producer Humbert Balsan on 10 February 2005, prompted director Béla Tarr to shut down production of this film, after disputes with the other producers over a possible change in the film's financing.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Maloin and the bartender set up the chessboard and pieces for their daily game, they place the board with a black square in the lower right corner. (The baseball equivalent would be to have the catcher and batter set up at first base instead of home plate!)

Movie Connections:

Version of Temptation Harbour (1947)

Stylish, visually compelling cinema - an ode to noir

I saw this at a sold-out screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival and was surprised at how good it was, considering I'd heard some negative or indifferent murmurs about it. It goes to show that you never can judge a film until you've seen it yourself. This is my first Béla Tarr film.

The Man From London is clearly a highly stylised homage to film noir of the 1940s. The lush black and white photography, using classic noir shadows and imagery is a feast for the eyes. The camera work is slow, fluid and dynamic, with very long takes in which little seems to happen. Combined with a mesmerising score slightly reminiscent of Angelo Badalamenti's sounds on Twin Peaks, a mood of ever-growing suspense and menace is created that powerfully engages from start to finish.

The basic premise of the film is that Maloin, a night harbour worker (played by Miroslav Krobot) witnesses some treachery between a disembarking passenger of a ship (the man in the title) and another man on-shore. A death may have occurred and when Maloin investigates, he becomes involved in an intrigue from which he cannot extricate himself.

Tilda Swinton plays Maloin's wife, though her voice is dubbed over in Hungarian. The film was part-English produced, so maybe a name known to English-speaking audiences was required to market the film. The role was small, and I always find Swinton an interesting actor, so it was a curiosity to see her in this role. In general the tired and worn-out characters looked terrific on film, with a timeless quality that matched the aesthetics of the decaying town.

This is not a film for everyone, as it requires some patience and appreciation for aesthetics over action, and there is not a whole lot of the latter. While the film's major strength is its visuals, they serve to subtly drive the slow-burn suspense. I was surprised when people started walking out of the film, first one by one, then after an hour about twenty or so walked out in unison. I estimate 60 people left, around 10% of the audience. I was equally surprised that so few walked out of Inland Empire (I counted only four, about 1% of the also sold-out screening a few nights earlier).

Still, what's a good film or a good film festival without walk-outs? Many of my favourite films have had them. I have read that this is not one of Tarr's best films. Well, I loved it and must seek out his others.